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Congress expresses concern over World Bank report on poverty in India
New Delhi: The Congress expressed concerns on Sunday over a recent World Bank report that said poverty and inequality remain concerningly high in India, and requested the Centre to take steps, including…
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KTR demands probe into fertilizer shortage in Telangana
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday, July 7, demanded an investigation into the urea shortage in Telangana. He lashed out at the Congress government over…
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Hyderabad sees huge gathering for Bibi ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: A sea of Shia mourners in Hyderabad took out Ashura procession in the city to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussain on the 10th day of Muharram,…
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Immature political child: PTI slams Bilawal over extradition remarks
Islamabad: Describing former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as an “immature political child”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has slammed him for suggesting that Islamabad could extradite “individuals of concern” to India as a confidence-building…
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Grant access to postal workers: GHMC to gated communities in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has asked resident welfare associations in gated communities to grant free and unhindered access to postal workers. The civic body order comes following concerns raised…
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Rachakonda police execute 2,847 non-bailable warrants in 30 days
Hyderabad: In an attempt to speed up pending cases and reduce the burden on courts, Rachakonda police undertook a 30-day-long operation to execute all non-bailable warrants (NBW) since January this year. The…
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JCBs enter Agricutural University campus, students raise alarm
Hyderabad: Tense moments were witnessed at the Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) in Hyderabad between students and police personnel in the intervening night of July 5 and July 6, after JCBs…
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Telangana health min calls for anti-larval operations across state
Hyderabad: As monsoon sets in, Telangana health minister, C Damodar Raja Narasimha on Saturday, July 5, called anti-larval operations across the state. He instructed GHMC officials to appoint special officers for GHMC…
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Dalai Lama turns 90, global support grows amid China’s resistance
Dharamshala: A heavy rain Sunday morning did little to dispirit the thousands who gathered in the main courtyard of Tsuglagkhang, the Dalai Lama temple, to observe the 90th birth anniversary of the…
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CPI(M) welcomes move to give reservation to staff in SC
New Delhi: Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary MA Baby on Sunday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to provide reservations for non-judicial staff. “Welcome move: Supreme Court introduces reservations for SC,…
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Telangana pharma blast death toll rises to 42
Hyderabad: The toll in the Sigachi Industries’ pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 42 on Sunday after the death of a missing person was confirmed through DNA profiling, a senior…
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Anticipatory bail should be granted in exceptional cases: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The power to grant anticipatory bail is an exceptional power and should be exercised only in exceptional cases, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Ravinder Dudeja made the observation…
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Ahead of Telangana local body polls, 42 pc BC quota issue takes centerstage
Hyderabad: All key political players in Telangana are vying with each other to capitalise on the reservation for backward classes (BCs) in the run-up to local body elections in the state. With…
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Ponnam Prabhakar hits back at BJP over its party state chief’s letter to CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday slammed the state BJP leaders for writing letters to the state government over its alleged failures. Day after newly-appointed BJP…
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Madhavi Latha drags Hyderabad’s ‘purani basti’ to slam Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad: Former BJP candidate for Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency Madhavi Latha slammed Rahul Gandhi for calling Bihar “India’s crime capital” and shifted focus to law and order in Congress-ruled Telangana. In an…
