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McDonald’s operator Westlife foodworld sees sharp Q4 profit decline
Mumbai: Westlife Foodworld Limited, the operator of McDonald’s restaurants in West and South India, on Wednesday reported a sharp fall in its net profit as well as revenue for the fourth quarter…
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Saudi Crown Prince hopes ‘ceasefire’ will restore calm between Pakistan, India
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, May 14, welcomed the “ceasefire” agreement between Pakistan and India, expressing hope that it will restore calm between the two neighbours. Prince…
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Hezbollah member killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli drone strike killed a Hezbollah member in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, targetting a vehicle near Qaaqaait al-Jisr in the Wadi al-Hujayr area, Lebanese security and official sources said. Lebanon’s…
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Haj 2025: All-women group of Indian pilgrims arrive in Jeddah
Jeddah: A group of all-women Haj pilgrims from the southern Indian state of Kerala arrived at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, May 14.…
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3.4 magnitude tremor hits Gujarat’s Kutch, no damage reported
Ahmedabad: A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit Kutch district of Gujarat on Wednesday evening, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. No casualty or damage to property was reported due to it, a…
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AIMIM MLA leads dharna in Asifnagar, seeks liquor shop closure
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Asifnagar on Wednesday evening, May 14, after AIMIM Nampally, MLA Mohd Majid Hussain, staged a dharna in front of a liquor shop demanding its immediate closure. A daily…
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King Charles awards Indian charity for elephant conservation research
London: Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla awarded an Indian charity’s elephant conservation efforts at a gala fundraising event in London, organised to celebrate collaborative global efforts to protect the natural…
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Dubai Duty Free draw: Indian expat wins Rs 8 cr after 24 years of trying
Dubai: In a surprising turn of luck, a 69-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,53,98,263) on Wesnesday, May 14, in the latest Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire…
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Auto driver dies in Rajendranagar; family alleges police brutality
Hyderabad: In yet another incident of police brutality, an auto driver, 35, died after being allegedly subjected to third-degree torture by Rajendranagar police on Tuesday evening, May 13. The deceased Mohd Irfan,…
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Telangana govt ramps up efforts to provide jobs for transgenders
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has begun efforts to provide job opportunities to the transgender community by integrating them into various departments of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). A meeting was convened…
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Trump’s Qatar trip off to flying start as Air Force One gets another fighter jet escort
Doha: President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress…
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MP HC orders FIR against BJP min for insulting Col Sofia Qureshi
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday, May 14, ordered the Director General of Police (DGP) to register an FIR against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and tribal affairs minister Kunwar…
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Telangana expat stranded in Saudi Arabia, family seeks govt help
Hyderabad: A 36-year-old man from Telangana has been stranded in Saudi Arabia for several months after his employer stopped providing work and withheld his passport. Ankam Sudheer Kumar, a resident of Shastrinagar…
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Bhu Bharati meetings to be held across Telangana from June 2
Hyderabad: Telangana revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy announced that the Bhu Bharati revenue meetings will be held in all mandals across the state from June 2, 2025, to resolve the land disputes…
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Justice B R Gavai, second Dalit to be sworn in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who has been part of several benches that delivered landmark rulings, including the one upholding the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special…
