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China expects Saudi, Iran to improve ties under Beijing brokered peace deal
Beijing: Weeks after China brokered a landmark peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said he expects both countries to improve their ties as arch-rivals in…
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Bhopal: Interfaith duo on bike harassed; girl’s niqab pulled down
An interfaith couple in Madhya Pradesh who were travelling on their bike was halted and heckled by some men on March 26. The incident took place in Bhopal’s Karond, where the couple,…
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Hyderabad Metro phase-II: KTR calls centre’s decision ‘discriminatory’
Hyderabad: Taking a strong objection to the BJP-led central government’s decision to reject the proposal of Hyderabad Metro phase-II, Telangana minister KT Rama Rao wrote a letter to the Union minister for…
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Karnataka: Rollback of Muslim quota likely to turn into crisis
Bengaluru: Withdrawal of 4 per cent reservation for Muslim community by the ruling BJP government is likely to snowball into a crisis-situation in the poll-bound Karnataka. As the major political parties engage…
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Andhra directed to file counter affidavit on plea for Kapu quota
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to file a counter affidavit on a petition seeking 5 per cent reservation for Kapu community. A division bench decided to…
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AP: Man shoots debtor dead, injured another in YSR Kadapa
Amaravati: One person was killed and another injured when a man opened fire in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Kadapa district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in Pulivendula, the Assembly constituency of…
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Angered by power cut, man makes hoax call about bomb at Maha Dy CM’s house
Nagpur: Angered by a power cut at his house, a man allegedly made a hoax call that a bomb was planted at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ house in Nagpur on…
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Telangana: ABVP continues protest against TSPSC exam paper leak row
Hyderabad: Scores of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists were taken into custody when they tried to lay siege to the Ministers Quarters at Banjara Hills on Tuesday. The ABVP is demanding…
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Don’t throw stones on trains: SCR appeals to public
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) on Tuesday appealed to the public not to indulge in anti-social activities such as stone pelting on trains after instances of the same on trains including…
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Muslim reservation: BJP’s intent is to spark communal strife, says Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka’s “intention” behind scrapping 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims was to spark communal strife between…
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Deadly fire rips through Mexico migrant centre, 37 dead
Mexico City: At least 37 people were killed and about 100 others injured as a deadly fire ripped through a migrant centre in Mexico’s city of Ciudad Juarez near the US border,…
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Passenger at Hyderabad airport who hid gold paste in rectum arrested
Hyderabad: The Air Intelligence unit of customs on Tuesday morning intercepted one male passenger coming from Dubai by flight EK-524 to Hyderabad who had concealed gold in the form of paste in…
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Controversy in Noida society over Namaz, police deployed
Noida: Police were deployed at a group housing society near Noida on Tuesday after a controversy erupted between Hindus and Muslims over “some outsiders” reciting Namaz there, officials said. The row erupted…
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Deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar extended till June 30
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar by three months to June 30, 2023, to provide some more time to taxpayers, an official statement said.…
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Hyderabad-based IIL get DCGI nod for Measles-Rubella vaccine
Hyderabad: The vaccine makers based in Hyderabad, Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), have received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) and Telangana State Drug Control Administration (TSDCA) for manufacturing its…
