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K Ramakrishna Rao is new Telangana chief secretary
Hyderabad: IAS officer K Ramakrishna Rao was on Sunday, April 27, has been appointed the new chief secretary of Telangana. He will be replacing outgoing chief secretary Santhi Kumari. Ramakrishna Rao has…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Oman
Muscat: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter Scale was recorded in southern Oman on Sunday afternoon, April 27. According to the Earthquake Monitoring Centre at Sultan Qaboos University…
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Hyderabad couple flags ‘new scam’ after Uber driver begs for money
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad couple recently shared a “disturbing experience” with an Uber driver that left them feeling “scared” for their safety, sparking concerns of a potential new scam. The husband posted about…
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Mughals, Delhi Sultanate completely dropped from new NCERT textbooks
New Delhi: All references to Mughals and Delhi Sultanate have been dropped from class 7 NCERT textbooks, while chapter on Indian dynasties, ‘sacred geography,’ references to Maha Kumbh, and government initiatives like…
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Kashmiri women face online Islamophobic abuse post Pahalgam attack
Kashmiri Muslim women have now under a surge of Islamophobic and sexual comments online by right-wing handlers on social media platforms post the deadly Pahalgam terror attacks that killed 26 people. The…
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Indian expat dies during flight from Kuwait to Kochi
In a tragic turn of events, a 32-year-old Indian expatriate recently passed away while travelling from Kuwait to Kochi, India, for a vacation. He was travelling on an Air India Express flight.…
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‘I am not mad ok’: Dutchman shares English learning experience from Indian wife
English in India has come a long way from its colonial past, evolving into a colourful, sprinkled with regional accents and borrowed expressions. In a hilarious example, a Dutchman named Sacha Arbonel,…
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Hyderabad police clarify rumours of ‘high alert zone’ in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police on Sunday, April 27, have debunked several social media posts claiming that Telangana has been declared a “high alert zone” following the terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The…
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Stranded 42 years in Bahrain, Indian expat reunites with 95-year-old mother
Gopalan Chandran, a 64-year-old Indian expatriate, has finally returned home after being stranded in Bahrain for 42 years. He was recently reunited with his 95-year-old mother in Kerala, bringing an emotional end…
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Uttar Pradesh man arrested for hoisting Palestinian flag
A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut was arrested on Saturday, April 26, for allegedly hoisting a Palestinian flag atop his house. However, the accused identified as Azam denied hoisting the flag. In…
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Hampi Express TTE slaps passenger for requesting to speak in Kannada
Another incident of language row has been reported from Karnataka, where a ticket examiner (TTE) allegedly assaulted a Muslim passenger after the latter requested the former to speak in Kannada. The incident…
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Vehicle evading drunk driving check hits HYDRAA DRF truck in Kukatpally
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Disaster Response Force (DRF) truck removing unauthorised hoardings and banners at Kukatpally was hit by a vehicle attempting to evade a drunk…
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Techie dies by suicide in Jagtial over dowry harassment
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old software engineer died by suicide in Jagtial on Thursday, April 24, allegedly due to harassment by her husband and his family over additional dowry. The victim has been identified…
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ABVP burns Palestinian flag, chants pro-Israel slogans in JNU
In a blatant Islamophobic act, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) burnt a Palestinian flag inside the campus on Saturday, April 26, while chanting slogans…
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Palestinians struggle to feed their families as Israel has blocked food from Gaza for nearly 60 days
Khan Younis: For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute and markets…
