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Telangana priest worships crocodile, prays for abundant rains
Hyderabad: In an unusual spectacle, a priest in Telangana’s Jogulamba Gadwal district was seen offering prayers to a crocodile, believing the ritual would help bring abundant rainfall to the region. The incident…
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Belagavi police seize 6.8 kg of cannabis chocolates near college
Belagavi: A pan shop owner was arrested after Belagavi police allegedly caught him trying to sell cannabis-laced chocolates near a college in the city on Tuesday, August 11. The arrested person has…
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STF seizes 24 liquor bottles being smuggled to Shamshabad
Hyderabad: The State Task Force (STF) of the Prohibition and Excise Department on Tuesday, August 11, seized 24 liquor bottles allegedly being transported illegally from Goa and other places towards the Shamshabad…
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Bengaluru police book man for allowing cattle on busy road
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s traffic police registered a case on Tuesday, August 11, against a cattle owner after a herd of cows allegedly obstructed vehicular movement on the Ring Road near Kalamandir, adding an…
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Hyderabad’s Trump Towers in Kokapet to be Vaastu-compliant
Hyderabad: The upcoming Trump Towers Hyderabad project will be fully vastu-compliant, said its developers, Ira Realty and Tribeca Developers, on Tuesday, August 11. Designed around Vaastu principles, the new luxury Trump housing…
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Former Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death
Damascus: A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict…
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‘Not welcome’: Canada MPs seek RSS ban before Bhagwat’s visit
New Delhi: Two Canadian lawmakers have called on the Mark Carney government to bar Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat from entering the country and ban the organisation he heads, adding…
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Hyderabad: CM Revanth directs speedy Old City metro works
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, August 11, directed officials to expedite the metro rail works in Hyderabad’s Old City and to procure new coaches to meet growing demand. The…
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Notices to two TISS professors in GN Saibaba tribute probe
Mumbai: On August 7, a local Mumbai court denied anticipatory bail to two students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), facing criminal cases for holding an unauthorised campus gathering to…
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Traffic police to implement one-way system around KBR Park
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Traffic Police will implement a one-way system around the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park (KBR Park) from August 18, in view of ongoing construction of flyovers and underpasses under the Hyderabad…
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Lok Sabha passes two more Bills without debate as logjam continues
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday, August 11, passed without debate two more Bills, including one seeking to rename Kerala as Keralam, as Opposition members continued to protest, demanding the presence…
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Jharkhand protest: ABVP workers detained, House adjourned early
Ranchi: The protest in Jharkhand continued to snowball on Tuesday, August 11. While more than 100 Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers were detained outside the state Assembly, marching in protest against…
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Buy MF Hussain, SH Raza and more at this Hyderabad art fundraiser
Art and social impact will converge at Spirit Connect, Jubilee Hills, as Paropakar 2026: Art for Education is set to take place on August 15 and 16. Curated by Sushma Thota in…
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Majoritarian sentiments can’t impair constitutional rights: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on August 6 had directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the father of two adult sisters who voluntarily converted to Islam to jointly pay Rs 25 lakh…
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Karnataka told to release 12,000 cusecs water daily to TN for 15 days
New Delhi: The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) ordered Karnataka on Tuesday, August 11, to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from August 12 for the next 15 days,…
