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UNSC condemns Taliban’s call to ban Afghan women from working for UN
United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on the de facto authorities…
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Decipher ancient wisdom, AP Governor tells Vedic varsity students
Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Friday called on the students of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University (SVVU) to decipher the ancient wisdom of the Vedas. Addressing the seventh convocation of…
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UAE: Sultan Al Neyadi becomes the first Arab to walk in space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has once again etched his name into the history books by becoming the first Arab astronaut to walk in space on Friday.…
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‘Are Dalits, backward classes beggars’, Bommai tears into Congress
Kalaburagi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday asked state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar does he think “Dalits and backward classes are beggars?” Reacting to Shivakumar’s statement that Lingayats and Vokkaligas are…
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Hyderabad: Vision screening camp for UoH Campus School students
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad Campus School recently organized a vision (eye) screening camp in association with the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH).…
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Conducting caste-based survey no crime, says Bihar CM
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reacted with exasperation over the opposition faced by the head count of caste’ underway in the state, saying that holding such a survey is…
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BJP MP Laxman attacks KCR on silence over release of convict who killed Dalit bureaucrat
Hyderabad: BJP leader K Laxman on Friday found fault with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for allegedly not responding to the release of former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, who was…
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AP CM requests Centre to allow sale of excess FCV Tobacco without penalties
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday wrote to the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal requesting to allow the sale of excess Flue Cure Virginia…
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WFI sexual harassment: KTR extends support to protesting wrestlers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao on Friday took to social media to announce his support for the wrestler’s protest at Jantar Mantar in…
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Hyderabad: Police nab 6 for beating a 16-year-old to death
Hyderabad: The Kulsumpura police, on Friday, arrested six men, including three rowdy sheeters, for allegedly beating a 16-year-old boy to death. Baid Yogesh, Naigode Shankar, Ballem Sharath Kumar, Konde Varun Rao, Bodi…
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2008 Malegaon blast trial: Another witness turns hostile, 35 so far
Mumbai: A medical professional on Friday became the 35th witness to turn hostile in the 2008 Malegaon blast case trial. The witness had told the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra Police that…
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Oppn calls out PT Usha over her remarks on protesting wrestlers
New Delhi: Several opposition leaders hit out at Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha on Friday for criticising a protest by wrestlers in Delhi, alleging she has become a “political mouthpiece”. The…
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Operation Kaveri: 31 Telangana citizens have reached India
Hyderabad: As many as 31 Telangana citizens who were stranded in strife-torn Sudan have arrived in India so far, an official release said on Friday. A State Government press release said on…
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Movie ‘The Kerala Story’ an attempt to destroy state’s communal harmony: Ruling CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) and opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday lashed out against the controversial upcoming movie ‘The Kerala Story’, saying freedom of expression was not a licence to spew venom…
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Telangana HC adjourns hearing on Kadapa MP’s anticipatory bail plea
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday adjourned, to June 5, the hearing on the anticipatory bail petition of Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy in former Andhra Pradesh minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s…
