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Hindu seer slams SRK over IPL team signing Bangladesh cricketer
Hindu spiritual leader Jagatgu Rambhadracharya on Thursday slammed Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan over the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owned by him signing a Bangladeshi cricketer amid atrocities on Hindus…
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Nepal probe commission to summon ex-PM Oli over Gen Z protests
Kathmandu: A commission appointed by Nepal’s interim government to probe alleged excessive use of force during the September 8–9 Gen Z movement will summon ousted prime minister K P Sharma Oli for…
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Indore water contamination: NHRC issues notice to MP govt
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday said it has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over the death of seven people and more than 40 falling ill…
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GHMC to open new bridge near Hussain Sagar on Jan 2
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Friday, January 2, is set to inaugurate a bridge across the Hussain Sagar surplus nala near Ashok Nagar, marking the first bridge inauguration by…
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CM Revanth unveils Telangana Prisons Department’s diaries, calenders
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy unveiled the 2026 New Year diaries and wall calendars of the Telangana Prisons Department at the Secretariat on Thursday, January 1. Compiled and presented by the…
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Pro-Israel tweet on Zohran Mamdani’s X account sparks confusion
After Zohran Mamdani took his oath as the Mayor of New York City on January 1, 2026, his X (formerly Twitter) account was retitled to his name from the previous Mayor, Eric Adams.…
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani writes to Umar Khalid
Jailed activist Umar Khalid received a handwritten letter from newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani with the words, “We are all thinking of you.” The letter was shared by Umar Khalid’s…
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A gentleman in politics: Tribute to Asif Pasha
Sometimes, it is difficult to write about a person one is familiar with. I find myself in this very predicament while sitting down to pen these lines on former Law Minister Asif…
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Bangladesh ke to nahi ho?: Ghaziabad police question family
The Ghaziabad police found itself in hot water during a citizenship verification drive in a slum area after one of its officers apathetically asked a family if they hailed from Bangladesh. A…
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Israel: New rules barring aid groups from Palestinian territories take effect
Jerusalem: Israel said Thursday that new regulations banning access of dozens of aid organizations to Gaza and the West Bank had come into force, despite calls by UN agencies and international humanitarian…
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Another Bangladeshi Hindu set on fire, 4th attack in two weeks
A 50-year-old Hindu man was allegedly set on fire on December 31 in Shariatpur district in Bangladesh, the fourth attack on minorities in two weeks in the neighbouring country. Khokon Chandra, a…
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Numaish opens in Hyderabad, over 1,000 vendors set up stalls
Hyderabad: The 85th All-India Industrial Exhibition (AIIE), more commonly known as Numaish, was inaugurated on Thursday, January 1, by Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu. For the 85th AIIE at the Numaish…
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Kochi Biennale painting gets backlash from Christian groups; artist defends work
Kochi: Noted artist Tom Vattakuzhy on Wednesday rejected allegations of distorting the depiction of Christ’s Last Supper in one of his paintings displayed at Kochi Biennale, a day after the Catholic Church…
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Egyptian footballer lands in prison for forging academic docs
A 28-year-old Egyptian footballer, who has previously featured in the English Premier League, was on December 30, 2025, sentenced to one year in prison for allegedly forging his academic documents. The footballer,…
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‘Oracle of Omaha’ Warren Buffett retires as Berkshire Hathaway CEO
After nearly six decades at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has stepped down as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), handing over charge to his successor and…
