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Kuwait expands family visa validity, scraps salary requirement
Kuwait City: Kuwait has introduced major changes to its visa regulations, allowing expatriates to bring extended family members on visit visas valid for up to one year and removing the long-standing minimum…
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GHMC commissioner urges citizens to be vigilant in danger-prone areas
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner, RV Karnan, instructed all zonal, circle, and ward officers to be on high alert for the next three days, especially in the danger-prone areas,…
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Sridhar Babu among India’s most influential leaders in AI
Hyderabad: Telangana’s IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu has been named among the country’s most influential leaders in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the year 2025 by Analytics India Magazine. The list includes…
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Hours after tying rakhi, teenager raped and killed by cousin
A 33-year-old man raped and murdered his 14-year-old cousin hours after she tied him rakhi in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. Surjeet killed the teenager and hung her body from a noose to…
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SC shields The Wire from arrest in Assam FIR under new BNS law
In a relief to the online news organisation, The Wire, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to its editor-in-chief and veteran journalist Siddharth Varadarajan against “any coercive action” in connection with an…
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‘Tariffs on India could go up if…’, warns US Treasury Secretary
New York: United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the secondary tariffs on India could go up if “things don’t go well” during talks between President Donald Trump and Russian…
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Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ vision sparks Gulf outrage
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under sharp condemnation from Gulf countries after voicing support for the idea of a “Greater Israel.” During a Tuesday, August 12, interview with…
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Gujarat to add Bhagavad Gita verses in classes 9-12 from 2025-26, draws flak
With the state education department’s approval in place, new textbook content under the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) will be introduced for the academic session 2025-2026. Classes 9 to…
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SC to examine plea against alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are being detained across several states of the country on…
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After 12 years, man gets death penalty for rape and murder of minor in Telangana
Hyderabad: A court in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Thursday awarded the death sentence to a 24-year-old man for raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in April 2013. The Special POCSO court found…
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Srisailam gates opened: Perfect weekend getaway from Hyderabad
This monsoon, the mighty Srisailam Dam is putting on a show you won’t want to miss. Recently, six of its gates were opened, sending torrents of Krishna River water gushing down into…
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Indian refinery ships diesel to China for the first time since 2021
Faced with sanctions from the European Union (EU) for procuring oil from Russia, India-based Nayara Energy has shipped diesel to China. This is the first time since 2021, an Indian company has…
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Telangana: Railway under bridge submerged in Mahabubnagar, trains delayed
Hyderabad: Amid heavy rains in Telangana, a railway under bridge in Mahabubnagar district was submerged on Thursday, August 14. Several trains were delayed as a railing of the under bridge collapsed due…
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Dy CM Bhatti urges APHMEL to take nationwide orders like BHEL
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has urged Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery and Engineering Limited (APHMEL), a subsidiary of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to expand its operations by taking…
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Karnataka BJP MLA offers Rs 5L reward for interfaith marriage
Former Karnataka minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bijapur district, Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to any Hindu man marrying a Muslim woman. “We…
