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Hyderabad: Roads to avoid during tricolour balloons release on Aug 13
Hyderabad: In view of the release of the tricoloured balloons programme as part of the Swatantra Bharata Vajrostavalu at Upper Tankbund, Hyderabad on Saturday, a traffic advisory was released by the Telangana…
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Over 140 humanitarian aid workers killed in 2021: United Nations
Geneva: More than 140 aid workers were killed over the course of 2021, the Geneva-based UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday. The figure for aid workers…
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UAE: 3 Indian expats take home Rs 21L each in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 21,66,249) in the 88th Mahzooz weekly draw in Dubai. The winners of the draw Binu…
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Telangana: Court permits cops to move rape victim, accused together
Hyderabad: In an unusual incident a local court in Vikarabad granted permission to the Kodangal police to take a rape accused and victim for DNA testing in the same vehicle. The Vikarabad…
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Japan braces for more rain as typhoon Meari approaches
Tokyo: Japan’s weather agency said on Friday that more rain was expected in the prefectures of Aomori and Akita as typhoon Meari, the eighth of this season, was approaching the country. According…
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UN rights chief alarmed over Israel’s killing of Palestinian children
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet has expressed alarm at the high number of Palestinians, including children, killed and injured in the latest escalation in Gaza. “Inflicting hurt on…
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AP: Man donates gold crown worth Rs 36.98L to Shirdi Saibaba temple
Shirdi: A 57-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh has donated a gold crown worth Rs 36.98 lakh and a silver plate worth Rs 33,000 to the famous Saibaba Temple in Shirdi town of…
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Hyderabad: Businessman loses Rs 1 crore in crypto fraud
Hyderabad: A businessman in Mehdipatanam on Thursday allegedly lost Rs 1 crore after being asked to invest in crypto currency by fraudsters. The police said that the victim was added to a…
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Lebanon: Gunman takes hostages at Bank over savings
Beirut: Amid a severe economic crisis in Lebanon, an armed man held hostages inside a bank in Beirut, demanding access to his frozen assets, security officials and witnesses said. On Thursday, the…
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Six killed in J&K suicide attack; injured soldier succumbs
Jammu: An army soldier who was injured while fighting the terrorists on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district succumbed to his critical injuries in the hospital. With the death of the…
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Karnataka: Outrage against BJP as murder accused nominated to Wakf Board
Bengaluru: After facing the backlash of party workers and Hindu activists following the death of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Kumar Nettare, the ruling BJP in Karnataka is yet again facing the…
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US weekly unemployment claims hit new high
Washington: Initial jobless claims in the US last week rose to 262,000, hitting a new high since November 2021, the US Labour Department reported. In the week ending August 6, the number…
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Karnataka: 25 detained for violence over interfaith marriage
Koppal: Twenty-five people have been detained in connection with violence over interfaith marriage in Hulihaidar village in Karnataka’s Koppal district that claimed two lives and injured six others. Based on CCTV footage,…