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After 13 years, Centre revives Rs 3.6 lakh crore 114-Rafale plan
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Thursday, February 12, cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework from France, nearly 13 years after a similar acquisition…
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Bharat Bandh: Left, Congress hold protests across Telangana
Hyderabad: Congress, CPI, CPI(M) leaders and workers held protests in Hyderabad and other places in Telangana on Thursday, February 12, as part of the nationwide strike called by trade unions against the…
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T20 WC: Some cricketers representing Italy have never visited the country
Is there anything in common between the skill of making excellent pizzas and spinning a cricket ball? Perhaps only Crishan Kalugamage can answer that unusual question because he has mastered both skills.…
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Mullah ka bhoot utaarenge: Hindu Raksha Dal threatens Mohammed Deepak
Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad’s Hindu Raksha Dal leader Bhupender alias Pinki Bhaiya, on Thursday, February 12, issued an indirect threat against Deepak Kumar, popularly known as Mohammed Deepak, in the presence of police, saying…
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UAE announces Ramzan 2026 working hours for private sector
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Thursday, February 12, the official working hours for private-sector employees during the holy month of Ramzan 1447 AH/2026. In a circular issued on…
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HMWSSB expanded after GHMC reorganisation, divided into three zones
Hyderabad: After the reorganisation of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) into three new corporations, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has followed suit and has been divided into…
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UBS opens new GCC in Hyderabad, to add 3K jobs next 2 years
Hyderabad: Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company UBS on Wednesday announced the opening of its new global capability center (GCC), which, over the next two years, would generate 3,000 jobs…
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Bollywood producer wins Rs 8 cr after 25-year wait in Dubai Duty Free draw
Dubai: In a remarkable stroke of luck, a 79-year-old Dubai-based Indian businessman and Bollywood producer Rajan Lall won a staggering US dollars one million (Rs 9,05,75,608) after a 25-year wait in the latest Dubai…
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Hyderabad gets a ‘Haleem Burger’ just in time for Ramzan 2026
While experiments with haleem can be considered a sin in Hyderabad, it does not really deter restaurants from introducing innovations. So far, we have seen Haleem Dosa, Haleem Bun, Haleem Brioche Melt…
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Bengali migrant worker killed in Pune, Mamata claims xenophobic attack
Kolkata: A Bengali migrant worker was killed in Pune, Maharashtra, in what West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described as a “barbaric murder” for speaking in Bengali. Twenty-four-year-old Sukhen Dhiren Mahato was…
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TGHRC intervenes to stop forced abortion in Nagarkurnool
Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Thursday, February 12, intervened in a forced abortion case and ordered the police to take immediate action against the perpetrators. The case concerns a…
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Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena corporator Syed Iqbal elected Parbhani Mayor
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Syed Iqbal was on Thursday, February 12, elected the new Mayor of Parbhani city in central Maharashtra with Congress support, defeating his BJP rival Tirumala Khillare…
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Telangana CM pushes aviation minister for faster approval of new airports
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 12, met Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu and sought the speedy clearance for proposed airports in the state. Reddy…
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Netanyahu’s 1990 letter sparks Palestinians’ organ harvesting debate
Jerusalem: A letter from December 1990 linked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently resurfaced online, reigniting allegations related to organ harvesting and the treatment of Palestinian bodies. The document appears…
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Tamannaah becomes face of Mysore sandal soap amid ‘non-Kannadiga’ row
Bengaluru: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia formally took on her role as the brand ambassador of KSDL, amid objections from some persons, including a BJP MP, who questioned the rationale behind picking a non-Kannada…
