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Turkey: Hagia Sophia marks 3rd anniversary of reopening as a mosque
The historical Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey marked the third anniversary of its re-opening as a mosque on July 24. Ali Erbas, head of the Turkish Presidency for Religious Affairs, performed the…
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Hyderabad: CBI court sentences DoCA official to five-year jail
Hyderabad: The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad has sentenced M. Subbarayulu, then Official Liquidator, Department of Company Affairs, Hyderabad to undergo five years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.…
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Telangana: Drunk man falls off electric pole in Adilabad
Hyderabad: In a shocking video, a young man tries to take away his own life by jumping off an electric pole in Adilabad. The video of the incident that circulated on social…
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Massive traffic congestion as heavy downpour recorded in Nizamabad
Hyderabad: As Telangana reels under heavy rain spells, the Velpur area in Nizamabad district recorded 46.3 cm rainfall on Tuesday (July 25) owing to which the Armoor-Bheemgal road was flooded leading to…
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‘Govt serious on lifting Muharram processions ban in Srinagar,’ says J&K official
Srinagar: Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Tuesday said that J&K administration is serious on lifting the decades old-ban on two large Muharram processions in Srinagar city. He said that the…
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Telangana villages are at peace because of Dharani portal, says KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday, July 24, said that villages in the state were at peace because of the Dharani portal. Dharani Integrated Land Records is the official…
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Indian woman weds her Pakistani FB friend ‘after converting to Islam’
Peshawar: Anju, the Indian mother of two children who travelled to a remote village in Pakistan, married her Facebook friend on Tuesday after converting to Islam and now has a new name…
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Yemen: 11 passengers injured as storm shatters glass wall at Aden airport
Sanaa: In an unfortunate turn of events, Aden International Airport in Yemen on Monday was hit by a severe storm, accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds, damaging the facility and injuring…
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Hyderabad rains: IT employees to log out in phases to avoid traffic jams
Hyderabad: In view of the IMD’s heavy rains prediction for the city for the next 5 days, IT companies on the advise of the city police have resorted to logging out employees…
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Hyderabad: Man jumps from Kukatpally metro station, dies
Hyderabad: An unidentified man on Sunday allegedly took his life by jumping from the top of the metro station in Kukatpally. Speaking to Siasat.com, the Kukatpally police said that the man, a…
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Hyderabad: Additional CP visits Bibi ka Alawa, takes stock of Ashura preparations
Hyderabad: Additional commissioner of police (law and order) Vikram Singh Mann visited Bibi ka Alawa on Tuesday, July 25, to take stock of the preparations ahead of Ashura. He also made an…
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Telangana DGP hosts inter-state conference on left-wing extremism
Hyderabad: Telangana Director General of Police (DGP), Anjani Kumar on Tuesday conducted an interstate DGP conference on left-wing extremism in the city. Several Police officers from different states participated in the conference including…
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Chhattisgarh’s tribal community imposes Rs 1L fine on inter-caste marriages
Tribal communities in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district issued a diktat to young men and women imposing fines and family ostracization if they elope and marry outside their castes or religions. Ironically, the diktat…
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‘HBD KTR’: Telangana Cong slams BRS for using schoolchildren for human chain
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress on Tuesday registered a complaint with the Human Rights Commission against using schoolchildren to make a ‘Happy Birthday KTR’ human chain to commemorate the birthday of minister K…
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Saudi convicts 23 expats in money laundering case
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday, July 24, convicted 23 expatriates of Asian nationalities on charges of money laundering, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Public Prosecution investigation…
