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Shimla mosque row: Shops closed as bandh observed in several towns
Shimla/Hamirpur: Shops remained closed in several towns across Himachal Pradesh on Saturday as a two-hour bandh was observed in protest against unauthorised construction of mosques in the state and the recent police…
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Hyderabad: Sinkhole causes panic among commuters in Miyapur
Hyderabad: Commuters in Miyapur experienced significant disruptions at Madinaguda Main Road due to a large sinkhole that formed after a section of the road caved in. A sudden road collapse at Deepthisree…
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Tributes paid to Sitaram Yechury at CPI (M) headquarters in Delhi
New Delhi: Rich tributes were on Saturday paid to veteran Marxist leader and CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury at the party headquarters AKG Bhavan here, where his mortal remains were brought…
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Former Kuwaiti PM Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah passes away at 82
Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Hamad Al Mubarak Al Sabah, former Prime Minister of Kuwait, passed away on Saturday, September 14. He was 82. He is one of the most prominent Kuwaiti political…
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UP: Juice vendor, juvenile held for mixing urine in customer’s drinks
Ghaziabad (UP): A juice vendor was on Friday arrested and his 15-year-old boy detained over allegedly serving fruit juices mixed with urine to customers, police said. According to a police officer, the…
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Two malls in Hyderabad rank among India’s most-visited
Hyderabad: Sarath City Capital Mall and Nexus Mall, two premier shopping destinations in Hyderabad, have been ranked among the top 25 most visited malls in India. This ranking was compiled by GeoIQ,…
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‘Unfortunate’ to refer to Gyanvapi as mosque: Uttar Pradesh CM
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said it is “unfortunate” to refer to Gyanvapi as a mosque and called Gyanvapi an “embodiment of Lord Vishwanath himself”. Adityanath made these…
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Mamata’s visit to junior doctors’ protest site was ‘photo-op’: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s surprise visit to the protest site of junior doctors as “photo-op” and alleged that she was there to sow…
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Sheikh Hamdan collaborates with viral Dubai chocolate brand
In the ever-evolving world of social media, where new trends appear as quickly as they fade, recently one such creation ‘viral Dubai chocolate’ bar filled with pistachio paste and kunafa (a traditional…
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Bangladesh directs Hindus to halt Durga puja activities during azaan, namaz
Bangladesh’s interim government has urged the country’s Hindu community to halt Durga Puja-related activities, particularly musical instruments and sound systems during azaan (call to prayer) and namaz (prayer). The Hindu organizers have…
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Hyderabad: ‘HYDRA to have special powers soon,’ says AV Ranganath
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRA) commissioner AV Ranganath announced that an ordinance could be passed in October to reinforce the legal sanctity of HYDRA with special powers on…
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Morality is Freedom: JIH women’s wing launches campaign to redefine true liberty and empowerment
Hyderabad: Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace. This sentiment of Irish poet, Oscar Wilde, resonates deeply in today’s world, especially in the context of rising cases of harassment and sexual…
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Aadujeevitham, film on Indian migrant worker in Saudi Arabia, faces criticism
“Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life,” a Netflix latest movie based on the sufferings and challenges experienced by the Malayali Indian migrant worker in Saudi Arabia, Najeeb Mohammed, has faced backlash from Saudi audiences…
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Bengaluru: Viral photo of Ganesh idol in police van sparks outrage
A group of people carrying a Ganesh idol approached Townhall in Bengaluru to protest against a stone pelting incident that occurred during an immersion procession in Nagamangla taluk on September 12. The…
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Dubai: No visa amnesty services on Sept 15
On the occasion of Prophet’s Muhammad birthday, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai announced an official holiday on 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1446 AH, corresponding to September 15.…
