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Out on bail, Dharmasthala whistleblower cites life threats, seeks police protection
Mangaluru: C N Chinnaiah, who was recently released on bail from prison after being arrested on charges of perjury in the Dharmasthala case, has filed a police complaint against five people claiming…
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar visits heritage sites in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar visited several prominent historical and cultural landmarks here on Saturday, accompanied by his family. The CEC, who arrived in the city from Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh,…
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Ex-Agniveer quota for BSF constable post now 50 pc
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has increased the quota for ex-Agniveers for constable recruitment in the BSF to 50 per cent from 10 per cent, according to a gazette notification. The…
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Telangana CM offers sacred chadar to Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on behalf of the state government, offered the traditional Ghilaf-e-Mubarak (sacred chadar) to Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan. The chadar was presented at the Secretariat,…
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PM Modi slams ‘maha jungle raj’ in West Bengal, seeks BJP vote
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, calling the state’s prevailing situation “maha jungle raj” and alleging that “corruption, nepotism and appeasement of…
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‘Why didn’t God save Gaza’s children?’ asks lyricist Javed Akhtar
During a debate on “Does God Exist?”, renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar questioned the existence of God by asking, “If he is really omnipotent, then why are children in Gaza suffering?” A self-proclaimed…
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Bareilly Violence accused Nadeem Khan taken on remand
Bareilly: Police on Saturday brought Nadeem Khan, a key accused in the Bareilly violence case and a leader associated with the Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC), on a four-hour custody remand and escorted him…
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Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival was a melange of cultures and artistes
Hyderabad: Picture actors from Norway and Malaysia mingling with performers from Assam, Maharashtra and Kerala. Add playwrights from France and Telangana, musicians from West Bengal and Karnataka, all converging on a single…
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Young doctors free to go abroad, but can no longer say facilities lacking in India: Nadda
Lucknow: Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said medical aspirants are free to go overseas, but they must not say infrastructure is lacking in India. Young doctors can no longer…
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Newly wed couple dies after ‘falling’ from Machilipatnam Express
Hyderabad: A couple who had gotten married just two months ago died after allegedly falling from the Machilipatnam Express late on Thursday, December 18. According to reports, Korada Simhachalam, 25, and his…
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Sanjay Raut meets Raj Thackeray amid Mumbai civic polls alliance talks
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray as the two parties are discussing seat-sharing for the January 15 civic elections in Mumbai. This…
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Get defected BRS MLAs to contest by polls: KTR to Telangana CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday, December 20, challenged Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy to get all the 10 defected BRS MLAs to resign and…
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Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake in Hyderabad’s Old City to be inaugurated in January
Hyderabad: The restoration of Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake is finally complete and all set for inauguration in January. Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) commissioner AV Ranganath visited the site on Saturday,…
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Telangana ACB catches govt officer red-handed for taking Rs 10K bribe
Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a government officer in Wanaparthy for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. Puppala Anjaneyulu Goud works as a district agriculture officer who…
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Drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission successful: ISRO
Bengaluru: A series of qualification tests for drogue parachutes, which have been carried out to develop a deceleration system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan crew module, were successful, the space agency said on Saturday.…
