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Saudi FM calls for Hormuz to return to pre-Iran war status
United Nations: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stressed the importance of restoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz to its pre-February 28 status without the imposition of…
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CISF to guard NTA office amid paper leak concerns
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency, which moved its operations to a new office following a huge controversy over the NEET paper leak and administrative lapses, will now be guarded by CISF…
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Surgical strikes bold example of India’s counter-terrorism: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, September 27, said the 2016 surgical strikes were India’s decisive response to the pain of terror attacks and presented a bold example of the…
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Kaleshwaram barrage restoration to start mid-November: Uttam
Hyderabad: Work on the three Kaleshwaram barrages will begin mid-November and be completed before the monsoon next year, Telangana Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Saturday, September 26. Designs for…
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Lovely Professional University students protest over rape claim
Phagwara: Students of Lovely Professional University in Punjab’s Phagwara went on a rampage on the campus early Sunday, damaging property and blocking a national highway over claims that a female student was…
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Iran denies plans for military action over flight restrictions
Tehran: The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) denied in a statement that Iran would take military retaliatory action in response to the recent aviation restrictions imposed on the country,…
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Reporters detained at Jantar Mantar, Press Club demands apology
New Delhi: Two journalists on Friday, September 25, claimed to have been detained and manhandled by the Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar while covering a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.…
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Hyderabad to see hot weather with limited rains in coming days
Hyderabad: Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana is likely to experience hot weather with limited rains over the coming days. The temperatures are expected to be in the range of 34-35 degrees…
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Arrest us all: Dipke warns if Ranka, CJP leaders not released
Guwahati: Cockroach Janta Party co-convenor and spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka has been detained in Assam’s capital along with other leaders and activists of the organisation minutes before their volunteer meeting scheduled for Sunday,…
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SC to hear plea against MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2,000
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea challenging the Centre’s decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions of over Rs 2,000. Ending…
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Two arrested for planting fake Maoist threat letters in Telangana
Hyderabad: Two 23-year-old men were arrested in Medak for allegedly posing as Maoists and planting threat letters at a police station and municipal office in Toopran in order to gain social media…
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HMWSSB launches Rs 550 crore Manjeera water system overhaul
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has taken up a Rs 550 crore project to modernise the ageing Manjeera drinking water system and address repeated leakages and breakdowns.…
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Tamil Nadu worker found dead in Nalgonda apartment
Hyderabad: A worker was allegedly murdered at an apartment in Mirbagh Colony in Nalgonda town in the early hours of Sunday, September 27, triggering panic among residents. The incident occurred in Room…
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Rains trigger fresh floods across Nepal, death toll reaches 1,453
Kathmandu: Relentless rainfall across Nepal since Thursday, September 24, has triggered fresh floods and landslides, swept away houses and disrupted road traffic, according to a media report, as the Himalayan country reels…
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Ankush Panghal assures India of 1st boxing medal at Asian Games
Nishio: India’s Ankush Panghal assured the country of its first boxing medal at the ongoing Asian Games by defeating Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov by a unanimous 5-0 verdict in the men’s 80kg quarterfinal…
