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Netanyahu confirms India’s use of Israeli weapons in Op Sindoor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly acknowledged that India deployed Israeli-made weapons, including the Barak-8 missile system and HARPY drones, during Operation Sindoor, the Indian military’s response against Pakistan after the…
India keeps watch on China’s mega dam on Brahmaputra’s upper stretch

New Delhi: India has taken note of reports about China commencing the construction of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (upper reaches of Brahmaputra) in…

Indian stock market opens lower amid fresh US tariff concerns

Mumbai: The Indian benchmark indices opened lower on Friday amid the fresh US tariff jitters, as selling was seen in the IT and financial service sectors in the early trade. At around…
US tariff hike: PM Modi to hold high-level meeting on Friday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a crucial high-level Cabinet meeting on Friday at 1 p.m. to assess the impact of the steep tariff hike recently imposed by the US…
Man charged with murder for shooting Indian student in Canada

Ottawa: The man who fired the stray bullet that killed 21-year-old Indian student Harsimrat Randhawa in Canada has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, an official said. Hamilton Police, who arrested…
Huma Qureshi’s cousin killed over parking dispute; two held

New Delhi: Actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin was stabbed to death following a dispute over parking in southeast Delhi’s Bhogal area. Two teenagers have been apprehended in connection with the incident, an official…
6,774 Indian workers sent to Israel under bilateral pact, 1 killed in 2024

New Delhi: Under a bilateral framework agreement signed in November 2023, a total of 6,774 Indian workers went to Israel for work as of July 1 this year, the government informed Parliament.…

Uttarakhand landslide: 120 Maharashtra tourists safe; 31 still await rescue

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is in constant touch with the Uttarakhand administration after landslides and flash floods in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district left 151 tourists from the western state stranded,…
Protest in Khammam demands end to killings in Palestine

Hyderabad: A massive protest in Khammam on Thursday, August 7, demanded an immediate halt to the killings in Palestine and urged the Indian government to extend support to the Palestinian cause. Organised…
NHRC seeks report on Teenmaar Mallanna’s remarks against Kavitha

Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed Telangana‘s Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender to submit an action-taken report within four weeks regarding controversial comments made by MLC Teenmar Mallanna…
Israel to seize Gaza city, escalating war & raising hostage safety alarm

Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City. The decision taken early on Friday marks another escalation of Israel’s 22-month…
Hyderabad medical college students found consuming ‘ganja’

Hyderabad: As many as 32 students of a medical college in Hyderabad were found to be consuming drugs after Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) arrested two persons on…
SC to hear plea seeking restoration of J&K statehood on Friday

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to the Central Government to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The plea was mentioned…
Telangana HC seeks plan for Telugu as 2nd language in schools

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ordered the state government to submit an action plan for the phased implementation of Telugu as a second language for students from classes 2 to 9…
Telangana HC exempts CM Revanth Reddy from 2016 case appearance

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court issued an order granting Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy an exemption from appearing in a 2016 criminal case registered by the Osmania University Police. The court…