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Indian national pleads guilty to running dark web drug enterprise in US
Washington: A 40-year-old Indian national extradited from the UK has pleaded guilty to operating a global dark web enterprise to sell “deadly and dangerous drugs to communities across America” and agreed to…
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Jaipur: Muslim girl students protest against BJP MLA’s objection to hijab
Jaipur: Muslim girl students of a government senior secondary school in Jaipur protested on Monday, January 29, outside the Subhash Chowk police station demanding action against BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya for objecting to…
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Fatwa issued against imam who attended Ram temple ceremony
A fatwa has been issued against Dr Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief Imam of All India Imam Organization (AIIO), who participated in the on January 22 pran pratishtha of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya,…
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US issues record-high 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023
New Delhi: Bringing down the visitor visa appointment wait times by 75 per cent, the US Consular Team in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million US visas in the year 2023. Stating…
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Hyderabad man loses Rs 60 L in ‘WhatsApp scam’, accused held
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police in Hyderabad apprehended Neshnor Sirish Kumar, 38, a resident of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on charges of defrauding a Hyderabad resident of Rs 60 lakh through a “WhatsApp-review scam”.…
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YSRCP accuses TDP leader of collecting voters’ data, complains to EC
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s ruling party, YSRCP, complained to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Monday, January 29, that Narayana Group of educational institutions was collecting voters’ data even as its founder and…
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Gyanvapi mosque: Plea in SC seeks survey of sealed area, ‘Shivling’
New Delhi: The Hindu plaintiffs in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi case have moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking directions to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to survey the ‘Shivling’ and entire ‘wazukhana’…
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OIC condemns countries for suspending funding to UN mission in Gaza
Amid the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza Strip, major donor countries to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) have temporarily suspended their funding. This comes after Israel…
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Defeat in Hyderabad: India’s coaches must instill more resolve among players
Scientists say that earthquakes are the most unpredictable phenomena. No expert can say when and where it will strike. But apparently there is another calamity that is just as unpredictable. That is the collapse of…
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Allahabad HC rejects pleas of 8 Hindu-Muslim couples seeking protection
Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed by eight Hindu-Muslim couples for protection of life. The court noted that their marriages were not in accordance with the provisions of Uttar Pradesh…
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Hyderabad: Urban Company workers protest against ‘discriminatory practices’
Hyderabad: Women workers associated with Urban Company, a one-stop service for household repair works, beauty treatments, deep cleaning, and pest control, on Monday held a protest in front of the company’s main…
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School for SC, BC in Ranigunj faces existential crisis; student strength declines, pressure to shift it out
Hyderabad: The 108-year-old famed Sir William Barton High School renamed Government Audaiah Memorial High School, situated in commercial hub Ranigunj, Secunderabad, is shrinking by the day.Established in 1916, the high school, presently having 80 odd…
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IndiGo announces Hyderabad-Bangkok direct flight from Feb 26
Hyderabad: A major budget airliner IndiGo has announced the launch of direct services between Hyderabad and Bangkok starting February 26, 2024. With an eye to further expanding the carrier’s connectivity with the…
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‘Lonely’ 103-year-old man gets married for third time in MP
Habib Nazar, a 103-year-old resident of Itwara, Bhopal, and a freedom fighter, married 49-year-old Firoz Jahan, defying social norms and living as a testament to the fact that love knows no age…
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‘Sorry… mummy, papa’: JEE aspirant dies of suicide in Kota
In yet another tragic incident, a coaching student ended her life due to exam stress in Rajasthan’s Kota. The incident marks the second suicide in January, which also highlights the escalating trend…
