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Telangana begins 2nd phase of free eye screening programme
Hyderabad: The second phase of Kanti Velugu, claimed to be the world’s largest eye screening programme, began across Telangana on Thursday. Ministers, MPs, MLAs and other elected representatives inaugurated mass eye screening…
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J-K Cong spokesperson resigns over Lal Singh’s participation in Bharat Jodo Yatra
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress spokesperson Deepika Pushkar Nath on Tuesday resigned from the party, citing its decision to “allow” former minister Lal Singh to join the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra which will enter…
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Food poisoning: Head cook of eatery in Kerala held as many hospitalised
Kochi: The head cook of an eatery in the North Paravoor area of Ernakulam district has been arrested following hospitalisation of several people who ate food there. An officer of North Paravoor police…
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Telangana: Hunter killed as gun goes off accidentally in Nizamabad
Hyderabad: A man who had gone into forests for hunting died when a country-made firearm he was carrying went off accidentally in Nizamabad district. The incident occurred in the Srikonda forest area…
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MLAs poaching: Telangana HC reserves verdict in appeal against case transfer to CBI
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court reserved its verdict in a plea by the state government against transferring the MLA poaching case investigation to the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation). In December 2022,…
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Telangana: KCR announces Rs 248.9 crores in funds for Khammam
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced more than Rs 248.9 crore in funding for development projects from the chief minister’s special fund in the Khammam district on Wednesday. He also…
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Sophos to lay off 450 employees globally, including in India
New Delhi: Cyber-security company Sophos is laying off about 450 people globally including in India which is 10 percent of its workforce to achieve “the optimal balance of growth and profitability”. TechCrunch…
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Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s auction of plots gets poor response
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority on Wednesday conducted an e-auction of 38 plots located in various districts of Telangana state. Though a plot in Gandipet bagged Rs 1.11 lakh per square yard,…
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Hyderabad: Ragpicker murdered over a dispute around Rs 900
Hyderabad: A rag picker was killed following a dispute over Rs 900 on Wednesday night. The victim, Shiva, 40, a Noorinagar Bandlaguda resident, had given a loan of Rs 900 to the…
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Elon Musk stands to lose billions over 2018 Tesla tweets in US trial
San Francisco: The controversial 2018 tweets by Elon Musk on taking Tesla private have come back to haunt him and he stands to lose billions in a class-action lawsuit by Tesla investors…
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Congress questions KCR’s courage to call for Telangana ‘bandh’ on Mir Mukkaram Jah’s death
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader V Hanumath Rao on Wednesday took a potshot at the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his courage to call for a ‘bandh’ on the demise of…
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Telangana BJP chief’s son to cooperate with cops in assault case
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhagirath who was booked under the Ragging Act stated that he would cooperate with the police in an ongoing probe against him. Bhagirath was…
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Karnataka withdraws proposal to lower minimum age for drinking
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has withdrawn its proposal to lower the minimum age for drinking in the state following “objections raised by public, associations, and media”, the government said in a statement.…
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Israel’s top court cancels appointment of ex-con as minister
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that a key member in the country’s new extreme-right government cannot serve as minister because of his criminal conviction. On Wednesday, the court said that Aryeh Deri,…
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Hyderabad Literary fest’s 13th edition to offer multidisciplinary richness
Hyderabad: The 13th edition of the much-awaited Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) will be held between January 27 and 29 at Vidyaranya High School, Lakdi-ka-pul. The city will witness the event live post-COVID-19…
