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Telangana’s BC reservations challenged in Supreme court
Hyderabad: A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Telangana government’s order enhancing the Backward Classes (BC) reservations to 42 percent in local bodies. The petition is likely…
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416 booked for drunk driving in Cyberabad over weekend
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad traffic police apprehended 416 individuals for drunk driving across various zones over the weekend, between September 29 and October 4. Among the total arrested, 354 offenders were found to…
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One held for throwing beer bottles in front of mosque in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A man was sent to judicial remand on Sunday, October 5, after he allegedly threw beer bottles in front of a mosque in Hyderabad. The incident occurred the previous night during…
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Different laws being followed in the country for Hindus and Muslims: Congress
Saharanpur: Congress MP from Saharanpur, Imran Masood, on Sunday alleged that the government was following “two types of laws” for Hindus and Muslims, as he called into question police action against the…
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Bareilly violence: Another aide of cleric Tauqeer Raza arrested
Bareilly: Another aide of controversial cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan was arrested on Sunday in connection with the September 6 violence here as authorities intensified their action against the accused, including demolition of…
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Protests sweep Rome, Madrid and Barcelona against Israel’s actions in Gaza
Barcelona: Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday, October 4, against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over…
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Andhra woman home guard attempts suicide over harassment; enquiry ordered
Hyderabad: Depressed over alleged harassment by colleagues, a 24-year-old woman home guard attempted suicide on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh. The home guard is attached to the Gorantla police station of Sri Sathya…
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SIT chief conducts probe into TVK’s rally stampede in Karur
Karur: The SIT headed by senior IPS officer Asra Garg, on Sunday conducted its probe into a stampede at TVK chief Vijay’s rally here on September 27 in which 41 people died…
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Congress claims 23 lakh women voters deleted in Bihar; accuses EC of ‘vote chori’
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday claimed that the names of about 23 lakh women have been removed from the voter list in Bihar under the SIR with the bulk of them…
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Pakistan: May 9 cases against PTI leaders withdrawn by KPK govt
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has withdrawn all cases filed against leaders and workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party in connection with the May 9 riots of 2023.…
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British police to get tougher powers to curb repeated pro-Palestinian protests
London: British police will get stronger powers to restrict repeated protests, the government said Sunday, after almost 500 people were arrested at a demonstration in support of a banned pro-Palestinian group. The…
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‘Yeh Baba ka raj hai’: Dalit man lynched to death in Rae Bareli
A 38-year-old Dalit man was lynched to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district on October 2 on suspicion of being a thief. Five individuals have been arrested in this regard. Police…
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Hyderabad police book FB page admin for defaming ex-CJI Ramana
Hyderabad: A case was registered against the administrator of a Facebook page for allegedly falsely attributing certain remarks to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, police said on Sunday.…
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Syria holds first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall
Damascus: Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, October 5, for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive…
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Israel, Hamas to hold indirect talks in Egypt as ceasefire hopes rise
Cairo: Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire began to build and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a truce and hostage release…
