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Writers, friends gather in support of Salman Rushdie, at NY Public Library
New York: A week after author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage at a literary event, writers and friends of the Mumbai-born author gathered at the New York Public Library here and read…
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Telangana: Pregnant woman dies during abortion procedure
Hyderabad: A five-month-old pregnant woman died allegedly during her abortion procedure in a private hospital in Bhadrachalam village on Friday. The deceased, 20-year-old, Sireesha, was a resident of VK Ramavaram village in…
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Current Maha CM doesn’t sit at home: Fadnavis’ swipe at Uddhav
Mumbai: In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the current chief minister does not sit at home but tours the state…
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Kejriwal, Sisodia to visit Gujarat on Aug 22
Ahmedabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is facing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the Delhi excise policy, will visit Gujarat on Monday to “guarantee…
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Mortgage boycotts by Chinese homebuyers spread to hundreds of locations
Dalian: The number of Chinese homebuyers boycotting their mortgage repayments in protest of unfinished buildings has spread to more than 300 locations across the country, according to a GitHub page documenting the…
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Finland to host trilateral talks with Sweden, Turkey this month
Helsinki: Representatives of Finland, Sweden and Turkey plan to meet this month to discuss the enlargement of NATO to the north, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters here. The discussions in…
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Munawar Faruqui show: Hyderabad venue turns into fortress
Hyderabad: Shilpakala Vedika, where standup comedian Munawar Faruqui is about to perform in Madhapur (Hitec City) has turned into a fortress. Anticipating trouble, from right-wing groups, the police has deployed a posse…
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‘Unbreakable Telangana & KCR’: Anti-bulldozer message to BJP by TRS
Hyderabad: In a message to the BJP government, posters aggrandizing KCR were put in the Munugode constituency on Friday. ‘Unbreakable Telangana & KCR’, said the hoardings. Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao…
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UP: Two died of suffocation during Krishna Janmashtami in Mathura
Mathura: Two devotees were killed and seven others injured in a stampede-like situation at the famous Bankey Bihari temple here during Janmashtami celebrations in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. “Prima facie,…
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Israel puts on hold administrative detention of Khalil Awawda
The Israeli occupation authorities on Friday froze the administrative detention of the Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda, who has been continuing his open hunger strike for nearly half a year. Khalil Awawda is…
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Imran Khan may be held in prohibited funding case, says report
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan could be arrested by the country’s top investigating agency for failing to appear before it and snubbing its notices in the prohibited funding case, according to…
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Maha: Siblings who lost parents in road accident in 2014 get Rs 64L compensation
Thane: A Lok Adalat in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has awarded a compensation of Rs 64 lakh to two siblings, who lost their parents in a road accident more than eight years ago…
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Karnataka: 16 held for attacking Siddaramaiah, 10 booked for burning Savarkar’s photo
Bengaluru: As many as 16 people were arrested for attacking leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah’s convoy and endangering his life as row over Veer Savarkar took an ugly turn…
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Munawar Faruqui’s show in Bengaluru cancelled: Police
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show ‘Dongri to nowhere‘ here, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday. The event was cancelled as…
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Hyderabad: Traffic advisory issued around LB Stadium for Monday
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police on Saturday issued a traffic advisory ahead of the ‘Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu’ valedictory program in LB Stadium on Monday, in which chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR)…
