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DoT’s order to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app receives pushback

In response to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s order requiring phones to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app, Indian digital advocacy organisation Internet Freedom Foundation filed a Right to Information (RTI) with the…
Opposition MPs protest against SIR in Parliament complex

New Delhi: Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday staged a protest in the Parliament House complex against the SIR…

7-year-old attacked by stray dogs in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A 7-year-old boy was attacked by stray dogs in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district on Monday, December 1. The incident occurred in Hayathnagar area when the boy was playing outside his house.…
CM Revanth prepares for face-off with Lionel Messi in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Ahead of football legend Lionel Messi’s visit to Hyderabad, Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy held a practice session on Monday, December 1. The Argentine footballer is set to play a…
Judiciary will see through political vendetta: Congress on FIR in Herald case

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over the filing of a fresh FIR in the National Herald case and said it is confident that the judiciary will see…
Student dies by suicide on Osmania University campus

Hyderabad: A student pursuing B Tech has died allegedly by suicide on the Osmania University (OU) campus here, police said on Tuesday. The second-year student was found hanging from a tree near…
Two intermediate students die by suicide in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two intermediate students died by suicide in separate incidents in Hyderabad’s Bachupally on Monday, December 1. In the first case, a first year intermediate student of Sri Chaitanya Juniour college died…

Progeny concept in SIR enumeration form may create two strange scenarios

The concept of progeny in the enumeration form of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is likely to create two strange scenarios. In one, a mother will be considered a citizen without the…
Sanchar Saathi App: Know everything about the mandatory pre-loaded mobile app

The Department of Telecom has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure that its fraud reporting app, Sanchar Saathi, is pre-installed in all new devices within 90 days. According to…
Hyderabad’s lone survivor of Madinah bus accident returns home

Hyderabad: The 24-year-old Mohammed Abdul Shoeb, the sole survivor of the Madinah bus crash that killed 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad, arrived in the city on Tuesday, December 2, after completing medical…
19-year-old man dies by suicide in Thane after family delays marriage plans

Thane: A 19-year-old youth allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Thane district, apparently due to mental stress over his family’s insistence on postponing his marriage, police said on Tuesday. The incident took…
Thane meat shop owner held for selling beef illegally

Thane: Police have arrested a 38-year-old meat shopkeeper in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly selling beef in violation of the law, officials said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off about illegal meat…
Telangana govt to hand over 448 RTC buses to SHGs

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, December 1 announced that 448 Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses will be handed over women’s self help groups to strengthen women’s financial stability. Telangana transport…
Khaleda Zia’s son readies return amid her deteriorating health: Party leader

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, who has been living in self-exile in London for over a decade, is preparing to return home soon, a senior leader…
UP: District topper commits suicide hours before class 12 pre-board exam

Kanpur: A 17-year-old student who had topped his district in the 2023 class 10 board examinations allegedly committed suicide, just hours before he was to appear for his class 12 physics pre-board…