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Finance executive in US drugged, raped teen after targeting her on Instagram
New York: A finance executive in the US who is facing 17 charges, including five counts of rape in the second degree, kept screenshots of the Instagram accounts of teenage girls on…
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Judicial custody of 6 accused in Viveka murder case extended
Hyderabad: A special CBI court on Friday extended judicial custody of six accused in former Andhra Pradesh minister Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced the…
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UAE extends deadline to register for mandatory unemployment insurance
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has extended the deadline to register for the mandatory unemployment insurance scheme from June 30 to September 30. The extension allows more…
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Gujarat Cyclone Biparjoy: 1,000 villages without electricity
Ahmedabad: Cyclone Biparjoy, which lashed the Kutch-Saurashtra region, has left a trail of destruction as it damaged 5,120 electricity poles and rendered 4,600 villages without power even as the authorities said that…
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BJP asks Uddhav to clarify stand on Karnataka dropping lessons on Savarkar, Hedgewar
Mumbai: Senior BJP leaders from Maharashtra on Friday described the Karnataka government’s move to revise school textbooks as minority appeasement and asked Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to clarify his stand…
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Nitish aims to woo Mahadalits with Ratnesh Sada as Cabinet minister
Patna: Inclusion of Ratnesh Sada, who hails from Musahar community, as a cabinet minister by JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is being seen as a move to woo Mahadalit…
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No lives lost after Biparjoy landfall in Gujarat: NDRF DG
New Delhi: No lives were lost after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat, however, 23 people were injured and electricity supply was disrupted in about 1,000 villages in the state, NDRF Director General…
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Jamun arrives in Hyderabad; here’s how much a kg costs
Hyderabad: The much-awaited jamun or black plum fruit began arriving in the city from local and other state suppliers at the beginning of the month of June and will continue till the…
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‘Nehru’ dropped; NMML renamed Prime Ministers’ Memorial Museum & Library
New Delhi: The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society housed in Teen Murti Bhavan premises here has been renamed by the government as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, prompting sharp reactions…
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Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters dupe software engineer of Rs 43L
Hyderabad: A software engineer was duped Rs 43 lakh by cyber fraudsters under the guise of earning enormous profits with small investments in a scheme. According to the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police, the…
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Egypt executes man accused of murdering univ student who refused to marry him
Cairo: The Egyptian authorities on Wednesday executed a man after finding him guilty of killing a female student near Mansoura University in Dakahlia Governorate after she refused to marry him. In June…
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A trip down memory lane: Top 5 Ashes moments since 2000
By Fatima Fareeha The much anticipated Ashes 2023 is right around the corner and the cricketing world could not be more excited. In the twelve Ashes played since the year 2000, Australia have…
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Heat wave warning issued as temperature soars in Telangana
Hyderabad: The scorching summer heat has intensified in Hyderabad as the maximum temperature rises in the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad has also issued a heat wave warning for…
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Muslim clerics, leaders oppose fresh move on UCC
Lucknow: Prominent Muslim clerics and leaders of various Islamic organisations have said that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is impractical in a country like India, which has a number of religious minorities,…
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Tamil Nadu: Former DGP gets 3 yrs jail in sexual harassment case
Chennai: A local court in Villupuram on Friday sentenced former Tamil Nadu Special DGP Rajesh Das to three years of imprisonment in a sexual harassment case. The accused was charged with sexual…
