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Tense calm holds on Venezuela day after Maduro was deposed by US
Venezuela: A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, one day after President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation. Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, was unusually quiet on Sunday…
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Days before notice expiration, two mosques removed in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: A mosque and a madrassa in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district that were facing action for encroaching on government land were demolished by members of the mosque committee just before the notice…
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Saudi-backed forces regain control of Yemen’s Hadramout
Aden: Saudi-backed forces spread across Yemen’s Mukalla on Sunday after retaking the port city, which was seized by southern separatists last month. Video footage taken by The Associated Press showed the Saudi-backed…
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Congress is Telangana’s No. 1 villain: Harish Rao slams govt over water allocation
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Irrigation Minister Harish Rao, on Sunday, January 4, lambasted the ruling Congress for their ‘betrayals’ in river water allocation and called it the ‘number…
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Telangana prepares to challenge Andhra’s Polavaram expansion in SC
Hyderabad: Ahead of Supreme Court’s hearing on the Polavaram Project expansion, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, along with Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, met senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi on Sunday, January 4.…
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Telangana power engineers’ assn demand hike in AE recruitment quota by 80 pc
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Electricity Assistant Engineers’ Association (TSEAEA) has demanded a hike in the recruitment quota for Assistant Engineers (AEs) posts from 40 per cent to 80. A letter to the…
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Bengali migrant workers assaulted in Maharashtra
Kolkata: Three migrant workers from West Bengal‘s Paschim Bardhaman district were allegedly assaulted in Maharashtra after being suspected of being ‘Bangladeshis’ for speaking Bengali, prompting sharp political reactions in the state. The…
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UK bombs Syria ISIS arms bunker in joint strike with France
London: British and French air force jets have conducted intelligence-led strikes to destroy an arms bunker occupied by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in Syria, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD)…
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Students oppose govt show-cause notice on MANUU land
Hyderabad: The MANUU Students Collective, on Sunday, January 4, condemned the show-cause notice issued by the state government to resume 50 acres of Maulana Azad National Urdu University land. In a statement,…
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Andhra’s Bhogapuram International Airport receives first flight
Amaravati: Around 50 kilometres from Visakhapatnam, Bhogapuram International Airport, located in Vizianagaram district, received its first flight on Sunday, January 4. Air India flight from New Delhi was welcomed with ceremonial water…
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Plywood godown near Mir Alam Tank catches fire, no casualties
Hyderabad: A fire broke out on Sunday, January 4, at a plywood godown located at Mir Alam Tank in the Tad Bun area of Hyderabad. No casualties were reported. Panic spread in…
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Migrant worker violently attacked in Bihar, called ‘Bangladeshi’
A Muslim migrant worker was allegedly beaten up in Bihar’s Madhubani district after being branded as a “Bangladeshi.” The incident took place in Chakda under the Rajnagar police station limits. A video…
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Stalin announces Rs 3,000 cash gift for harvest festival ‘Pongal’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday announced a Rs 3,000 cash gift for harvest festival ‘Pongal’ to rice category ration card holders and to all families that reside…
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International law should not be violated: Congress on US action in Venezuela
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday, January 4, expressed “grave concern” over the US action in Venezuela and said settled principles of international law cannot be violated unilaterally. Congress general secretary communications…
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Trump’s plan to seize, revitalise Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdles
Washington: President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalise it after capturing President Nicolas Maduro in a raid isn’t likely to have a…
