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Kirti Vardhan Singh appointed India’s new point person for Gulf affairs
New Delhi: India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishankar has appointed Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State, as the new point person for the Gulf region. This follows the constitution of…
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Hyderabad police prepare detection kits, deploy sniffer dogs to prevent drug abuse
Hyderabad: In its collective effort to prevent addiction to drugs, the Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) have prepared drug detection kits and deployed narcotics sniffer dogs to battle the menace. Sources revealed…
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Emirates hikes salary, benefits for employees from July
Dubai: The Emirates Group has announced a four percent increase in their employees’ basic salary, effective Monday, July 1. The announcement comes as the airlines group plans to implement numerous changes in…
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EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Qatar PM in Doha
Doha: India and Qatar on Sunday discussed further enhancement of bilateral relations and continued dialogue on issues of mutual interest during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar’s day-long official visit to Doha.…
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J-K: Place of worship ‘vandalised’ in Reasi; officials assure action against culprits
Jammu: A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday, June 30, by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim…
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UP: Woman, daughter dies by suicide by consuming insecticide
Bhadohi: A woman and her 22-year-old daughter allegedly died by suicide by consuming insecticide on Sunday, June 30, police said. Suman Tiwari (42) and her daughter Komal, residents of Arai village, consumed sulphas…
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Ashoka University students show solidarity with Palestine at graduate ceremony
Students of Ashoka University displayed pro-Palestine placards during their graduation day ceremony held on May 24. A video from the ceremony recently has surfaced on social media platforms, showing some students hob.…
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Minorities must get facilities enjoyed by Hindu counterparts: Faizan Mustafa
Patna: Denial of affirmative action to castes among Muslims and Christians, which are “worse off than Hindu Dalits”, is tantamount to discrimination along religious lines, and hence, against the Constitution, noted jurist…
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Tensions simmer in MP’s Katangi as Hindu extremists threaten Muslim residents
Members of Hindutva outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have been making provocative and inflammatory statements against Muslims in Katangi, Madhya Pradesh, leaving the minority group in a state of…
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TISS withdraws notice to staff members over non-renewal of contracts
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Sunday, June 30, said it has withdrawn the notices given to 55 teaching and 60 non-teaching staff of non-renewal of contracts and asked…
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Andhra govt to soon roll out free bus travel for women
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Transport, Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy said on Sunday that the state government will soon roll out a free travel facility for women in Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport…
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Delhi: BJP leader issues apology after threatening to kill 2 lakh Muslims
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Karnail Singh has posted an apology video after he threatened to “slaughter 2 lakh Muslims” in New Delhi’s Sangam Vihar area. “On June 21, somebody had…
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Hyderabad: Two arrested for online cricket betting, Rs 25L recovered
Hyderabad: Police arrested two persons involved in illegal online cricket betting at Maruthi Nagar here on Saturday and recovered Rs 25.5 lakh in cash. They were betting on the just concluded ICC…
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Old City murders: Hyderabad police take up ‘disarming operation’
Hyderabad: With a sharp rise in bodily offences such as murder and attempts to murder, the Hyderabad police took up a major ‘disarming operation’ in the city to seize weapons from people…
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10 arrested for gangrape of 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad; victim pregnant
Hyderabad: Police apprehended ten individuals on Saturday, June 30, for allegedly gangraping a 13-year-old girl girl in Naredmet. The accused have been identified as Vijay Kumar, Bollepogu Ajay, Guddanti Krishna, Sabavath Hathya…
