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Hyderabad: ‘Bandi Sanjay’s arrest is undemocratic,’ says Kishan
Hyderabad: Following the arrest of Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Union Minister Kishan Reddy on Thursday termed the latter’s arrest as ‘undemocratic’ and said that the state BJP chief’s arrest was…
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Digital transactions see 178 pc rise in volume in 3 years
New Delhi: There has been an exponential increase of 178 per cent in the volume of digital payment transactions in the last three years with the rise of several platforms like Bharat…
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Indian-Americans stage peaceful rally against legislation on caste-based discrimination
Washington: Scores of Indian-Americans held a peaceful rally in California to register their protest against a Democratic senator for introducing a bill in the state’s Senate seeking to explicitly ban caste-based discrimination.…
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India elected to UN statistical body; China suffers diplomatic rout
United Nations: In a sign of India’s diplomatic influence, it has been elected to the UN Statistical Commission and two other bodies while China suffered a diplomatic rout unable to get the…
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Gangster Deepak ‘Boxer’ brought to India from Mexico; his aide spent Rs 55 l on his escape
New Delhi: Notorious gangster Deepak “Boxer”, who was nabbed in Mexico by the Delhi Police and brought here on Wednesday, was helped by another criminal who as part of a deal not…
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Hyderabad braces for more downpours after heavy rains as IMD issued yellow alert
Hyderabad: Hyderabad received heavy rains on April 5, leading to power cuts in various parts of the city. Waterlogging was also witnessed at different locations, including the road under PVNR Expressway near…
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AP: Stones pelted at Vande Bharat Express again in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam: An incident of stone pelting on the Vande Bharat Express train has been reported from Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, said an official release. This is the third time when a stone pelting…
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SP MLC Swami Prasad booked for ‘objectionable’ comment on Lord Ram
Lucknow: An FIR has been lodged against Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya with the Kotwali police of Rae Bareli in connection with a video that purportedly showed him making an “objectionable…
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UN Women chief blasts Taliban ban on female Afghan UN staff
United Nations: Sima Bahous, UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. “We stand in…
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Turkish president condemns Israel’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned Israel’s raid on the flashpoint holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan. “Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque…
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Atiq Ahmed’s aide Abdul Kavi surrenders before Lucknow court
Lucknow: Sharpshooter Abdul Kavi, who had been absconding for the past 18 years after being named in the 2005 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal murder case, has surrendered quietly in…
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Arab League condemns Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Cairo: The Arab League (AL) has condemned Israel for raiding the flashpoint holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. In a statement released after an urgent meeting held in…
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Gyanvapi ‘Shivling’: Allahabad HC slams ASI for not filling report on carbon dating
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court (HC) has slammed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Director General (DG), V. Vidyavathi for her failure to file a reply, giving an opinion as to whether…
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Hyderabad police tighten security ahead of Hanuman Jayanti Yatra
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police have tightened security measures ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti Yatra, scheduled for April 6. Following recent incidents of violence in different parts of the country during Sri Rama Navami…
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Five including Chinna Jeeyar from Telangana, Andhra receive Padma Awards
Hyderabad: Spiritual leaders Swami Chinna Jeeyar and Kamlesh D Patel, music director M. M. Keeravaani, linguist B. Ramakrishna Reddy and social worker Sankurathi Chandra Sekhar from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been…
