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AP: TDP plans separate election manifesto for Backward Classes
Amaravati: The opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is planning a separate manifesto for the Backward Classes for next year’s elections to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Friday…
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5 Telangana ministers visit Medigadda, blame BRS for ‘irregularities’ in KLIP
Hyderabad: A delegation led by irrigation, food, and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, minister of transport and BC welfare Ponnam Prabhakar, IT minister D Sridhar Babu, roads & buildings minister…
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Hyderabad: Official falls sick amid ruckus over Praja Palana forms
Hyderabad: Ruckus ensued at a Praja Palana centre in Suleman Nagar in the city reportedly as huge crowds thronged the centre to get their hands on the application forms needed to avail…
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UAE calls for emergency UNSC meeting on West Bank escalation
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday, December 29, to discuss the escalating situation in the West Bank. In a statement…
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Pakistan bans New Year celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday, December 28, announced a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations to express solidarity with the people in Gaza Strip. In an exclusive video message,…
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Hyderabad: Garbage dumped near Old City school poses health risk to pupils
Hyderabad: Students of the Government Primary and High School Jahanuma located at Jahanuma Lancer Old City are facing lot of problems due to a unattended garbage dumped near their school. The GHMC…
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Hijab-clad woman embarks on 1400-km walk to Ayodhya temple
Hyderabad: In a surprising move by a Muslim woman from Maharashtra, she has embarked on a 1,425-km walk to Ram temple in Ayodhya. Shabnam, a young hijab-clad Muslim woman from Mumbai, is…
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Drug cases in 2023 drop by 94% as Telangana adopts ‘zero-tolerance’
Hyderabad: In 2023, Telangana reported a drastic decline in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) cases, with only 59 cases, a reduction of approximately 94.98% compared to 1,176 cases in 2022.…
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Karnataka: Tumkur farmers cultivate rice tailored for diabetics
Tumkur: In a groundbreaking move, farmers in the Tumkur district in Karnataka are cultivating a new variety of rice, ‘RNR-15048’, specifically tailored for diabetics concerned about the impact of white rice on…
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Law enforcement seeks ban on hookah parlours in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: With rising instances of recovery of ganja and other narcotics substances in hookah parlours in the city, law enforcement agencies are seeking a ban on hookah parlours. According to reliable sources,…
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Ram temple inauguration by PM, a ‘gross misuse of religious sentiments’, says Yechury
Kannur: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said the inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of other Constitutional functionaries was a “gross misuse…
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Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada activists stage protest, demand release of activists
Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada activists staged a protest at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park, demanding the immediate release of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) activists detained by police. The protest was also attended by Aam Aadmi Party…
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Jamaat-e-Islami Hind goes to court over plans to raze Sunehri Bagh Masjid
One of India’s key Islamic organisations, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has approached the high court over the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) notice asking for public opinion for the demolition of the Sunehri Bagh…
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RS chairman declines AAP’s request to appoint Raghav Chadha as party’s interim leader
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has turned down AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s request to appoint Raghav Chadha as the party’s interim leader in the Upper House of Parliament. According…
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Kharge, Sonia yet to decide on attending Ram temple consecration
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said it will take a decision at an “appropriate time” whether its senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi will attend the consecration of the Ram…
