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Saudi Arabia: Omani man treks 2500 km to Makkah for Umrah

Cairo: Abdullah Al Kathiri, an Omani traveller, has accomplished an incredible feat by walking 2,500 kilometres from his hometown of Salalah to Makkah in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, the minor pilgrimage.…
Here’s where to watch TATA IPL 2024 matches LIVE for free

The first match of the TATA IPL 2024 will be played between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Friday, March 22. The teams led by captains,…

Rupee falls 35 paise to hit all-time low of 83.48 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 35 paise to settle at an all-time low of 83.48 against the American currency on Friday, tracking a surging greenback against major crosses in the overseas markets and…
PM Narendra Modi bestowed Bhutan’s highest civilian award

Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo,’ the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. The award has…
DMK asks EC to act against PM Modi for ‘insult to Hinduism’ remark

Chennai: Alleging violation of Model Code of Conduct, the ruling DMK has appealed to the Election Commission to take appropriate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘insult to Hinduism’ taunt…
LS polls: Congress tickets for turncoats in Telangana ruffles feathers

Hyderabad: Shortly after Congress announced candidates for five Telangana seats on Thursday, senior party leader G Niranjan vehemently opposed the decision to give Lok Sabha tickets to leaders who recently joined Congress…
Hyderabad’s Food4Thought establishes 622 libraries nationwide

Hyderabad: The city-based Food4Thought Foundation, founded in 2015, aspires to bridge the gap between idle books and eager readers by establishing libraries across the India. The foundation has so far helped establish…

JFK seeks immediate release of Kashmiri journalists held under UAPA

The Journalist Federation of Kashmir (JFK) has expressed grief over the continued imprisonment of a Kashmiri journalist, Irfan Mehraj, and advocated for his immediate release. Mehraj, who is a well-known journalist in…
Hyderabad: Commotion near Salar Jung Museum after cobra surfaces on road

Hyderabad: A cobra snake was spotted near the Salarjung Museum road on Thursday night, scaring people in the area. The 5-foot-long snake had come onto the road and was visibly trying to…
Congress National spokesperson quits Congress, cites insult to Sanatan Dharma

New Delhi: In more trouble for the Congress, its National Spokesperson, Rohan Gupta, resigned from all posts and the primary membership of the party on Friday, citing “constant humiliation” and “character assassination…
LS polls: BRS announces candidates for Nagarkurnool & Medak

Hyderabad: BRS party president K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday, March 22, announced two more MP candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Former state Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former IPS…
Kejriwal once raised his voice against liquor: Anna Hazare

Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare, who had a decade ago become the face of the anti-corruption movement, Friday said he had warned Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in the excise policy case, to stay…
ED produces Arvind Kejriwal in trial court to seek his custody

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday produced Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before the Rouse Avenue court and is likely to seek his custody in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.…
Allahabad HC declares UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, ‘unconstitutional’

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, “unconstitutional” and violative of the principle of secularism, and asked the state government to accommodate current students…
6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia

Jakarta: A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s province of East Java on Friday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The undersea quake rocked at 11.22 a.m. Jakarta time (0422…