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Hyderabad: Fire breaks out at software company office in Jubilee hills
Hyderabad: The fire fighters averted a major fire by extinguishing it without any loss to life on Tuesday. The fire accident happened on the fourth floor of a building located opposite to…
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Five get jail term for loitering on Hyderabad streets at night
Hyderabad: Five people who were found loitering on the roads at night were sentenced to five days in jail by a city court on Tuesday. Mohd Zaker (28), a car driver, Mohd…
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Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will occupy the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a letter about the decision has been sent to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab.…
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TDP issues whip to party’s 16 LS MPs to vote for Om Birla in Speaker election
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party on Tuesday issued a whip to its 16 Lok Sabha members to vote for NDA’s Om Birla in Wednesday’s Speaker election. In a three-line whip, TDP’s Amalapuram…
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Second case of sodomy registered against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna
Hassan: A second case of sodomy was registered against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna on Tuesday at Holenarasipura police station in Hassan district. The case was registered based on a complaint by a…
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Saudi Aramco chairman reappointed as independent director on RIL board
In a significant development, the chairman of Saudi Aramco Yasir Othman H Al-Rumayyan has been reappointed as an independent director on the board of Reliance Industries Limited for a further five years.…
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Lok Sabha braces for Speaker’s election after 1976
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will witness a rare election for the Speaker’s post – the first since 1976 – as Congress member Kodikunnil Suresh has been made the opposition candidate against…
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Watch: Brawl at wedding over missing chicken drumsticks in biryani in UP
In a surprising turn of events, a brawl erupted at a wedding over missing chicken leg pieces in the biryani in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly. The incident unfolded after the guests from the…
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Telangana: 3-member panel to resolve issues of govt employees holds first sitting
Hyderabad: The three-member committee that was formed to study and resolve the issues of government employees, officials and teachers sat for the first time on Tuesday at Praja Bhavan. During their extended…
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Explosive device found buried in Wayanad village amid reports of Maoist presence
Wayanad: An explosive device was found buried in a village in this hill district, where the presence of armed Maoists has been frequently reported, police said on Tuesday. The device was detected…
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Foxconn rejects married women for iPhone jobs in India: Report
Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has systematically stopped employing married women in India due to “post-marriage issues”. An investigative report by Reuters suggests Foxconn’s labour requirements specifically include ‘no married women’ citing…
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Telangana: Woman, 3 others held for husband’s murder in Mahbubnagar
Hyderabad: Police have arrested a woman and three others for allegedly murdering her husband in Jedcherla, Mahbubnagar district. The accused have been identified as Bhagyalakshmi, Maisamma, Muthyalamma and Narasimha. According to reports,…
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Independent MP Pappu Yadav wears ‘re-NEET’ T-shirt in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, wore a T-shirt emblazoned with “#reneet” when he came to the Lok Sabha to take oath on Tuesday. He began his…
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80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
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Harassed over viral video, scrap collector ends life in Rajasthan
Jodhpur: In a heartbreaking incident, a 63-year-old scrap collector committed suicide in front of a crowd here that was mocking him over a video clip that went viral on social media. The…
