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Former Karnataka Minister meets RSS leader
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ramesh Jarakiholi, a former state Cabinet Minister who had resigned from his post due to his alleged involvement in ‘sex for job’ scandal last year, met…
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20 booked for organising banned cockfights in Telangana
Hyderabad: Nine persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the cockfight after Kataram police raided a cockfighting den in the forest area near Damerakunta village, on Sunday. The police seized Rs…
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Hyderabad Literary Festival speaks to women activists in pre-event program
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) is holding numerous unique sessions for the public in its twelfth edition. In a pre-event program the founder of Our Sacred Space Nayantara Nanda Kumar, held…
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Telangana: State approves decades-old request of GHMC staffers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has fulfilled the decade-old request of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) staffers as they can now register the quarters allocated to them, in their names at a nominal…
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Osmania Univesity extends holidays amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: The administration of Osmania University (OU) announced on Sunday that all of its colleges will be closed from January 17 to January 30. The decision comes as the state government has…
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Mamata writes to Modi expressing shock over Centre’s rejection of Netaji’s tableau
Kolkata: Expressing shock over the Centre’s decision to exclude West Bengal’s tableau, which was set to highlight contributions of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary year, from the upcoming…
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Fire breaks out at apartment in Hyderabad’s Rajendra Nagar
Hyderabad: A fire broke out at an apartment in Rajendra Nagar of Hyderabad on Sunday morning. Inspector Kanakaiah said that they received a call around 8 am on Sunday morning about a…
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Andhra Pradesh logs 4,570 Covid cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported 4,570 new Covid-19 cases and one death. The daily Covid count dropped from Saturday due to fewer tests conducted but the positivity rate jumped to 15.22…
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Radio legend Michael Robin Jackson dies at 87 after a long battle
Mumbai: Famous talk radio personality, 87-year-old Michael Robin Jackson, died on Saturday at his California residence. Jackson, who broadcast for more than 32 years at KABC Radio in Los Angeles, had been…
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Delhi’s power demand soars over 5K MW; Transco says surge ‘normal’
New Delhi: It is natural for power demand to soar during the peak of winter and summer season, a Delhi Transco official said. Delhi’s power demand crossed 5,000 MW on Friday as…
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Twitter reacts as Kohli steps down as India’s Test captain
Twitter was filled with emotional messages for Indian cricketer Virat Kohli as he stepped down from his role as test captain of team India, on Saturday. Kohli bid adieu to the designation,…
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Child rights body cherry-picking fatwas to target Madrasas: SIO
New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) on Sunday hit out at the NCPCR for seeking action against Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, calling it yet another attempt…
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Harish Rao calls BJP “Bhartiya Jhoota Party”
Hyderabad: Taking a dig at the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party’s (BJP) approach towards the farmers, Telangana health minister T Harish Rao on Sunday called BJP a “Bharatiya Jhoota Party”. Addressing BJP leaders…