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Darul Uloom Deoband opposes changes to Waqf Act
New Delhi: India’s oldest Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Wednesday opposed the proposed changes to the existing Waqf law during a meeting with the Parliamentary panel examining the bill. Maulana Arshad…
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India has significantly reduced its malaria incidence, mortality: WHO
New Delhi: India has significantly reduced its malaria incidence and mortality and exited the High Burden High Impact (HBHI) group of endemic countries officially in 2024, according to the World Health Organisation’s…
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AP fisherman dies by suicide after loan agents circulate wife’s morphed image
Visakhapatnam: A 21-year-old fisherman died by suicide after loan recovery agents allegedly circulated a morphed picture of his wife failing to repay a loan, said a police official on Wednesday. S Narendra,…
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Charminar roads choked: Auto rickshaws turn streets into parking lots
Hyderabad: Driving on roads around a radius of one kilometre of Charminar is becoming a troublesome experience daily for motorists and more in particular raising safety concerns among them. People who use…
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Hyderabad school students thrashed over petty issue: MBT calls for probe, action
Hyderabad: Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) spokesperson, Amjedullah Khan, demanded the police initiate action against the group of people who entered into Sri Chaitanya School at Shamsheergunj and attacked Muslim students. In a…
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UP: Sambhal police hold meeting with religious leaders on loudspeakers
Sambhal: Police on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of different communities in which it was unanimously decided to remove loudspeakers installed outside religious places. Officials said that religious gurus and maulvis…
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India’s renewable energy capacity logs 14.2 pc growth at 213.7 GW
New Delhi: India’s total non-fossil fuel installed capacity reached 213.70 GW in November, marking an impressive 14.2 per cent growth from 187.05 GW in the same month last year, the government said…
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Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts for 2034 FIFA World Cup
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Wednesday, December 11, confirmed that Saudi Arabia has officially won the bid to host the 2034 men’s World Cup. This came during an extraordinary virtual…
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6 held after clash during ‘Pushpa 2’ screening at Lucknow multiplex
Lucknow: Six people allegedly involved in a clash during the screening of the film “Pushpa 2” inside an auditorium at a multiplex here were arrested, police said on Wednesday. The ruckus took…
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Turkey fines Meta over child privacy breach
Ankara: Turkey’s data protection authority, the Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK), has fined Meta, the parent company of Instagram, 11.5 million Turkish liras (around 330,000 US dollars) for violations related to the…
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Centre must act, protect minorities in Bangladesh: Mamata
Digha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back “those willing to return”. Banerjee also claimed that fake…
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Domestic worker visa services simplified via ‘Dubai Now’ app
All domestic worker visa services in Dubai can now be accessed through the ‘Domestic Worker Package’ on the ‘Dubai Now’ app, according to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities on Wednesday, December…
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No NRC application, no Aadhaar: Assam government’s new directive
Guwahati: In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card will…
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Allu Arjun moves Telangana HC for relief in Pushpa 2 stampede FIR case
Hyderabad: Tollywood actor Allu Arjun on Wednesday, December 11, filed a petition at the Telangana High Court seeking the quashing of the case registered against him over the death of a woman…
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Telangana govt assures support for journo injured in attack by Mohan Babu
Hyderabad: Assuring the state government’s support to journalist Ranjith who was assaulted by Tollywood actor Manchu Mohan Babu, BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar assured action against the culprit after an investigation into…
