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Saudi: Friday sermons, prayers shortened in two holy mosques until summer ends
The higher authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have issued a directive to reduce the duration of the Friday sermon and prayer in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the…
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Over 3.9 lakh continue to reel under flood in Assam
Guwahati: More than 3.90 lakh people continued to reel under floodwater in Assam as the overall situation remained grim, officials said on Saturday. Even though there was a marginal improvement in the…
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Armenia officially recognises Palestine as a state
The government of Armenia has officially announced the recognition of Palestine as a state, becoming the 149th country to do so. In a statement on Friday, June 21, the Armenian Foreign Ministry…
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Congress, BJP colluded for sale of coal blocks in Telangana: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday attacked Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy for “colluding” with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government over the…
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Guj HC allows release of Aamir Khan’s son Junaid’s debut film Maharaj
Mumbai: Yash Raj Films (YRF), the banner behind “Maharaj” that marks the debut of Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s son Junaid, has expressed gratitude to the judiciary after the Gujarat High Court lifted…
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University of Hyderabad students protest to remove NTA role in PhD admissions
Hyderabad: Amid row over paker leaks in central exams, students at the University of Hyderabad held a protest demanding the removal of the National Testing Agency (NTA)’s authority over PhD admissions. Students…
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Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 53; 7 people arrested
Kallakurichi: The death toll in the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy has risen from 50 to 53, officials said on Saturday. Kallakurichi District Collector MS Prasanth said that out of the total 193 patients,…
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Death toll from Israeli bombing in Rafah rises to 25
Gaza: At least 25 Palestinians were killed due to gunfire and shells from Israeli tanks in the Al-Mawasi area, west of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, the Hamas-run health authorities…
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Delhi: Atishi’s indefinite fast over water crisis enters second day
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi continued her indefinite fast, which enters the second day on Saturday, over the water crisis in the national capital. In a video message from her ‘Jal…
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Caretaker & key holder of Kaaba Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaibi passes away
The chief key holder and caretaker of the Kaaba Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaibi passed away on Saturday, June 22. The burial will take place at the Al Mu’alla Cemetery in Makkah. Sheikh Saleh…
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Communal violence erupts in Jodhpur, two cops injured
Jodhpur: Two policemen were injured in stone-pelting, a shop was set on fire and two vehicles were damaged as communal violence erupted in a Jodhpur locality, police said on Saturday. Jodhpur West…
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Raids on pickle making units in Hyderabad, violations found
Hyderabad: Officials of the Food Safety Department, Telangana on Thursday, June 20, conducted raids on pickle making units in Hyderabad and found several violations. Houseflies, no aprons & hair caps At a…
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Hyderabad: Another murder in Asifnagar; 25-yr-old thrashed to death
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old man was murdered by two construction workers at an underconstruction building in Asifnagar in early hours of Saturday, June 22. The man who is yet to be identified had…
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YSR Congress Party’s under-construction central office demolished in AP
Amaravati: YSR Congress Party’s under-construction central office in Tadepalli in Guntur district was demolished by municipal authorities in the early hours of Saturday over alleged illegal construction. Authorities of Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation…
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2 booked for ‘blackmailing’ JD-S MLC Suraj Revanna on sexual abuse charge
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have filed an FIR against two persons on charges of extortion following allegations of sexual abuse against JD-S MLC Suraj Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D.…
