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Sabarimala temple case: Upper caste orgs reiterate opposition to entry of women
Kottayam: Kerala’s two major Hindu caste outfits, the NSS and the SNDP Yogam on Monday, February 16, reiterated that women of menstruating age should not be allowed entry into the Sabarimala temple,…
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BRS to celebrate KCR’s birthday statewide on February 17
Hyderabad: Deputy leader of the BRS, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, on Sunday, February 15, urged party cadres to organise grand celebrations across Telangana on February 17 to mark the birthday of party president…
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Warmer temperatures, below-average rainfall forecast in Makkah, Madinah this Ramzan
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has issued its preliminary climate outlook for the holy month of Ramzan 1447 AH/2026, predicting above-average temperatures and below-normal rainfall across the Makkah and…
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Delhi HC grants bail to SDPI president MK Faizy in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday, February 16, granted bail to SDPI national president M K Faizy in a case of alleged money laundering related to the proscribed outfit Popular…
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Mandatory to appear in first board exam for class 10 students: CBSE
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that it is mandatory for Class 10 students to appear in the first board exam, and those who do not attempt…
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Kerala witnesses record of over 2.58 cr tourist arrivals in 2025: Minister
Kozhikode: Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riyas on Monday, February 16, said that 2025 witnessed the highest number of tourist arrivals in Kerala’s history. Speaking to reporters, he said that 2,58,80,365 tourists…
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Student drowns in water body near govt school in Telangana, dies
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a 16-year-old student from a government school in Telangana’s Yadari Bhuvanagiri district drowned after falling into a water body near the school on Monday, February 16. The…
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25 schools in Ahmedabad and Vadodara receive bomb threat emails
Ahmedabad: More than 25 schools in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and Vadodara districts received bomb threat emails on Monday, February 16, following which the campuses were evacuated and search operations were undertaken, officials said.…
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Cow urine sprinkled to ‘cleanse’ Maharashtra temple after MLA Abdul visit
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A group of Hindutva youth, along with temple management, on Monday, February 16, sprinkled cow urine inside the Nageshwar Mahadev temple after Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar visited the temple…
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Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore over ‘intent to outrage’ woman’s modesty
Singapore: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to five months in jail for using criminal force towards a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty, according to a media report on…
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging 2023 data protection law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)…
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Gulf countries condemn Israel’s ‘illegal plan’ to convert West Bank land into state property
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait have condemned an Israeli decision to convert land in the occupied West Bank into what authorities term “state property”, warning that the move violates international law and…
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AIMIM Corporator Alia Begum goes missing after election results, complaint filed
Hyderabad: A newly elected All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator from Ward No 3 in Kagaznagar, Alia Begum, reportedly went missing on Monday, February 16. Since the announcement of the Telangana municipal…
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SC refuses to entertain pleas seeking FIR against Assam CM over hate video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, refused to entertain petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video purportedly showing him taking aim and…
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Babar faces heat: Livid former Pak players demand his axing after India debacle
Karachi: Under-performing batting star Babar Azam found himself in the line of fire after Pakistan’s 61-run loss to bitter foes India in a T20 World Cup match as several former players in…
