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Parts of Hyderabad to face power outage on Sat

Hyderabad: Parts of the city are likely to face power outage between 10 am and 1:30 pm on Saturday, September 14. Power outage will be witnessed in areas of Baglimgampalli during the…
Counseling for MBBS, BDS admissions within a week: Telangana Health min

Hyderabad: Telangana minister for Health, Damodar Raja Narasimha, has announced that admissions counselling for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) courses will commence within…

UN coordinator announces USD 24M aid package for vulnerable groups in Lebanon

Beirut: UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon Imran Riza has said 24 million dollars (Rs 2,01,31,53,600) emergency aid package to support the country’s most vulnerable population and those suffering from the ongoing Hezbollah-Israel…
2 yrs of Project Cheetah: India awaits Kenya’s approval for new batch

New Delhi: The MoU process to bring a new batch of cheetahs from Kenya is in progress, with India having finalised its part and awaiting approval from the African country, a senior…
Replace Dharani with Bhumatha, committee tells Telangana govt

Hyderabad: The special committee put up by the Telangana government tasked with evaluating the Dharani portal’s operations and identifying its shortcomings has proposed replacing it with a new Record of Rights (RoR)…
Lulu Group roped in to promote Indian organic products globally

New Delhi: The government agricultural export facilitation arm Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the leading retail chain in the Middle East and…
3 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Baramulla

Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed on Saturday morning in an overnight encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. They said a cordon-and-search operation was launched in Chak…

Typhoon Yagi leaves 254 dead, 82 missing in Vietnam

Hanoi: Typhoon Yagi and the consequent landslides and floods have left 254 dead and 82 missing in Vietnam’s northern region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Lao Cai, Cao Bang…
Hyderabad: HMWSSB reviews idol immersion, sewage system efficiency

Hyderabad: The managing director of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB), addressed various issues, including the ongoing immersion of idols across the city during a review meeting on Friday,…
Hindi has unbreakable relationship with every Indian language: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of Hindi Diwas and said the official language Hindi has an unbreakable relationship with every Indian language. Shah…
Gunfight breaks out in J&K’s Baramulla

Srinagar: A gunfight started overnight between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. Officials added that an encounter has started during the night intervening September 13-14…
Clarify HYDRA’s legal standing: Telangana HC to state govt

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to respond to a writ petition challenging Government Order (GO) 99, which established the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection…
MoU between tourism authorities of India, Iran in pipeline: Shalbafian

New Delhi: A memorandum of understanding between the tourism authorities of India and Iran to boost cooperation in the sector is in the pipeline, Deputy of Tourism in the Ministry of Cultural…
Pope Francis urges US citizens to vote for ‘lesser evil’

Rome: Pope Francis has slammed both US presidential candidates — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris — for what he called “anti-life policies” on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose…
Pannun murder plot case in US postponed to October

New York: The judge hearing the case against Nikhil Gupta, who has been accused by the US in a “murder-for-hire” against a Khalistani leader, has postponed the next action to October 18.…