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Remittances to India rose to USD 151 billion: UN agency
United Nations: Remittances to India, which is the world’s largest recipient, rose significantly by more than two-and-a-half times in the last decade, a UN agency said on Monday, September 14. Private remittances…
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US judge blocks new stay limits for foreign students, journalists
San Francisco: A US federal judge on Monday (US local time) blocked a Trump administration rule that would impose fixed limits on how long foreign students, exchange visitors and representatives of foreign…
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Potential danger alerts issued for Jeddah, 5 other Saudi cities
Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform on Tuesday, September 15, issued alerts warning of a potential danger in Jeddah Governorate, urging residents to remain calm and follow official safety instructions. The Saudi…
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Free Palestine: Rapper Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour
Grammy-winning American rapper Macklemore has alleged that he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s ongoing Loop Tour in the United States after New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pressured the British singer over…
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Diamonds, gold and clay! Lord Ganesha’s many avatars in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A gold-plated idol studded with American diamonds and an idol with a “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) theme are among the several unique Ganesh idols installed for worship at pandals in the…
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Pact among Wales, Scotland and N Ireland raises UK unity fears
London: The leaders of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland signed a pact on Monday, September 14, that threatens to lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom. The first ministers of the…
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Uncle rapes 5-yr-old multiple times in Asifabad, case registered
Hyderabad: Tensions prevailed in Kagaznagar town of Asifabad district when news spread that a 28-year-old maternal uncle of a five-year-old girl allegedly raped her multiple times. According to local reports, the child…
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Complaint against IPS officer for greeting with Assalamualaikum
West Bengal: A complaint was filed with the West Bengal Home Secretary against IPS officer Bushra Bano for using Urdu greetings in her latest video, where she shared her journey of joining…
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Trump says Iran wants US deal badly, Tehran rejects claim
US President Donald Trump said on Monday, September 14, that Iran wants to reach an agreement with Washington “quickly and badly”, while saying he would decide whether the United States would engage…
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After rains, HYDRAA inspects waterlogged areas in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: A day after heavy rains, Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDAA) officials inspected waterlogged areas in Secunderabad on Monday, September 14. The agency cleared drains and pumped out floodwater…
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US Medicare fraud: Indian-origin fugitive may be in Hyderabad
An Indian-origin man is accused of being at the centre of a USD 65 million Medicare fraud in the US, reports said on Monday, September 14. Medicare is a US government-funded health…
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Road rage: Teen subjected to casteist slurs by four in Beed
Beed: A 17-year-old boy was thrashed and subjected to casteist slurs allegedly by four youths over a minor dispute in Majalgaon tehsil of Maharashtra’s Beed district, a police official said on Monday,…
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Jamia forms panel to probe video of chameleon in hostel food
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee to examine CCTV footage allegedly showing a chameleon in a student’s bowl of pulses at a hostel mess, amid an…
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Delhi HC rejects Vimal Elaichi’s plea against notice to actors
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday, September 14, dismissed a plea filed by the makers of Vimal Elaichi seeking to quash show-cause notices issued to its brand ambassadors – Shah…
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JNU sexual harassment case: DCW seeks report on action in 3 days
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), on Monday, September 14, has sought a report from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on the action taken by its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) on…
