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EC extends SIR timeline in six states, Union territories
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday extended the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union territories following requests from the respective chief electoral officers.…
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South Korea’s ex-acting leader indicted over then president’s martial law
Seoul: South Korea’s former acting leader Choi Sang-mok was indicted Thursday on charges related to the brief imposition of martial law in December 2024 by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol, becoming the latest…
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Telangana CM meets Congress high command in Delhi
Hyderabad: AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday congratulated Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on the unveiling of the Telangana Rising 2047 Vision Document. The two…
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UAE’s new drug law imposes Dh 50,000 minimum fine, five years jail
In a bid to crack down on the illegal sale of narcotics without prescriptions, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed a new law under which pharmacies and physicians found violating will…
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Umar Khalid granted interim bail for 14 days to attend sister’s wedding
Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday, December 11, granted student activist Umar Khalid interim bail for 14 days to attend his sister’s wedding. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai stated that Khalid’s…
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Activist Lubna Sarwath accuses HYDRAA of destroying Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake
Hyderabad: Activist Lubna Sarwath has written to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy alleging that Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) is destroying the Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla Lake. The accusation comes after HYDRAA’s…
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Venezuela’s Machado says government didn’t know where she was hiding
Oslo: Opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she doesn’t believe the Venezuelan government knew where she was hiding for most of this year, as she met Norway’s leader a day…
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Oman’s lower house greenlights trade deal with India
New Delhi: With Oman’s lower house, the Shura Council, approving the free trade agreement with India, the Union Cabinet is expected to take up the pact for its consideration here on Friday,…
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Kuwait revokes citizenship of prominent Islamic scholar
Kuwait revoked the citizenship of a prominent Islamic scholar named Tareq al-Suwaidan. The reason for stripping him of citizenship is not known. The Kuwait Al-Youm Official Gazette stated that a decree to withdraw the…
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First phase of Telangana local body polls ends peacefully, counting underway
Hyderabad: The first phase of the election to 3,834 Gram Panchayats concluded peacefully in Telangana on Thursday and the counting of votes was underway. Amid elaborate security arrangements made by police, the…
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Bengal is not UP: Mamata on non-veg food vendors’ attack
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the assault on two food vendors at a recent Gita recital in Kolkata, asserting that such acts of intimidation would not be…
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Bengal: Hindutva mob attack vendors for selling non-veg at Gita recitation
Kolkata: A Hindutva mob brutally attacked a Muslim vendor from Arambagh for selling non-veg patties at Kolkata‘s Brigade Parade Ground while a Gita recitation was taking place on Sunday, December 7. Based on…
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Journalists facing attacks for critical reviews of Dhurandhar: Film Critics Guild
Dhurandhar, the recent Hindi spy movie directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, has gotten itself mired in more controversy after India’s Film Critics Guild issued a statement claiming that its…
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Video: One dead in accident in Hyderabad’s Patancheru
Hyderabad: A bike-borne man died in an accident in Hyderabad’s Patancheru on Thursday, December 11, after a speeding car hit him from behind. The deceased was identified as Mogulappa. The accident occurred…
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Telangana phone tapping case: SC directs ex-SIB chief to surrender tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed former Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao, who is an accused in the phone-tapping case, to surrender before the police by…
