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Saudi Arabia’s Wahba Crater among UNESCO’s top 100 geological landmarks
Saudi Arabia’s Wahba Crater has achieved international recognition, after being nominated among the top 100 geological landmarks worldwide by UNESCO and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). Saudi Geological Survey (SGS)…
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SC Collegium recommends elevation of advocate as Delhi HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, on Thursday recommended the elevation of advocate Tejas Dhirenbhai Karia as judge in the Delhi High Court. In…
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Air India Express fined for not compensating fliers for cancelled flights
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India Express for not paying compensation to passengers for cancelled flights. The Directorate General of Civil…
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Over 1K killed during anti-govt protests in Bangladesh: Adviser
Dhaka: Over 1,000 people have been killed during the protests against the Sheikh Hasina-led government in Bangladesh, while more than 400 were blinded by police fire, with some of them losing sight…
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Karnataka HC grants relief to Dy CM Shivakumar in DA case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, August 29, held as “non-maintainable” a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Congress government’s decision to withdraw consent to it…
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Assam Oppn urges President to dismiss CM over failure to maintain law and order
Guwahati: A delegation of the United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) on Thursday, August 29, submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the dismissal of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly…
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MP: 6 railway cops suspended over beating of woman, her grandson
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday, August 29, suspended six Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel, including a station in-charge, in connection with the beating of a woman and her grandson in…
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Ex-CRPF officer arrested for manhandling Rajasthan MLA in Jaipur
Jaipur: A former CRPF officer was arrested on Thursday, August 29, after he allegedly manhandled Congress MLA Rafeek Khan while he was holding a meeting at his residence, police said. Vikas Jakhar,…
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Durgam Cheruvu encroachment: Woman journo, cameraman harassed
Hyderabad: A female journalist and cameraman from RTV were harassed at Durgam Cheruvu on Thursday, August 29, while reporting on houses built within the Full Tank Level (FTL) of the lake in…
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Assam CM’s ‘Miya Muslims’ remark sparks row, Oppn writes to President
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remarks in the state Assembly on Tuesday, August 27, have caused uproar in state politics. Following Biswa’s remarks, the opposition parties urged the President to remove…
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Telangana: ACB nabs assistant registrar for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe
Hyderabad: Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Telangana, on Thursday, August 29, nabbed an assistant registrar, working at the office of deputy registrar of cooperative societies, Medchal, when he demanded and accepted a…
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Renowned scholar AG Noorani passes away at 94
Renowned scholar Abdul Gafoor (AG) Majeed Noorani passed away on Thursday, August 29 at the age of 94. The former lawyer practised in both, the Bombay High Court as well as the…
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Hyderabad: Citizens question police for ‘excessive’ monitoring in Old City
Hyderabad: Questions are being raised regarding city police’s ‘excessive’ monitoring of areas in Hyderabad’s Old City. In a video that has surfaced of officials from the Balapur police station, they can be…
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Rules being formed for HYDRA to protect all lakes in Hyderabad: CS
Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Thursday, August 29, said that guidelines are being readied to fully hand over the responsibilities of the protection of all the lakes, parks, canals and…
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Telangana: 75 houses demolished in Mahbubnagar over ‘illegal encroachment’
Hyderabad: Mahabubnagar municipality demolished over 75 houses at Adarsh Nagar, Christianpally, earlier on Thursday, August 29, over alleged illegal encroachments. The residents have alleged that they were not given any notice before…
