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Sack CEC Gyanesh, arrest him; stop SIR immediately: Oppn
New Delhi: Expansive red flags raised by two Election Commissioners within the poll panel over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list triggered a massive political storm on Wednesday, September 23,…
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Telangana HC seeks compliance report on Ganesh noise curbs
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the state home department to file a compliance report on its earlier orders curbing loud sound systems during Ganesh festivities, after pulling up police for…
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Portion of Charminar damaged due to heavy rains in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Heavy rains lashed Hyderabad’s Old City for around 30 minutes, damaging a portion of the historic Charminar. The white cement plaster on the side of the Charminar facing Laad Bazaar peeled…
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Adilabad RIMS fire: 5 dead, govt announces Rs 5L each ex gratia
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, September 23, announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased even as the death toll in the Adilabad Rajiv…
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Israeli envoy walks out of UNGA over Erdogan’s genocide claim
The Israeli delegation walked out of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of an “insatiable genocidal mindset” over its war in Gaza. Israeli Ambassador to…
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Turkish President again raises Kashmir issue during UN address
United Nations: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to world leaders at the high-level 81st session of the UN General Assembly. “In South…
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HC declares holiday for Ganesh idol immersion in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has announced a holiday for Friday, September 25, due to the Ganesh idol immersion procession in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The holiday will apply to the High Court…
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Trump urges countries to resign from ICC, calls court ‘rogue’
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 22, urged countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a “rogue institution” that had no authority over the United States…
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BRICS disaster relief framework requires local action for success
New Delhi: With the BRICS Summit concluding with the New Delhi Declaration, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has outlined three priorities going forward, including continued cooperation among the members of the…
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ECI commissioners flag SIR, voter form changes; poll body denies rift
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi have formally recorded at least 14 objections over the past 10 months against decisions taken under Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, according to…
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Houthi bid to target Makkah as ‘disgraceful crime’: King Salman
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has condemned an alleged Houthi attempt to target Makkah, calling it a “disgraceful crime” and a violation…
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Security guard held for allegedly kissing techie in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A security guard was arrested for allegedly pulling aside and kissing a 24-year-old woman software engineer while she was boarding a cab at Indiranagar in Gachibowli. The accused, Rajkumar, a native…
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Cauvery water plea rejected by Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking 70.91 TMC of Cauvery water from Tamil Nadu’s share for Karnataka, saying that allowing organisations to separately litigate inter-State disputes…
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Telangana releases water into Jurala after Karnataka assurance
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, September 23, released water into the right canal of the Priyadarshini Jurala Project following rain in the upstream areas and assurances from the Karnataka Chief Minister…
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Nandini price revision sought as dairy unions flag rising costs
Bengaluru: A demand for a Rs 8 to Rs 10 per litre increase in Nandini milk procurement and retail prices has been placed before Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar by Karnataka’s cooperative milk…
