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Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake in Hyderabad’s Old City to be inaugurated in January
Hyderabad: The restoration of Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake is finally complete and all set for inauguration in January. Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) commissioner AV Ranganath visited the site on Saturday,…
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Telangana ACB catches govt officer red-handed for taking Rs 10K bribe
Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a government officer in Wanaparthy for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. Puppala Anjaneyulu Goud works as a district agriculture officer who…
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Drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission successful: ISRO
Bengaluru: A series of qualification tests for drogue parachutes, which have been carried out to develop a deceleration system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan crew module, were successful, the space agency said on Saturday.…
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‘Painful Incident’: Bihar Gov slams CM’s niqab removal act
Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said he was “disappointed” to witness the row after the niqab (veil) of a doctor was removed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Khan was…
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Macaulay was a foot soldier in the massive Western civilisational onslaught
If we cannot erase the impact of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s Minute of 1835, 190 years after what he wrote, then 1,900 years later, too, we will continue to blame just one individual…
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Kashmiri crafts come alive at Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa
Panaji: A few rooms at the Old GMC Complex here have been lined from wall to wall with Waguv mats – woven from reed and rice straw – exuding the warmth of…
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India will surpass Germany to become third-largest economy by 2027: Scindia
Indore: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday expressed confidence that India will surpass Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by the end of 2027, lauding the polices and institutional reforms ushered…
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Hyderabad: Five stolen bikes worth Rs 2.5L recovered, 2 arrested
Hyderabad: Two people were arrested for allegedly stealing two-wheelers across Hyderabad on Thursday. Police seized five bikes worth Rs 2.5 lakhs in Borabanda. The Borabanda police arrested the prime accused, Manjul Tushar,…
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Cop who slapped pregnant woman suspended a year after the incident
A police inspector in Kerala was suspended a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, an incident that highlights police brutality and violence against…
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Jharkhand minister offers job, flat to Bihar doctor after niqab row
Ranchi: Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Saturday said he has offered a job with Rs 3 lakh monthly salary, a government flat and desired posting to a woman doctor from Bihar…
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Indian cyber agency flags WhatsApp ‘hijack’
New Delhi: Indian cyber security agency CERT-In has flagged a vulnerability in the WhatsApp “device-linking” feature that enables attackers to take “complete” control of an account, including access to real-time messages, photos,…
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Upset over election defeat, candidate blocks road in Adilabad, cop slapped
Hyderabad: Not being able to digest his defeat in the Telangana panchayat elections held recently, a sarpanch candidate from Chinnabuggaram village in Adilabad blocked the main road leading into the village with…
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Pak PM Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. Khan,…
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Congress protest against replacing MGNREGA, ‘hate politics’ in National Herald case
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Saturday held a protest against the central government replacing the MGNREGA, and alleged “hate politics” against the party leadership in the National Herald case. The…
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World today is like coalition politics, India should remain nimble: Jaishankar
Pune: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the global political situation was like “coalition politics” with constantly shifting alignments, and India should focus on its own interests while remaining nimble.…
