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Ugandan woman held for selling drugs in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old Ugandan woman was arrested in Towlichowki in Hyderabad on Sunday, December 21, and deported back to her home country, allegedly for supplying drugs, the police said. Juliana Victor Nabitaka,…
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Famine averted in Gaza, but millions still face starvation risk: IPC report
Tel Aviv: The spread of famine has been averted in the Gaza Strip, but the situation remains critical with the entire Palestinian territory still facing starvation, the world’s leading authority on food…
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Govt to release new series of retail inflation, GDP data from Feb next year, IIP from May
New Delhi: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday said that it will release a new series of macroeconomic data with a changed base year for retail inflation as well…
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Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi, Amit Shah in Delhi
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a month after retaining charge of the eastern state following the NDA’s landslide victory in the assembly…
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4 held for religious conversion under guise of prayer meet in UP
Shahjahanpur: Four persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly carrying out religious conversions under the guise of a prayer meeting in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur district, police said on Monday. Acting on…
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After Osman Hadi, another student leader shot in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh’s violent student-led 2024 uprising. The attack took place in southwestern Khulna city, days after the killing…
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Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir announces new political party
Kolkata: Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress legislator from Bharatpur Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Monday announced his political party, christened the Janata Unnayan Party. According to Kabir,…
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‘I’m on unpaid leave’: Thousands of H-1B visa holders stranded in India share their woes
Thousands of Indian H-1B holders are left stranded in India after US consulates abruptly cancelled or postponed their renewal appointments, with many of them sharing their ordeal online. The disruptions follow the…
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India sees 16 pc growth in IT hiring in 2025: Report
Mumbai: India’s IT sector showed signs of recovery in 2025, with total job demand touching 1.8 million roles, marking a 16 percent increase over the previous year and highlighting renewed momentum in…
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Two ‘namoone’ flee the country during crisis, Yogi slams Rahul, Akhilesh
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, without taking names, took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying there are “two namoone”…
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Protests against Imran Khan’s 17-year sentence magnify across Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are holding rallies in various parts of the country, in protest against the court’s verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for 17…
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Telangana Police disposes over 1 lakh cases at Lok Adalat
Hyderabad: The Telangana Police disposed of over 1 lakh cases at the National Lok Adalat held across the state on Sunday, December 21, including over 3,700 cybercrime cases. According to a statement,…
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Karnataka couple assault disabled student, throw chilli powder in eyes
Karnataka: Four people were taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the assault on a differently-abled boy, after a few videos of the incident went viral, police said. The footage allegedly…
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Israel bars Save the Children from working in Gaza
Israel has barred Save the Children, a leading non-profit organisations, from carrying out relief work in Gaza after it introduced new rules that mandate international NGOs to register under its new framework,…
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Telangana announces special Mahalakshmi cards for women bus passengers
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will now start providing Special Mahalakshmi cards to every woman bus passenger across the state, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Monday, December 22. Speaking alongside Transport…
