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Israel on alert for Hezbollah retaliation over pager attacks
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was braced for a response after Hezbollah accused Israel of being behind a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine and injured thousands. Lieutenant…
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Hyderabad: GHMC sweepers face uphill task of clearing coloured paper strips
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) sweepers have been engaged in a difficult battle to win since Wednesday morning. The enemy is very light and difficult to manage. Just when the…
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Lebanon pager explosions ‘an extremely concerning escalation’: UN
United Nations: The United Nations has said that pager explosions that killed nine people and wounded 2,800 across Lebanon on Tuesday marked “an extremely concerning escalation” nearly one year into the Gaza…
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Immersion of Ganesh idols continues in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The immersion of Lord Ganesh idols in water bodies, following the conclusion of nine-day Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, continued on Wednesday morning in Hyderabad. The Ganesh idols in different forms and sizes…
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‘Not involved’, says US after pager explosions strikes Lebanon
Washington: The US was “not involved” in the series of pager explosions in Lebanon and was “not aware” of any attack in advance, said a State Department spokesperson “The US was not…
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RG Kar Case: Doctors to continue strike, seek another meet with CM
Kolkata: Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police…
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Andhra CM announces compensation for flood victims
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday announced compensation for those who suffered losses due to the recent heavy rains and floods. He told a news conference that the…
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9 dead, 2,800 injured in pager blasts in Lebanon, Hezbollah blames Israel
Beirut: At least nine people were killed and 2,800 others, including Hezbollah fighters and medics were injured on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources and…
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TIFRAC, not Rajiv Gandhi, launched India’s computer revolution: KTR
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has accused chief minister A Revanth Reddy of installing a statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi near the state secretariat solely to be in…
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Telangana to provide internet to all villages, pilot in 3 towns
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries minister D. Sridhar Babu announced plans to ensure internet access for every village in Telangana. This initiative will begin with a pilot project in three villages: Sangupeta…
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Telangana: Medak Collector suspends 3 PHC employees
Hyderabad: Collector Rahul Raj took action on Tuesday by suspending three employees from the primary health centre (PHC) in Kowdipally. This decision followed a surprise visit prompted by complaints, during which Raj…
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SC to hear Telangana’s plea on MBBS, BDS ‘local’ admissions issue
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the special leave petitions (SLPs) on the issue of ‘local’ MBBS, BDS admissions criteria filed by the Telangana government on September 20. This comes…
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Polling begins for first phase of J&K Assembly elections
Srinagar: Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory…
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Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel
Ramallah: Gaza’s Health Ministry has identified 34,344 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in the territory, publishing a list of names, age, gender and ID numbers that cover more than 80 per cent…
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Donald Trump to meet PM Modi next week
Washington/New Delhi: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign event that he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, media reports said. Trump announced the meeting…
