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Media accreditation card expiry case: Telangana HC issues notice to govt
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, February 12, issued notice to the state government concerning the impending expiry of accreditation cards for journalists, which are set to lapse on February 28.…
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Israel apartheid law: Death penalty for Palestinians, life for citizens
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has advanced a draft law that would impose mandatory death sentences on Palestinians convicted of certain attacks, while allowing Israeli citizens found guilty of similar offences to…
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T20 WC: Sri Lanka thrash Oman by 105 runs for second consecutive win
Pallekele: Sri Lanka outclassed Oman by 105 runs to register their second successive victory in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday, February 12. In a Group B match, Oman were limited…
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Editorial: India’s secularism rests on the fate of ‘Mohammed Deepak’
Over the last 11-odd years, ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Centre, there have been lynchings of minorities from across the country. Many may not remember,…
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University of Hyderabad, KSHEC ink pact to boost academic collaboration
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad and the Kerala State Higher Education Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, February 12, to strengthen academic and research collaboration. As part of the…
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Bangladesh elections: BNP leader killed due to violence at polling booth
Dhaka: Violence erupted at several polling booths across Bangladesh on Thursday, leading to the death of a political leader as the voting was underway across the nation, local media reported. These incidents…
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BJP MP files notice to cancel Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday, February 12, said he has moved a substantive motion against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, demanding that his Lok Sabha membership be…
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Hyderabad airport bomb threat email turns out to be a hoax
Hyderabad: Authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport in Hyderabad have declared the bomb threat they received late Wednesday, February 11, was a hoax after conducting thorough terminal inspections. They received…
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T20 WC: Sri Lankan batters power team to highest total in match against Oman
Pallekele: Skipper Dasun Shanaka, Pavan Ratnayake and Kusal Mendis powered their way to fifties as Sri Lanka posted a mammoth 225 for five against Oman in a T20 World Cup match here…
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US: Family of Andhra student killed by officer to get Rs 262 cr settlement
Seattle: The city of Seattle has reached a USD 29 million (Rs 262 crore) settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police…
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Social media co-convener who posted Assam BJP’s controversial video, fired
Guwahati: The Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has removed a co-convenor of its social media team for posting the now-deleted video featuring Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that created a huge controversy,…
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Telangana: Woman carries knife to poll booth in Adilabad, detained
Hyderabad: A woman was detained for carrying a knife to a poll booth in Telangana’s Adilabad for voting in the Telangana Municipal elections on Wednesday, February 11. The incident occurred at the…
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Telangana HC asks HYDRAA to remove fencing on land in Narsingi
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, February 11, asked Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) to remove fencing from a 1,608 square yard land in Narsingi in 48 hours.…
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Kerala HC grants bail to expelled Congress MLA in sexual assault case
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday, February 12, granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him. Justice Kauser Edappagath granted…
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BRS leaders protest against merger of Rajendra Nagar with GHMC
Hyderabad: Leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) staged a protest against merger of Rajendra Nagar constituency with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). BRS leaders and party workers alleged that the…
