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Hyderabad North RRR DPR completed: Gadkari in Lok Sabha
The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the 162-km Hyderabad North Regional Ring Road (RRR) has been completed, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday,…
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Two held for operating prostitution racket in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Gachibowli police on Wednesday, February 4, arrested two persons, including a man from Andhra Pradesh, for operating a prostitution racket in Hyderabad’s Kondapur area. The accused were identified as Shaik…
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HC declines interim relief in 2 criminal cases against Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, February 5, declined to grant interim relief to chief minister Revanth Reddy in petitions seeking to quash two criminal cases registered against him in 2023,…
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Telangana BJP claims Rs 6.3 L cr scam in HILT land deals
Hyderabad: The BJP’s Telangana state president, N. Ramchander Rao, on Thursday, February 5, alleged that the HILT (Hyderabad Industrial Land Transfer) policy and the conversion of industrial land in the state constituted…
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Hyderabad woman duped of Rs 42 lakh in ‘KBC Lottery fraud’
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old woman from Hyderabad’s Somajiguda was allegedly duped of Rs 42.7 lakh in “KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati) Lottery” fraud. The fraud began in 2023. The victim approached the Cybercrime unit…
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Telangana municipal polls: Over 50 pc tickets given to BC candidates by major parties
Hyderabad: The Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have allotted more than 50 per cent of their tickets to candidates from Backward Communities (BCs) for the municipal…
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Rs 146.5 cr sanctioned for tourism projects in Telangana under PRASHAD
Hyderabad: The Union government on Thursday, February 5, said that four tourism projects worth Rs 146.50 crore have been sanctioned for Telangana under the PRASHAD scheme. Replying to a question by Congress…
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Three held for drug peddling in Telangana, 16 kg ganja seized
Hyderabad: The Telangana Excise Department on Thursday, February 5, arrested three persons for drug peddling in Hyderabad in separate raids and seized more than 16 kg of ganja from them. In the…
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Stock markets decline in early trade dragged by IT firms; RBI policy in focus
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday, dragged down by IT heavyweights amida weak trend in the US equities. Investors adopted a cautious approach ahead…
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Digital payment fraud in India remains low despite record transactions: RBI
Hyderabad: A senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official on Thursday, February 5, said that despite highest volumes of digital payments globally, financial losses in India due to fraud remain minimal. Speaking…
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Telangana HC questions Aadhaar requirement for emergency ambulance services
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, February 5, asked state government to respond on whether ambulance services are being denied to accident victims and medical emergency patients for not possessing an…
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Iran, United States set for talks in Oman over nuclear programme
Muscat: Iran and the United States stood poised on Friday, February 6, to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear programme after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for…
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US lawmakers sound alarm on global attacks on religion
Washington: A joint House Foreign Affairs hearing on defending religious freedom delivered a stark warning that authoritarian regimes and extremist violence are accelerating a worldwide crackdown on faith communities, while US policy…
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Freight train derails in US, propane cars spill into river
Mansfield: A freight train derailed Thursday, February 5, in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials…
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White House touts crime drop, border clampdown
Washington: The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants,…
