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27-yr-old Hyderabad man dies by suicide, blames ex-girlfriend in note

Hyderabad: A 27-year-old man died by suicide after blaming his ex-girlfriend and her family members in a note. The incident took place in Malakpet on Friday, January 23. Counselling by SHE Team…
Special voter registration camps in Chennai today at 4,097 polling stations

Chennai: Special voter registration camps are being held on Sunday across all 16 Assembly constituencies under Chennai district, covering a total of 4,097 polling stations. The camps are aimed at enrolling new…

Mark Carney calls for ‘buy Canadian’ in response to Trump’s new tariff threat

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday called for “buy Canadian” and “build Canadian” in response to a new tariff threat from US President Donald Trump. Carney published a pre-taped video…
Rescue efforts continue after fire breaks out at furniture store in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Rescue operations continued on Sunday, January 25, to save five people, including two children, who are feared trapped in the basement of a four-storey furniture shop in Nampally here after a…
Two Pakistan human rights lawyers jailed for 17 years

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday, January 24, sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the state and…
SIR being used to delete voters, alleges Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, sharply escalated the political row over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging…
Italian PM Meloni rebukes Trump’s NATO remarks

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a strong public response after US President Donald Trump suggested that NATO allies had failed to fully support the United States during military operations…

India, US work to clear final hurdles in bilateral trade deal talks

Washington: Indian and US officials are pushing to resolve the last few hurdles in a proposed bilateral trade agreement, with both sides close on substance but still divided on several sensitive tariff…
Backlash over Odisha’s Koraput district meat ban on Republic Day

The Koraput Collector in Odisha on Friday, January 23, issued a directive banning the sale of non-vegetarian food across the district on Republic Day, a move that critics say infringes upon the…
St Francis College hosts Crescentia management fest in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: St Francis College for Women’s Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) Department hosted the 17th edition of Crescentia, its annual national-level management fest, in Hyderabad, on Saturday, January 24, drawing students from colleges…
Court acquits activist Medha Patkar in Delhi LG defamation case

New Delhi: A court on Saturday, January 24, acquitted social activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi L-G V K Saxena, saying the prosecution failed to prove that…
US hints at lifting 25 pc Russian oil-linked tariff on India

New York: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there is a “path” to remove the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India for buying Russian oil, noting that such purchases by Delhi…
Bangladesh accept ICC’s decision, out of T20 World Cup

Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday, January 24, said it accepted the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month’s T20 World Cup, saying there…
Hyderabad Police reorganisation: Where does your police station fall?

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Commissionerate has completed its reorganisation with seven zones, 24 divisions and 75 police stations under its umbrella, including those in the Shamshabad Zone that were earlier part of…
US urge Israel to move into second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Cairo: American officials met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging Israel to move into the second phase of the ceasefire that stopped the war in Gaza. Netanyahu met with President…