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Hyderabad braces for more downpours after heavy rains as IMD issued yellow alert
Hyderabad: Hyderabad received heavy rains on April 5, leading to power cuts in various parts of the city. Waterlogging was also witnessed at different locations, including the road under PVNR Expressway near…
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AP: Stones pelted at Vande Bharat Express again in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam: An incident of stone pelting on the Vande Bharat Express train has been reported from Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, said an official release. This is the third time when a stone pelting…
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SP MLC Swami Prasad booked for ‘objectionable’ comment on Lord Ram
Lucknow: An FIR has been lodged against Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya with the Kotwali police of Rae Bareli in connection with a video that purportedly showed him making an “objectionable…
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UN Women chief blasts Taliban ban on female Afghan UN staff
United Nations: Sima Bahous, UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, has condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. “We stand in…
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Turkish president condemns Israel’s raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned Israel’s raid on the flashpoint holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan. “Attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque…
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Atiq Ahmed’s aide Abdul Kavi surrenders before Lucknow court
Lucknow: Sharpshooter Abdul Kavi, who had been absconding for the past 18 years after being named in the 2005 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal murder case, has surrendered quietly in…
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Arab League condemns Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Cairo: The Arab League (AL) has condemned Israel for raiding the flashpoint holy site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. In a statement released after an urgent meeting held in…
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Gyanvapi ‘Shivling’: Allahabad HC slams ASI for not filling report on carbon dating
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court (HC) has slammed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Director General (DG), V. Vidyavathi for her failure to file a reply, giving an opinion as to whether…
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Hyderabad police tighten security ahead of Hanuman Jayanti Yatra
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police have tightened security measures ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti Yatra, scheduled for April 6. Following recent incidents of violence in different parts of the country during Sri Rama Navami…
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Five including Chinna Jeeyar from Telangana, Andhra receive Padma Awards
Hyderabad: Spiritual leaders Swami Chinna Jeeyar and Kamlesh D Patel, music director M. M. Keeravaani, linguist B. Ramakrishna Reddy and social worker Sankurathi Chandra Sekhar from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been…
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Maryam Nawaz snipes at Chief Justice of Pakistan
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday blasted Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial for his remarks on the parliamentarians during a hearing of the Punjab…
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Rahul to blame for Congress’ present situation, Sonia’s writ runs no longer in party: Azad
New Delhi: In a major revelation, former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday termed Rahul Gandhi the main reason why he was no longer with the party. Speaking after the launch…
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Textbooks not revised to please or offend anyone: NCERT chief
New Delhi: The recent changes in textbooks have not been made to please or offend anyone, rather these are purely based on the recommendations made by experts, said NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad…
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Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute: Mathura court suspends its earlier order, to hear case on April 11
Mathura: A fast-track court here on Wednesday suspended its earlier order directing for a report from the revenue department on Shahi Masjid Idgah adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple here and fixed…
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PM to visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on April 8, 9
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on April 8 and 9. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of a slew of projects in…
