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Watch: Burj Khalifa honours India with tricolour on I-Day
Dubai: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, illuminated with the colours of the Indian tricolour on Friday, August 15, as the nation celebrated its 79th Independence Day. A video released by…
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Free bus travel scheme for women launched in Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada: The government of Andhra Pradesh on Independence Day launched Stree Shakti, the scheme for women to travel for free in buses belonging to state-owned APSRTC. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, along…
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Trump says no agreement on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they had come…
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IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rains in Telangana till August 17
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded yellow alert for several districts in Telangana, and orange alert in some districts till August 19. Various parts of Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Rangareddy, Nalgonda…
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Arrest of ex-Jadhavpur uni activist Hindol Majumdar a witch hunt: CASR
Hyderabad: The Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) demanded the immediate release of Hindol Majumdar, a former student activist of Jadhavpur University, who was detained in Delhi Airport on August 13, for his…
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Cyberabad cops raid Moinabad farmhouse, 51 foreigners held
Hyderabad: 51 foreigners were arrested after the Cyberabad Police raided a party organised at a farmhouse in Moinabad on Thursday, August 14. A total of 90 Indian-made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) bottles were…
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Members from AMU proctorial team resign as fee hike protests escalate
Following the protestors’ call for the removal of the Aligarh Muslim University’s Proctorial team, four members subsequently stepped down over reported mistreatment of protestors. The resigned professors are Prof Syed Ali Nawaz…
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Congress urges people to put ‘vote chori se azadi’ display pic on social media
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s fight is to protect people’s mandate, expose the EC-BJP “conspiracy of vote chori” and save democracy, the Congress said on Friday as it urged people to put up…