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Standing tall, but not in buses: Telangana acts on 7 ft tall RTC conductor’s struggle
Hyderabad: At 7 feet tall, Amin Ahmed stands out in any crowd, but his height has become more of a burden than a blessing in his job as an RTC bus conductor.…
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Cooking gas to become expensive by Rs 50 per cylinder: Govt
New Delhi: The domestic cooking gas LPG price on Monday, April 7, was hiked by a steep Rs 50 per cylinder across India and CNG by Re 1 per kg, while the…
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SC rejects urgent hearing of pleas against Waqf Act
The Supreme Court on Monday, April 7, has rejected an urgent hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf Act. Questioning the need for repeated oral mentions, the Chief Justice…
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UP Dalit student beaten mercilessly by teacher for touching water bottle
In a recent incident of Dalit atrocities, a 15-year-old student in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district was brutally beaten up by his teacher after the former allegedly touched the latter’s water bottle. The…
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Waqf Amendment Act protest: Senior SP leader slapped with Rs 10 lakh personal bond
Samajwadi Party (SP) national spokesperson Sumaiya Rana, on Monday, April 7, alleged that the Uttar Pradesh police slapped her with a personal bond of Rs 10 lakh for raising her voice against…
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Telangana: Man killed after trying to stop scuffle over bike parking
Hyderabad: A 34-year-old man died on Sunday, April 6, after being attacked while trying to stop a scuffle during a bike parking dispute at a 2BHK housing complex in Venkatapur village, Ranga…
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Kancha Gachibowli land row: Telangana govt moves HC over fake AI content
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, April 7, moved a petition in the High Court seeking action against AI-generated content allegedly used to spread false narratives in the issue of 400-acre Kancha…
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Petrol, diesel prices raised by Rs 2, unlikely to impact consumers
The Union government, on Monday, April 7, increased the excise duty by Rs 2 on petrol and diesel. The move comes amid US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and fluctuating global oil…
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Kancha Gachibowli row: Telangana HC reschedules hearing to April 24
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, April 7, adjourned hearing a petition regarding the 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli land case to April 24. The bench was dealing with a petition filed by…
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Woman molested near Medchal railway station, case booked
Hyderabad: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly molested near the Medchal railway station on Sunday evening, April 6. The accused misbehaved with the woman while she was walking back home. The complainant, a…
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Video: Bike catches fire in Kukatpally amid rising temperatures
Hyderabad: Panic struck Kukatpally on Monday afternoon, April 7, when a two-wheeler burst into flames near the Kukatpally Y Junction. The reason for the fire is being attributed to the scorching heat…
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Scattered showers hit parts of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Mild rains were witnessed in parts of the city, including Lakdi-ka-Pul and Khairatabad. Last week, heavy rains lashed the city, bringing it to a standstill. The rains will continue for the…
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Bengaluru molestation: Karnataka Home min’s remark sparks row
A big city like Bengaluru does witness incidents like the molestation of women here and there, though there is peace in the city due to police presence, Karnataka Home minister G Parameshwara…
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European, other markets plunge as Trump’s tariffs roil trade
Bangkok: European shares dropped in early trading, with Germany’s DAX falling 6.5 percent to 19,311.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 5.7 percent to 6,861.27, while Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 4.5 percent…
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Video: Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour burned alive in Israeli strike
A harrowing video circulating on social media shows Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour being burned alive after an Israeli airstrike allegedly targeted the journalists’ tents mear Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza,…
