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‘Citizens treated like criminals’: Rahul slams govt over detention of protesters

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticised the government after several people protesting at India Gate against the worsening air quality were detained for assembling without permission and asked why…
Over 2000 flights cancelled across US as govt shutdown enters day 40

Washington: As the US federal government shutdown entered its 40th day, more than 2,000 flights were cancelled and over 8,000 delayed nationwide, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Since the Federal Aviation…

Expats in Oman get final chance to rectify legal status

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has extended the grace period for expatriates to rectify their legal status, settle fines and financial dues, and regularise employment or residency conditions until December 31.…
Photos: Bihar elections 2025

Twenty-five-year-old Vikas Kumar, a science graduate from a local college, drives an autorickshaw for a living. But he hopes the next Bihar government in place following the current elections will change his…
Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines after killing 2, displacing 1mn

Manila: Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore on Sunday in the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people dead and forced more than a…
I swear on the Holy Quran I did not approach BJP in 2024: Omar

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday refuted allegations made by the BJP that he sought an alliance with the ruling party at the Centre in 2024 for the…
Karur stampede: Ambulance drivers appear before CBI for questioning

Karur: Ambulance drivers who were on duty during actor-politician Vijay’s election rally in Karur appeared before the CBI on Sunday, sources said. A stampede at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally led…

Telangana: Man kills wife with cricket bat over suspected infidelity

Hyderabad: A man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a cricket bat on Sunday, suspecting her of infidelity, police said. The incident took place in Ameenpur town in Telangana’s Sangareddy district…
Unjust removal, felt betrayed: Kavitha calls her BRS expulsion undemocratic

Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha expressed her dismay and called her dismissal from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) “undemocratic,” stating that she was denied a formal show cause notice. “After serving…
1.3 m troops and 26 k displaced vote early in Iraq as major election looms

Dohuk: Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots on Sunday in early voting ahead of this week’s parliamentary election in Iraq. The…
Minor boy dies after being crushed under lorry in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In a tragic accident, a minor boy was crushed to death under a lorry under the limits of Mailardevpally police station on Sunday, November 9. The incident, which was captured on CCTV…
Drone spotted over Uddhav’s Mumbai residence, probe ordered

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab on Sunday claimed a drone was spotted hovering over ‘Matoshree’, the Mumbai residence of party head and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, and raised…
Kuwait: No more buying gold and jewellery using cash

Kuwait City: Kuwait has prohibited the use of cash in the trade of gold, jewellery and precious metals transactions becoming one of the first Gulf countries to adopt such a measure aimed…
Telangana’s revenue receipts stand at 43 pc of estimated Rs 2.85 lakh cr after 6 months

Hyderabad: Telangana’s total revenue receipts stood at Rs 1.22 lakh crore at the end of the first six months of the current financial year, representing 42.87 per cent of the projected Rs…
Hyderabad residents are losing Rs 1 cr everyday through cybercrimes: Sajjanar

Hyderabad: Rs 1 crore is the sum, on average, that people in the Hyderabad Commissionerate’s jurisdiction are losing daily due to cybercrimes, Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar said on Sunday. Cyber criminals…