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Telangana Assembly Monsoon Session set for stormy start on Sep 7
Hyderabad: The monsoon session of the Telangana assembly beginning on Monday is expected to be stormy as the ruling Congress and main opposition BRS prepare to lock horns while the BJP looks…
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Ram temple theft: Accused’s judicial custody extended till Sept 18
Ayodhya (UP): A court here on Saturday, September 5, extended till September 18 the judicial custody of all eight accused arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram…
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Two killed, 212 injured in Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Dahi Handi celebrations claimed the lives of two people in Maharashtra, as a seven-year-old boy died after a brick column collapsed on him in Mumbai, while a woman was crushed to…
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Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, flights to Jakarta airport cancelled
Jakarta: Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, September 6, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport as volcanic ash drifted across parts of western Indonesia. Indonesia’s Geological…
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Hyderabad airport employee killed in accident on way to work
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad airport employee died in a road accident on Saturday, September 5, after a speeding taxi hit her bike from behind. Speaking to Siasat.com, Station House Officer B Sanjeevulu said…
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TGSRTC bus conductor returns bag full of cash to Haj pilgrims
Hyderabad: A Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) female bus conductor turned out to be a good Samaritan for a Haj pilgrim couple by returning their bag of cash containing Rs 3…
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Wedding party fire in Congo’s capital leaves at least 22 dead
Kinshasa: A fire at a wedding party in Congo’s capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started Friday night and…
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JMM senior leader, Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar dies at 56
Ranchi: JMM senior leader and state Higher and Technical Education and Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar has died, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha said on Sunday, September 6. He was 56. Kumar, a legislator…
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Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested for assaulting Dalit’s father
New Delhi: Self-proclaimed Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on the father of Nishu Azad, a Dalit student activist, during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among…
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Eight HC chief justices appointed
New Delhi: Eight high court chief justices were appointed on Saturday, September 5, days after their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium. In a post on X, Law Minister Arjun…
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Putin meets US envoys to revive Russia-Ukraine peace push
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday, September 5, for talks to try to revive a stalled push to end…
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SIR analysis: 1.08 lakh Muslim names off Chandrayangutta
Hyderabad: Chandrayangutta, the Old City constituency Akbaruddin Owaisi has held for the AIMIM since 1999, accounts for the largest number of people with Muslim names deleted from Hyderabad’s draft Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
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Putin orders three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv for US envoys’ visit
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to strikes against Kyiv, a move linked to preparations for contacts with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry…
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IRGC says US-Israeli-linked ‘terror’ team smashed in SE Iran
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday, September 5, that its forces had smashed a “terror” team it said was affiliated with the United States and Israel in southeastern…
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In Congress reshuffle, Sachin Pilot has poll-bound Punjab charge
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday, September 5, carried out a major organisational reshuffle and appointed Sachin Pilot as general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, who has been shifted…
