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Leopard kills calf near fields in Telangana, officials issue alert

Hyderabad: Forest officials reported that a leopard attacked and killed a cow calf tied near agricultural land belonging to farmer Romala Bhumaiah in Hanmakkapalli village under Vemulawada Urban Mandal. Authorities said leopard…
Huge victory for the people: TMC hails SC order on judicial officers in SIR

Kolkata: The political war over the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls escalated on Friday, February 20, with the ruling TMC hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to deploy judicial officers in the exercise…

Govt exploring providing arms to excise officials: Jupally Krishna Rao

Hyderabad: Telangana Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Friday, February 20, said that he was examining a proposal to provide excise officials with arms to ensure their safety. However, necessary training would…
‘Advised Tantri to close Sabarimala temple during 2018 women entry row’

Alappuzha: Senior BJP leader P S Sreedharan Pillai on Friday, February 20, said that he had advised Kandararu Rajeevaru, the Tantri of Sabarimala Temple, to close the temple doors during the 2018…
Hyderabad to emerge as India’s top medical value tourism destinations

Hyderabad: In line with the Union Budget 2026 vision of making India a global hub of medical value tourism (MVT), Telangana’s Tourism department on Friday, February 20, held a round table conference…
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump global tariffs

Washington: The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, February 20, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision…
Controversy, confusion surrounds Gandhi memorial at Hyderabad’s Musi river

Hyderabad: As the foundation-laying ceremony of the Gandhi Sarovar Project nears, the project, which is being undertaken as part of the River Musi rejuvenation initiative, is now surrounded in controversy, with the…

Rajasthan: Dalit minor assaulted by uppercaste men for entering temple

Chittorgarh: A 15-year-old Dalit boy, Chetan Prakash Regar, was allegedly insulted and assaulted because of his caste at the Laxmi Narayan Temple in Ghosunda village of Rajasthan‘s Chittorgarh district. Son of Mangilal…
Gold climbs to Rs 1.59 lakh/10g; silver trades flat at Rs 2.64 lakh/kg

New Delhi: Gold prices appreciated by Rs 850 to Rs 1,59,500 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, February 20, while silver stayed flat at Rs 2.64 lakh per kilogram,…
JNUSU seeks VC’s resignation over ‘casteist’ remarks on UGC rules

New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Friday, February 20, condemned what it described as “blatantly casteist statements” made allegedly by Vice Chancellor Shantisree Dhulipudi Pandit during a podcast about…
Gold standard in honesty: Scrap dealer returns Rs 15L jewellery to owners

Faridabad: Rummaging through junk he had collected six months ago, scrap dealer Haji Akhtar Khan discovered a stash of gold and went immediately to the police so it could be returned to…
Hyderabad’s Nampally court receives second hoax bomb threat in 3 days

Hyderabad: The Nampally court complex in Hyderabad was yet again rocked by a fake bomb threat on Friday, February 20, the second such threat in a span of three days. Miscreants sent…
22 KGBV girls fall ill after food poisoning in Telangana

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, 22 girls studying at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Regode mandal of Medak district, along with three of their teachers, fell ill due to food poisoning…
UP: Couple sentenced to death for sexual exploitation of 33 minor boys

Banda: In a landmark verdict, a special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday, February 20, sentenced a former junior engineer of the Irrigation Department and his wife to death for the…
Delhi court convicts 21-year-old in 2016 NDPS case

New Delhi: A court here has convicted a 21-year-old man under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for possessing 200 grams of heroin, saying the prosecution has proved his guilt…