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Messi event chaos in Kolkata: Chief organiser sent to 14-day police custody
Kolkata: A court here on Sunday sent Satadru Datta, the chief organiser of the Lionel Messi football event at Salt Lake stadium where chaos erupted a day ago, to 14-day police custody,…
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Telangana local body polls phase 2 sees 56.71 pc voter turnout
Hyderabad: The second phase of Telangana local body polls saw 56.71 percent voter turnout till 11:00 am on Sunday, December 14. District-wise polling percentages were also released by authorities. Rangareddy district recorded…
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Renowned Islamic scholar Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi passes away
Renowned Islamic scholar and Sufi spiritual leader Hazrat Maulana Peer Hafiz Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi Mujaddidi has passed away on Sunday, December 14. He was 72. The news of his demise was confirmed…
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Messi event chaos: Inquiry panel reach Kolkata venue to carry out inspection
Kolkata: Members of a committee, set up by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inquire about the chaos during Argentine football icon Lionel Messi’s event in Salt Lake stadium a day…
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Jaishankar meets EU, UK, Egyptian counterparts at UAE summit
Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where…
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Trending: Which Indian lake is called the ‘Lake of Tears’ and why?
Hidden in the hills of Manipur, in Northeast India, lies a lake that many people in India do not know much about, but should. It is called Loktak Lake, and it is…
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Karnataka ex-MLA, a doctor, saves life of US co-passenger mid air
Bengaluru: A Karnataka ex-MLA, Anjali Nimbalkar, a doctor by profession, has saved the life of an American woman passenger, who suffered a medical emergency mid-air during a Goa–New Delhi flight, official sources…
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Hyderabad techie challenges IT firm’s Rs 5 L exit bond rule in HC
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based software engineer has approached the Telangana High Court, challenging what he termed as coercive and illegal exit bond practices followed by an IT company, prompting sharp observations from the…
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FIIs sell equity worth Rs 15,959 crore in December so far
Mumbai: The foreign institutional investor (FII) selling is likely to decline in days to come as the economy is doing well, prospects for earnings growth are improving, and mutual fund SIPs are…
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Brace for intense winter as IMD Hyderabad forecasts cold wave
Hyderabad: The residents of Telangana need to gear up for an intense winter cold wave as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has issued a cold wave warning for the state. This…
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41 Sankranti special trains between Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) has announced 41 special trains between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the Sankranti festival, operating between January 8 and 20, in response to heavy demand and non-availability…
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Trump vows retaliation after Syria attack kills 3 Americans
Damascus: President Donald Trump said Saturday that “we will retaliate” after two US service members and one American civilian were killed in a Syria attack that the US blames on the Islamic…
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Indian-Origin man among 4 killed in South Africa temple collapse
Johannesburg: A 52-year-old Indian-origin man is among four people killed after a four-storey Hindu temple under construction collapsed in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, officials have said. The New Ahobilam Temple of Protection,…
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Polling begins for 2nd phase of Telangana panchayat elections
Hyderabad: Polling for the second phase of gram panchayat elections in Telangana began on Sunday, December 14, across 193 mandals. Elections are being held for 3,911 gram panchayat sarpanch posts and 29,917…
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Bengal governor denied entry to Salt lake stadium amid Messi chaos
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was “denied” entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi.…
