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Pak drone enters Indian side along LoC in J-K’s Poonch, Army opens fire

Jammu: Army troops opened fire to bring down a Pakistani drone after it entered the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early…
Hyderabad police hold midnight mobilisation drill at Secretariat

Hyderabad: A special midnight police mobilisation drill was conducted near the Telangana Secretariat to strengthen emergency preparedness and rapid response capabilities of the police force. The exercise was led by DCP K…

Protests in Kashmir against killing of Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

Srinagar: Protests broke out in several parts of Kashmir on Sunday, March 1, against the killing of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel strike, officials said. Hundreds of protestors took…
Pak PM Sharif talks to leaders of Qatar, UAE amid regional tension

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, February 28, talked to the leaders of Qatar and the UAE and discussed the latest regional escalation following joint strikes by the US and…
Fire at hotel in Mumbai; no casualties

Mumbai: A major fire broke out at a hotel in south Mumbai shortly after midnight on Sunday, March 1, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident, they said. The blaze…
Hyderabad Cricket Association to hold secretary elections on March 12

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Associations (HCA) will hold elections for the post of secretary and treasurer on March 12. A notification regarding the same was released by Electoral officer VS Sampath on…
London fire: Grieving Nizamabad parents donate son’s organs

Hyderabad: The organs of a 26-year-old student from Nizamabad, who was declared brain dead after sustaining severe injuries in a fire accident in London, were donated with the consent of his parents.…

Rs 10 L worth substandard ginger-garlic paste seized in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Commissioner’s Task Force, Shamshabad Zone, along with Pahadishareef police, busted an illegal food manufacturing unit in Jalpally and arrested four persons for allegedly producing substandard ginger-garlic paste using synthetic colours…
UP: BLO ends life in school after leave denied for daughter’s wedding

Kanpur: Apparently upset over being denied leave for daughter’s wedding, a 50-year-old Booth Level Officer (BLO) on Special Intensive Revision duty allegedly died by suicide inside a government primary school in UP’s…
Delhi HC to hear CBI plea against Kejriwal, Sisodia discharge on March 9

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is slated to hear next week a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging a trial court order discharging AAP national convenor Arvind…
UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran at Security Council

United Nations: The United Nations chief condemned the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28, and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back…
CM Revanth Reddy appears before Nampally court in seven cases

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy appeared before the Nampally Public Representatives Court on Saturday, February 28, in connection with seven cases registered during the previous government’s tenure. The court took…
Earthquake strikes Jammu Kashmir’s Doda

Jammu: A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Sunday, March ,1 officials said. There was no report of any damage from…
Urban naxals in Telangana education commission: Bandi Sanjay

Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday, February 28, alleged that individuals with “urban Naxal” ideology were part of the state-appointed Education Commission, as he criticised…
Indian airlines to cancel 444 international flights due to airspace curbs

New Delhi: Indian airlines are expected to cancel 444 international flights on Sunday due to airspace restrictions in the Middle East, according to the civil aviation ministry. On Saturday, the civil aviation…