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Miyapur gang rape case: NCW asks Telangana DGP for urgent action report
Hyderabad: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has strongly condemned the reported gang rape of a 26-year-old woman by her two colleagues in Miyapur, Hyderabad. The NCW has written a letter to…
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South Africa defeat India by 12 runs in 1st Women”s T20I
Chennai: Having lost the Test and ODI series, South Africa bounced back to defeat India by 12 runs in the first women’s T20I to secure their first win of the multi-format tour,…
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Telangana HC allows minor rape victim to abort pregnancy
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has allowed a 12-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. The doctors at Gandhi Hospital were initially reluctant to terminate the pregnancy as it had crossed…
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BSP’s Tamil Nadu unit chief hacked to death in Chennai
Chennai: The President of Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) Tamil Nadu unit, Armstrong, was hacked to death on Friday evening by six unidentified individuals in the Perambur neighbourhood of Chennai. According to reports,…
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Biden says he was sick during debate, asserts only ‘Lord Almighty’ can drive him out of race
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he had “a bad night” and he was “exhausted” and “sick” during his first presidential debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump. He asserted…
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POCSO Act being misused in cases involving relationships between teenagers: HC
Prayagraj: Granting bail to a man who allegedly eloped with and married a minor girl, the Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over the POCSO Act being “misused” in cases involving consensual…
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NHRC notice to states, UTs over women being ‘forced’ into sex trade
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued notices to the chief secretaries and the police chief of all the states and union territories over reports that women are allegedly being forced into sex…
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Gaza: Israel to dispatch team to Qatar for follow-up ceasefire talks
Chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency David Barnea has returned from the Qatari capital Doha following an initial meeting with mediators, and a team will be dispatched next week to continue the…
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Voting ends in Iran’s presidential runoff Tehran
Voting for Iran’s presidential runoff came to an end at midnight Friday after 16 straight hours, said Spokesman of Iran’s Election Headquarters Mohsen Eslami. He made the remarks in a live interview…
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Main accused in Hathras stampede arrested in Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested Dev Prakash Madhukar, the key accused in the tragic stampede at a ‘satsang’ (religious congregation) in Hathras that claimed the lives of as many as…
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Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner asks officials to repair streetlights
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner Amrapali Kata on Friday, July 5, asked officials to not be careless with regard to the maintenance of street lights. She reviewed the maintenance of street…
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New Islamic Year 1446: Saudi announces first day of Muharram
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced that the first day of Muharram 1446 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in the year of the Hijra”) will be on Sunday,…
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AP CM Naidu arrives in Hyderabad to warm welcome by supporters
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu arrived in Hyderabad on Friday to a warm welcome by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders and his supporters. Naidu was received by party leaders…
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Telangana minister sends legal notice to KCR over sand mining allegation
Hyderabad: Telangana cabinet minister Danasari Anasuya aka Seethakka has sent a legal notice to former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for defaming her through a video titled “Indramma Rajyam Isukasurula Rajayam”, which…
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Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank
At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank on Friday, July 5. The seven were identified as 19-year-old Harith…
