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India among top 3 countries with highest road deaths in SE Asia: WHO
New Delhi: India, Indonesia, and Myanmar are the top 3 countries with the highest road deaths in South-East Asia, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report on road safety launched on…
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Nitesh and Antil’s golden touch in medal rush for India at Paralympics
Paris: Inspired by the country’s armed forces and cricket star Virat Kohli, a determined Kumar Nitesh sparkled with a gold medal on debut before javelin throw champion Sumit Antil joined India’s para-badminton…
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Prevent PoP Ganesh idol immersion: Telangana HC to govt
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has issued strict directives to the state government to prevent the immersion of Ganesh idols made with Plaster of Paris (PoP) in water bodies across the state,…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds ban on Elon Musk’s X
Brasilia: All five judges in Brazil’s Supreme Court have unanimously voted to uphold a ban imposed on Elon Musk’s social media platform ‘X’ by one of its justices last week, Al Jazeera…
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United Kingdom suspends some arms sales to Israel
London: The UK government has announced the suspension of some arms export licenses to Israel. Foreign Secretary David Lammy informed lawmakers in parliament on Monday that around 30 licenses, out of a…
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Naidu urges Centre to declare floods in Andhra Pradesh national calamity
Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said the recent torrential rain and subsequent floods in Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Vijayawada, is the “biggest disaster” he has witnessed in the state in…
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Hamas says hostages will return in coffins if Israel continues military pressure
Gaza: Hamas has warned Israel that its “insistence” on getting hostages released through military pressure “will result in them returning to their families in coffins”. “New instructions have been issued to the…
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Telangana floods: 16 dead, CM Revanth seeks national calamity status
Hyderabad: At least 16 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents, while some persons were still missing as heavy rains lashed several parts of Telangana since August 31 even as Chief…
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Andhra CM Naidu uses drones to deliver food in flood-affected Vijayawada
Amaravathi: In an innovative relief effort, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has used drone technology to distribute food to flood victims in Ajith Singh Nagar locality of Vijayawada on Monday.…
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Not paid any salary or ESOPs to Madhabi Buch post-retirement: ICICI Bank
New Delhi: ICICI Bank on Monday vehemently refuted the allegations levelled by the Congress about the private lender paying remuneration in the form of salary or employee stock option plans (ESOPs) to…
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After 16 days of questioning, CBI arrests former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: After days of questioning, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a junior…
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Telangana rains: 11 districts on high alert, CS holds meeting
Hyderabad: The district collectors of 11 districts in Telangana have been asked to be on alert as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in these districts on Tuesday,…
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Five Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur: Five Naxalites, including two carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 2 lakh, surrendered on Monday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police official said. Among those who laid down arms were woman…
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Telangana: Preliminary notifications of 269 lakes in HMDA issued
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has received preliminary notifications of 269 lakes falling under the limits of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) from 7 districts, out of which preliminary notifications were published for…
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Hyderabad man order jewelries home and disappears, gets arrested
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police arrested a man accused of cheating multiple jewelers in the city by ordering ornaments to be delivered home and then disappearing after paying them with invalid bank cheques.…
