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Deaths during Haj expose illegal firms who lure pilgrims with cheap offers
The recent tragic deaths of over 1,300 pilgrims during Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia have brought light to the nexus of illegal travel agents and brokers who are exploiting desperate Muslims across…
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Indian-origin victim of UK’s Post Office scandal rejects apology
London: An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software. Seema…
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Hyderabad: Man duped of Rs 1.4 lakh by scammers posing as bank officials
Hyderabad: A 52-year-old retired man fell victim to a scam involving a fake bank officer. The victim, who holds four credit cards, including one from HDFC Bank, received a call from a…
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Hyderabad: Man held for raping minor niece in Shamshabad
Hyderabad: Police arrested a 35-year-old man on Sunday, June 23, for allegedly sexually assaulting his 14-year-old niece in Shamshabad. According to reports, The accused got acquainted with the 14-year-old girl at a…
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Telangana: 12-year-old boy dies after neck gets entangled in swing rope
Hyderabad: A 12-year-old boy died was choked to death after his neck got entangled in the rope of a swing while he was playing at Dimda village in Chintalamanepalli mandal, Asifabad, on…
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Jaishankar meets Chinese envoy, highlights ‘common interest’ of India-China ties
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday emphasised on the “common interest” in “stabilisation and progress” in India-China relations during a meeting with Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong, amid the lingering…
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Telangana: Labour flees after bid to rape 3-year-old girl in Khammam
Hyderabad: A labour has been arrested for trying to sexually assault a three-year-old girl in Gandhi Nagar village in Sarapaka of Burgampad mandal, Khammam. The accused was identified as Kundal Ram from…
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Saudi warns tour firms who encourage visit visa holders to perform Haj illegally
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabian (KAS) Interior Ministry has issued a stern warning against foreign tourist agencies that have been encouraging visit visa holders to perform the Haj pilgrimage illegally. The security…
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Pak court reserves verdict on pleas against Imran Khan’s ‘Iddat’ case
Islamabad: A Pakistani district court on Tuesday reserved judgment on the plea by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi to suspend their sentences in the ‘iddat’ case,…
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Hyderabad: Fire breaks out at software company office in Jubilee hills
Hyderabad: The fire fighters averted a major fire by extinguishing it without any loss to life on Tuesday. The fire accident happened on the fourth floor of a building located opposite to…
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Five get jail term for loitering on Hyderabad streets at night
Hyderabad: Five people who were found loitering on the roads at night were sentenced to five days in jail by a city court on Tuesday. Mohd Zaker (28), a car driver, Mohd…
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Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will occupy the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a letter about the decision has been sent to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab.…
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TDP issues whip to party’s 16 LS MPs to vote for Om Birla in Speaker election
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party on Tuesday issued a whip to its 16 Lok Sabha members to vote for NDA’s Om Birla in Wednesday’s Speaker election. In a three-line whip, TDP’s Amalapuram…
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Second case of sodomy registered against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna
Hassan: A second case of sodomy was registered against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna on Tuesday at Holenarasipura police station in Hassan district. The case was registered based on a complaint by a…
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Saudi Aramco chairman reappointed as independent director on RIL board
In a significant development, the chairman of Saudi Aramco Yasir Othman H Al-Rumayyan has been reappointed as an independent director on the board of Reliance Industries Limited for a further five years.…
