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Legacy of hunger strikes woven into warp and weft of India’s politics
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Potti Sreeramulu, Irom Sharmila, Anna Hazare… And Sonam Wangchuk today. The list is long, the causes different, the means the same – fasting to register protest…
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High Court gives two weeks to vacate KR market encroachments
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed traders occupying alleged encroachments on the footpath beneath the Mysuru Road flyover near KR Market to vacate the premises and hand over possession to…
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JIH backs Sonam Wangchuk, NEET protest at Jantar Mantar
A high-level delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) visited the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar against alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and extended its support to environmentalist and…
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Hyderabad kalma row: BJP’s Madhavi Latha comes to teacher’s defence
Hyderabad: While the entire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and right-wing ecosystem in Hyderabad has been gunning for the Muslim teacher who was fired from her job at a private school in Hyderabad…
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Telangana HC halts priest recruitment at Palakurthi temple
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to first settle a long-pending dispute over which set of Hindu rituals should be followed at a temple in Palakurthi before going ahead…
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Hyderabad weekend guide: Visit this food festival in Secunderabad
Looking for something different to do this weekend? Hyderabad’s growing community of food lovers, eco-conscious shoppers and sustainability enthusiasts has an exciting event to explore. Plantarium’s Vegan Bazar 7 will be held…
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Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ claim on Wangchuk sparks backlash
New Delhi: Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday, July 17, questioned actor Aamir Khan’s statement that his character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’ was…
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AIMPLB asks UP govt to halt action against Azam Khan’s varsity
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday, July 17, asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) to withdraw demolition notices issued against 38…
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SC extends deadline for Greater Bengaluru polls To December 31
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, extended the deadline for conducting elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) until December 31, granting relief to…
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Bars, clubs in Hyderabad to be open till 3 am for World Cup final
Hyderabad: It’s going to be a late one for football fans in Telangana, as the state government has allowed bars, clubs and microbreweries to remain open well past midnight on the two biggest…
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Kalma homework row: Teacher booked under Juvenile Justice Act
Hyderabad: A first information report (FIR) was registered against a teacher and others of Success The School in Saidabad for allegedly assigning “Islamic religious practices” as homework to a Hindu student, police…
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HC allows BRS Sabha in Saroornagar, questions 17-day police delay
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, July 17, granted permission to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to hold its proposed Yuva Sangrama Sabha at Saroornagar Stadium on Saturday, July 18, after…
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Rupee rises 14 paise to close at 96.28 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday on possible intervention from the Reserve Bank of India after four consecutive sessions of decline.…
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Hyderabad: Two killed in bike accident at Kukatpally
Hyderabad: Two people were killed after the bike they were travelling on hit a median in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally on Friday, July 17. According to the police, the accident occurred at 3 am…
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Telangana Food Safety Department busts adulterated ghee racket
Hyderabad: The Telangana Food Safety Department conducted a two-phase special drive on ghee across the state, carrying out an intensive operation in the Hyderabad CURE region alongside Hyderabad Police on Tuesday, July…
