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Pakistan vaccinates 9mn girls against cervical cancer despite online backlash
Karachi: Pakistan has vaccinated about 9 million adolescent girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer, as part of a continuing national campaign that has overcome early setbacks fuelled by sceptics online,…
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KTR blames CM Revanth for L&T exit from Hyderabad Metro
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday, September 2, squarely blamed chief minister A Revanth Reddy for L&T’s abrupt exit from the Hyderabad Metro Rail project, alleging that his…
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Palestine applies for BRICS membership, says envoy
Gaza Strip: Palestine has applied for membership of the BRICS as more countries recognised it as a state in recent weeks, a Palestinian diplomat said on Friday. However, it is yet to…
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Poll preparedness: EC likely to visit Bihar in first week of October
New Delhi: The Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is likely to visit Patna in the first week of October to take stock of poll preparedness in Bihar. The…
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Telangana local body elections: Govt passes order for 42 PC BC reservation
Hyderabad: Nearly a month after the Telangana cabinet deciding to implement 42 percent reservations for Backward Classes (BC), the state government on Friday, September 26, passed an order to implement it in…
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215 smuggled liquor bottles seized across Telangana, 3 arrested
Hyderabad: The Telangana Prohibition and Excise department sleuths seized 215 bottles of non-duty-paid liquor smuggled into the state. In Pahadishareef, the special teams seized 75 bottles of non-duty-paid liquor smuggled from Goa,…
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Saudi Arabia launches emergency coalition to support Palestinian Authority
New York: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has announced the launch of an emergency international coalition to support the Palestinian Authority (PA), stressing that peace is impossible without the creation…
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Shivadhar Reddy to be Telangana’s new DGP
Hyderabad: Telangana government on Friday appointed intelligence chief B Shivadhar Reddy as the new Director General of Police, replacing incumbent Dr Jitender, who is set to superannuate on September 30. Shivadhar Reddy,…
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India to engage with US on proposed H-1B visa fee hike
New Delhi: India is engaged with the Trump administration and other stakeholders as Washington looks at framing rules to implement its decision to raise the application fee for H-1B visas to USD…
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Tiffin centre owner takes over mosque in Hyderabad; later removed
Hyderabad: A team of TG Wakf Board visited the Masjid e Dariba, near Begum Bazar chatri where a ‘tiffin centre’ owner had set his kitchen in the mosque premises. A video of…
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Luxury car scam accused Basharat Khan’s house in Hyderabad by ED
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based car dealer Basharat Ahmed Khan’s residence in Jubilee Hills and his showroom, SK Car Lounge at Gachibowli, were raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Friday, September 26. According to…
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India, Russia explore deeper agricultural ties as ministers discuss trade expansion
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev on Friday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in agriculture, with both sides expressing interest in formalising the partnership…
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SCR announces festive week train halts at Hi-Tech City, Lingampalli, Charlapalli
Hyderabad: In order to manage the expected surge of passengers during the upcoming festive week, the South Central Railway, Secunderabad Division, has announced the temporary halting of several trains running on major…
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Watch: Delegates walk out during Netanyahu’s UNGA speech
New York: Dozens of delegates walked out of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York on Friday, September 26, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his address defending…
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Activists demand closure of WTE plants in Hyderabad, Dundigal
Hyderabad: The civil society action groups and subject matter experts have demanded suspension of Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Private Limited (Resustainability Ltd), formerly known as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited’s Waste to…
