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Telangana Congress SC Cell workers burn effigy of Siddipet prez on I-Day
Hyderabad: The ugly internal politics of the ruling Congress party in Telangana was out in the open in Siddipet district on the Independence Day celebrated on Friday, August 15. Congress’ SC cell…
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Arrest of ex-Jadhavpur uni activist Hindol Majumdar a witch hunt: CASR
Hyderabad: The Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) demanded the immediate release of Hindol Majumdar, a former student activist of Jadhavpur University, who was detained in Delhi Airport on August 13, for his…
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Hyderabad: Commercial surrogacy racket busted, mother-son duo held
Hyderabad: Eight individuals were arrested by Petbasheerabad police for allegedly running a commercial surrogacy and egg trading business. A mother-son duo who have been accused of orchestrating the racket and six other…
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Cyberabad cops raid Moinabad farmhouse, 51 foreigners held
Hyderabad: 51 foreigners were arrested after the Cyberabad Police raided a party organised at a farmhouse in Moinabad on Thursday, August 14. A total of 90 Indian-made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) bottles were…
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CM Revanth Reddy appeals restructuring of loans borrowed by BRS
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Friday, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restructure the loans borrowed at high interest by the previous government. The Chief Minister said that…
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Members from AMU proctorial team resign as fee hike protests escalate
Following the protestors’ call for the removal of the Aligarh Muslim University’s Proctorial team, four members subsequently stepped down over reported mistreatment of protestors. The resigned professors are Prof Syed Ali Nawaz…
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Congress urges people to put ‘vote chori se azadi’ display pic on social media
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s fight is to protect people’s mandate, expose the EC-BJP “conspiracy of vote chori” and save democracy, the Congress said on Friday as it urged people to put up…
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Telangana teacher tortures 8-year-old for being ‘too talkative’
Hyderabad: In a troubling incident, a teacher allegedly covered the mouth of a Class 2 student and repeatedly poked near the child’s eye, simply because the student was “too talkative.” The incident…
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VHP-Bajrang Dal workers vandalise church in Chhattisgarh over conversion claim
Members from Hindutva organisations, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, stormed and vandalised a church in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, alleging that forced religious conversion was taking place. The attack took place on…
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Telangana: Karimnagar collector renders national anthem in sign language
Hyderabad: Karimnagar collector Pamela Satpathy rendered the national anthem in sign language during Independence Day celebrations with hearing-impaired students on Friday, August 15. The celebration held at the Karimnargar police Parade ground…
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Hyderabad: Wife accuses Pak origin husband of forced conversion
Hyderabad: A Muslim man, whose paternal origins are from Pakistan, was arrested by Langar Houz police on Friday, August 15, after his wife registered a cheating case against him. Keerthi married Fahad…
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Leopard attack on 3-year-old in Andhra Pradesh triggers protests
Hyderabad: A recent leopard attack on a three-year-old in Chinnarutla village, located in Dornala mandal of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, triggered protests from the villagers demanding safety from such incidents. According to…
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Finance ministry proposes 2-tier GST structure, special rates on select items
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Friday said it has proposed a two-slab GST rate structure to the Group of Ministers (GoM), along with special rates for select few items, as the…
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‘Best chapters of India-Israel partnership still lie ahead’: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday extended warm wishes on India’s Independence Day calling for strengthening the flourishing ties and emphasising that the best chapters on…
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J&K cloudburst: Death toll rises to 60, search for survivors continues on Day 2
Kishtwar: Braving intermittent rains, rescuers intensified their search for survivors in a cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, even as Chief minister Omar Abdullah put the death toll…
