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Saudi Arabia executes at least 101 foreigners including Indians in 2024

The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have executed at least 101 foreigners since the beginning of 2024, according to an AFP tally. Foreigners executed this year include 21 from Pakistan, 20 from Yemen,…
Priyanka Gandhi flags ‘fertilizer shortage’

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday claimed that there is a “crisis of fertilizers” in the country and wondered how the BJP government has not been able to estimate…

HC disposes plea of student who allegedly submitted AI-generated assignment

New Delhi: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a plea filed by a law student from OP Jindal Global University who had challenged the varsity’s decision to “fail” him…
‘Indiramma Rajyam’ aims to empower one crore women: Revanth

Hyderabad: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy highlighted the goal of the “Indiramma Rajyam” initiative, which aims to make one crore women financially independent. He explained that this is a key part of the…
Delhi govt seeks Centre’s nod for artificial rain amid rising pollution

New Delhi: Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Centre to intervene and approve artificial rain through cloud seeding as an emergency measure to combat…
Calcutta HC stays suspension of 7 BBMCH medical students

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, stayed the decision of the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) at Siliguri in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district to suspend…
FTCCI demands GST registration limit hike in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) has demands the Telangana government to increase the GST registration threshold from Rs.20 lakh to Rs.40 lakh, aligning with other states…

Telangana govt to launch AI advisory council for life sciences in 2025

Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister Duddila Sridhar Babu said the Telangana government is committed to launching an artificial intelligence (AI) advisory council for life sciences by 2025. Addressing a gathering at the AI…
Govt brought down violence in J&K, North-East and Naxal-hit areas: Shah

Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP-led government at the Centre succeeded in bringing down violence in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East and Naxal-hit areas by 70 percent in…
Telangana’s comprehensive survey covers over 65 pc of households

Hyderabad: Telangana’s extensive caste survey has successfully completed 65.02% of its target, with data collected from 75,75,647 households out of a total of 1,16,14,349 across the state as of Monday. Mulugu district…
Phone tapping case: Telangana HC extends bail of accused Bhujanga Rao

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court extended the bail of the third accused in the phone tapping case assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Bhujanga Rao till November 28. Justice K Sujana, who had…
Letter to EC seeks ‘ban’ on removing burqas of women voters

New Delhi: A missive by Samajwadi Party (SP) Uttar Pradesh chief Shyam Lal Pal to the Election Commission (EC) regarding Muslim women voters has sparked off a major controversy with the Bharatiya…
Hyderabad: India-Malaysia ends with 1-1 draw in friendly football match

Hyderabad: The international friendly match between India and Malaysia at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday, November 18, ended in a 1-1 draw. Both goals were scored during the…
RGV skips appearance before police in derogatory posts case

Amaravati: Controversial film director Ram Gopal Varma skipped appearing before the police in the case registered against him for alleged derogatory social media posts against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu…
10 killed, 25 injured in Israeli airstrike on Beirut

At least 10 people were killed and 25 others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential apartment in central Beirut, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. The airstrike targeted an area densely…