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6-year-old girl becomes ‘Dubai Police Officer’ for a day
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai Police surprised a 6-year-old girl on her birthday by appointing her as a “police officer” for one day. Hoor Haddad told her parents that she wanted to join…
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Attack on author Rushdie can’t be called correct: Muslim cleric
Lucknow: Senior member of All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali on Saturday said no one has the right to take the law into his hand and the…
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Weekend is here! 8 off-beat activities to try in Hyderabad
The constant staring at the computer screens and being stuck in a cubicle from 9 am-5 pm, all week long can get tiresome and all one wants is to refresh themselves from…
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Saudi Arabia: What types of visas will be allowed for Umrah?
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday decided to allow all types of visa holders to undertake Umrah or lesser pilgrimage. The Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced in…
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Pak to attend counter-terror drills in India for 1st time
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed that it will attend the international counter-terrorism exercises in India later this year despite simmering tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The counter-terrorism exercises are scheduled to be…
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Largest human tiranga formed in Chandigarh, enters Guinness World Record
Chandigarh: Punjab’s capital city on Tuesday witnessed a new world record for having the largest human waving the National Flag of India in a cricket stadium in Sector 16. The Union Territory…
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Telangana HC gets 6 new judges, strength increases from 28 to 34
Hyderabad: A total of six advocates have been appointed as Telangana high court judges after president Droupadi Murmu signed their appointment on Friday. Out of these six advocates, four have been appointed…
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Karnataka: Cop suspended for thrashing villager, departmental inquiry ordered
Bellari: A police sub-inspector (PSI), identified as Manikanta, was suspended from his duty after a video surfaced of him thrashing a villager in Karnataka’s Ballari district, the police said. According to Bellari…
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Over 6.4 million illegal foreigners arrested in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has arrested a total of 6,419,163 violators of residency, labour, and border security laws from 2017-2022, local media reported. The joint field campaigns carried out…
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Telangana: 2 years on, no funding for ‘KCR Apathbandhu’ scheme
Hyderabad: Two years after the first mention of the ‘KCR Apathbandhu’ scheme aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BC) youth by providing them with ambulances and sewing machines, an RTI response revealed that…
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Hyderabad: Telangana HC junks ITC petition in luxury tax row
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has junked a petition by the ITC against the state government demand to remit collecting luxury tax on cigarettes. A bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and…
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Karnataka: Aplogise now, BJP urges Cong MLA over govt job remark
Bengaluru: Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Saturday demanded an immediate apology from Congress MLA and spokesperson of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Priyank Kharge over his remark that young men have to bribe…
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Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case
New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday reported the fifth monkeypox case, a 22 year-old-woman who is currently under observation. Speaking to IANS, Suresh Kumar, MD, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, said the woman…