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China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group

Taipei: China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than USD 4 billion, authorities said…
Video: In daylight theft, goat stolen from Shaheen Nagar

Hyderabad: In a bizarre incident, a goat was stolen from outside a house in Hyderabad’s Shaheen Nagar area on Sunday, February 2. According to reports, two men arrived in an auto and…

Hyderabad sees sharp dip in gold rates as aggressive profit booking continues

Hyderabad: Gold rates in Hyderabad and across the world declined sharply on Monday, February 2, as investors continue to book profits. Similar trends are also seen in silver prices. In both metals,…
Gaza’s Rafah border reopens in ceasefire breakthrough

Cairo: Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday, February 2, for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli security officials. An…
Pakistan has not targeted BCCI, it has taken issue to ICC: Rashid Latif

New Delhi: Former captain Rashif Latif, while reflecting on Pakistan decison to boycott the T20 World Cup match against India, said that they could face sanctions, and they must be aware of…
Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok back online under tight supervision

Jakarta: Indonesia allowed Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to resume operations in the country on a conditional basis and under strict supervision, weeks after banning it for explicit sexual content. Musk’s…
Traders in power in Assam, Centre marginalised Adivasis: Jharkhand CM

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that those in power at the Centre and in Assam were “traders and not politicians”, and that they “marginalised” the tribal community and were focused…

SIR: Progeny mapping starts in Hyderabad, BLOs lack clarity on rules

Hyderabad: Ahead of the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list in Telangana, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) began linking and progeny mapping in Hyderabad. Recently, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar…
Harish Rao questions Hyderabad CP over remark on phone tapping case

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA and ex-minister T Harish Rao on Monday, February 2, questioned Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar after the latter used the term “illegal” while referring to…
CM Revanth returns to Hyderabad after Harvard certificate course

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy returned to Hyderabad on Monday, February 2, after completing a certificate course in leadership at Harvard University. A video shared on social media shows the…
Union Budget announcements like high-speed rail link kickstarts debate in TN

Chennai: While the ruling DMK has claimed often to be sitting pretty ahead of the Assembly polls due by April, the Union Budget presented on February 1, which has initiatives like high…
UAE contacts sent Epstein sacred Kaaba cloth, newly released emails reveal

Newly released emails from the Jeffrey Epstein files show the convicted sex offender arranged to have pieces of the Kiswa, the sacred cloth covering the Kaaba in Makkah, shipped to his Florida…
2026 Assembly polls charged up due to TVK entry: Actor Vijay tells cadres

Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay on Monday, February 2, claimed that the political atmosphere in Tamil Nadu is charged up due to TVK’s entry and urged his party cadres to strive for a victory…
Child dies, three family members injured in Vikarabad road accident

A child died while three other family members got injured in a road accident in Vikarabad on Monday, February 2. According to the Vikarabad police, a man, Lalliah, along with his son…
Machado says transition in Venezuela is ‘unstoppable’

Washington: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said the transition away from the Maduro regime is “unstoppable,” arguing that sustained US pressure is forcing changes inside Venezuela even as the opposition continues…