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UAE unemployment insurance: Apply before June 30 or face fines

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) unemployment insurance scheme was introduced in the country in January and is mandatory for all workers, including those in free zones and semi-government entities. The…
MP: ‘Illegal’ parts of Damoh school face demolition post hijab row

A bulldozer, barricades and state police in riot gear were deployed near Madhya Pradesh’s Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School on Tuesday evening. This comes days after a controversy erupted regarding allegations that…

Earthquake strikes Kutch amid fear of Cyclone Biparjoy

Kutch: In a double blow to the region, an earthquake hit Kutch on Wednesday amidst the looming threat of Cyclone Biparjoy. The quake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, struck 5 kilometers…
Hyderabad: OU students protest for scholarships, trained faculties

Hyderabad: It was chaos under the Masab Tank flyover on Wednesday afternoon as students of the University College of Science, Saifabad, staged a protest demanding scholarships, faculty recruitment and basic hostel facilities…
J-K: 20-yr-old, working as painter, clears NEET

Srinagar: A 20-year-old youth from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, who works as a painter to support his family, has cracked the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, the results of which were declared…
SHE Team Cyberabad resolves 138 complaints in May: Report

Hyderabad: According to the SHE Team report for the month of May, 15 squads were constituted to make the city a safe place for women and children. In a press release on…
BSF starts ‘Dani-Pani’ mission to save birds from heat

Jaisalmer: The Border Security Force (BSF) has started a special mission ‘Dana-Pani’ under which it is arranging food and water for birds along the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer district. The purpose of…

UAE: Indian actress Chrisann Pereira cleared of drug charges

Abu Dhabi: Bollywood actress Chrisann Pereira, who was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charges of drug smuggling, has been cleared by the Sharjah court. In an Instagram post, Chrisann’s brother Kevin…
TN Minister’s arrest: SPA to hold protest on June 16

Chennai: The Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), the political coalition led by the DMK, on Wednesday said that it will hold a protest march in Coimbatore on June 16 against the arrest of…
Women wrestlers must get justice not deception: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of standing with those who commit atrocities on the “daughters of the country” and asserted that the women wrestlers, who have levelled sexual…
Centre directs states to take action against hoarders of Tur & Urad

New Delhi: The Central government has directed the states to take strict action against hoarders of pulses, mainly Tur and Urad, whose poor supply and rising price have forced the Centre to…
TRS will now be called Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi will now be known as Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Lok Sabha, an official circular said. The request for a name change was made by the Telangana Rashtra…
Telangana: Dalit man head tonsured, beaten for 3 hours in Nizamabad

Hyderabad: A 21-year-old Dalit man was thrashed for nearly three hours in Nizamabad’s village for marrying a girl from the dominant Other Backward Caste (OBC). Though the incident happened on the night…
Syria: Israeli strikes on Damascus injure soldier

Damascus: A Syrian soldier was seriously injured, early Wednesday, as a result of Israeli air strikes that targeted points near Damascus, SANA News Agency reported. The Syrian air defences engaged Israeli missiles…
Conversion racket: 60 religious videos found in accused Kaleem’s mobile

New Delhi: The investigators are scanning the bank account details of Mohammad Kaleem, a B.Tech graduate who was apprehended on June 9 following a complaint of religious conversion filed against him by…