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Hyderabad: Traffic police remove road encroachments at Madina junction
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic wing on Thursday removed alleged encroachments at Madina junction. A team of traffic policemen comprising ACP Charminar (Traffic) V Srinivas Reddy conducted a operation ROPE (Removal of obstructive…
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Madras HC directs TN Police to give permission to RSS march on Oct 2
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu police to grant permission to the RSS to conduct a state-wide march and musical procession on October 2. The single bench…
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Hyderabad: Azharuddin, members of HCA booked after stampede
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cricket Association’s president Mohammad Azharuddin and other members of the HCA have been booked by the city police following a stampede at Gymkhanna grounds. The complaint was filed by a…
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Congress slams govt as Rupee hits record low of 80.79
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the government over the Rupee plunging to an all-time low of 80.79 against the US dollar and said the middle and low income groups were…
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Minor girl in Assam goes missing after scolding in school, rescued
Tinsukia: A Class 9 girl student went missing in Assam’s Tinsukia town on Thursday after she was scolded by her school Principal and asked to bring her parents. However, the girl was…
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India calls for cessation of hostilities in Ukraine
New Delhi: India on Thursday called for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered fresh mobilization of troops and declared that he would not hesitate to…
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Telangana: TRS will lose Munugode by-elections, says Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: The by-election to Munugode assembly seat is going to spell doom for Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president Bandi…
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Iranian activist gets 3-year sentence for filming without hijab
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian rights activist Melika Qaragozlu has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison and 8 million tomans in fine for not complying with the country’s mandatory…
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341 cattle die of lumpy virus in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: More than 300 cattle have died of lumpy skin disease in Uttarakhand, the government said on Thursday. A total of 20,505 cases of lumpy skin disease were registered in the state,…
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Rahul Gandhi bats for opposition strategy to tackle ‘divisive forces’
Kochi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, on Thursday called on opposition parties to chalk out a strategy to tackle the present divisive forces in the country.…
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Gujarat gets USD 350 mn loan from World Bank for augmenting healthcare services
New Delhi: The World Bank on Thursday said it has approved a USD 350 million (over Rs 2,832 crore) loan to Gujarat for spending towards public healthcare services, focussed specially on adolescent…
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IIIH Hyderabad’s pilot study on bus drivers finds AI improves safe driving behaviour
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence-based solutions improve safe driving behaviour, according to a pilot study by the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad and Central Road Research Institute. During the study, an…
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Abu Dhabi bank allows withdrawal of 50% salary in advance
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the Emirate’s leading Islamic financial institutions, has launched a new feature that allows customers to withdraw up to 50 per cent of salary…
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China’s Sichuan quake: Man trapped in mountains rescued after 17 days
Beijing: A 28-year-old Chinese hydropower station worker, who went missing for 17 days after a powerful earthquake jolted China’s Sichuan Province, has been rescued, the state media reported on Thursday. The 6.8-magnitude…
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IndiGo starts direct flights between Mumbai and Ras Al-Khaimah
New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s leading carrier, has started new daily direct flights between Mumbai and Ras Al-Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) from Thursday. Ras Al-Khaimah is the 100th overall destination and 11th in…
