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TGNPDCL records highest-ever peak power demand as summer begins in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGNPDCL) recorded its highest-ever peak power demand on Saturday, February 28, at 6,057 MW. Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of TGNPDCL, Varun Reddy, said that…
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Lebanon urges Hezbollah to stay out of US-Iran conflict
The Lebanese government has urged the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah not to get involved if any fighting erupts between the United States and Iran, the Lebanese foreign minister said on Tuesday, expressing…
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UP: Locals pressure man to leave Hindu locality, police deny communal angle
Muzaffarnagar: Hindutva workers allegedly opposed a Muslim man from buying a house in the predominantly Hindu locality of Gaushala Pashmi in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. Ali Hasan had recently bought the property…
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Several airlines including IndiGo, Air India, suspend flights amid Iran attack
London: IndiGo on Saturday, February 28, temporarily suspended flights to and from the Middle East in view of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran. Meanwhile, Air India Express said that it…
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Rule to link WhatsApp, other messaging apps to SIM come into force on March 1
Starting Sunday, March 1, messaging apps used by millions of Indians – WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Sharechat, Jiochat, Josh and Arattai, among others – will have to remain continuously linked to a…
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How Hyderabad broke its fast in Ramzan during the Nizams’ era
Ramzan has shaped the rhythm of life in Hyderabad for centuries. In the city’s areas, from the time before sunrise to the moment of iftar at sunset, traditions create a shared cultural…
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Asaduddin Owaisi slams PM Modi’s Israel visit amid escalating tension in Iran
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday, February 28, denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, calling it untimely and a “betrayal of India’s long-standing foreign policy”…
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Telangana: 15 injured as lorry rams bus on NH 65 in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: At least 15 people were injured on Saturday, February 28, after a lorry collided with a bus on National Highway 65 in Sadashivpet, Sangareddy district. The bus was travelling to Zaheerabad…
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Telangana govt launches statewide HPV vaccination drive from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha on Saturday, February 28, launched the state’s Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive at King Koti Hospital in Hyderabad, as part of a nationwide programme initiated by…
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21 dead, 8 critically injured in Andhra Pradesh firecracker unit blast
Vetlapalem: As many as 21 people were killed and 8 others critically injured in the cracker unit blast here in Kakinada district on Saturday, February 28, Andhra Pradesh Minister Kandula Durgesh said.…
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OpenAI partners with Pentagon after Trump orders agencies to stop using Anthropic
Washington: The Trump administration on Friday, February 27, ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the…
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Mangalhat: Victim’s jail connection to rival gang cost him his life, 5 held
Hyderabad: Five gang members were arrested on Friday, February 27, for the murder of Rushab Agarwal in Mangalhat two days earlier, who was killed because the prime accused suspected he had been…
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Jammu and Kashmir win maiden Ranji Trophy title
Hubballi: Jammu and Kashmir etched their name in the history books by clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title on the basis of a first-innings lead, after the final against Karnataka ended in…
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Telangana govt allots 3.95 acre in Neopolis for water infrastructure
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday, February 28, allotted 3.95 acre of land in the Khanpur campus area of Neopolis, Kokapet, to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) to…
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Untouchability in Karnataka: Shops shut amid last rites of Dalit armyman
Bagalkot: Relatives of a retired Dalit army serviceman have alleged untouchability after shops and hotels in a Karnataka village closed their shutters when they arrived for his last rites on February 25. Hanumantappa…
