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‘Avoid Embassy until further notice’: US Embassy in Saudi Arabia tells Americans
Dubai: The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia acknowledged coming under attack from Iranian drones Tuesday, March 3, urging Americans to avoid the diplomatic post for the time being. The embassy posted on…
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Fire breaks out in flat in Jaipur, no casualties
Jaipur: A fire broke out in a flat on the sixth floor of a 10-storey apartment building in Jaipur’s Shyam Nagar area on Tuesday, March 3, police said. No casualties have been…
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West Indies cricket team stranded in India due to international airspace restrictions
New Delhi: The West Indies cricket team’s departure from India after its exit from the T20 World Cup has been delayed owing to international airspace restrictions triggered by the US and Israeli…
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China’s economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress meets
Beijing: China’s progress in building a modern economy, evident in its kung-fu fighting robots and self-parking cars, is hitting limits as a downturn in its housing industry drags on, small businesses suffer…
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Prominent temples in UP closed during lunar eclipse
Lucknow: Prominent temples across Uttar Pradesh, including the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple and the Vindhyavasini temple in Mirzapur, were closed on Tuesday, March…
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Telangana: Kummera Jatara victim’s family gets job, 2BHK, Rs 1 lakh
Hyderabad: The Nagarkurnool district administration has provided Rs 1 lakh as immediate relief to Ganesh, father of the two-month-old who died during the Kummera Mallanna Jatara on February 18, along with outsourced…
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Petrol pumps in Hyderabad witness heavy rush amid rumours
Hyderabad: Petrol pumps across Hyderabad witnessed an unusual surge in customers after rumours about a possible fuel shortage spread widely on social media. The unverified messages claimed that due to Middle East…
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Sharp rise in airfares from Hyderabad airport amid Middle East tensions
Hyderabad: Passengers flying out of Hyderabad airport are witnessing a sharp rise in ticket prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Prices have been hiked as airlines reroute flights…
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Israel-Iran-US tensions strand Telangana minister in Dubai
Hyderabad: Telangana Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao remains stuck in Dubai after regional tensions involving Israel, the United States and Iran prompted major disruptions in West Asian air travel. His son-in-law, Kalyan…
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Bengal SIR: 200 additional judicial officers to join adjudication exercise
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday evening informed that 200 additional judicial officers — 100 each from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha — will join the ongoing judicial adjudication process…
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BRS leader Balka Suman, 3 others get bail in convoy attack case
Hyderabad: A district court on Monday, March 2, granted bail to Balka Suman and three other leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in connection with an alleged attack on the convoy…
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BRS govt took up Kaleshwaram without proper final design: Telangana govt to HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, March 2, told the High Court that the previous BRS government undertook works on the Rs 89,000-crore Kaleshwaram project without finalising a proper design. It contended…
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Harish Rao alleges illegal quarrying by minister’s firm in Rajendranagar
Hyderabad: Former minister and BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao on Monday, March 2, accused the Congress government in Telangana of turning a blind eye to alleged illegal mining and irregular…
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MHA seeks vigil on ‘pro-Iran radical preachers’; Owaisi hits out
The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories asking them to keep a close watch on pro-Iran radical preachers and inflammatory speeches in the wake…
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Throat slit, woman killed in Telangana’s Vikarabad district
Hyderabad: Unknown persons slit the throat of a woman and killed her in Nawabpet mandal of Vikarabad district on Monday, March 2. The body of the woman, Nagamani, was found near Yellakonda,…
