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US Embassy in India opens appointments for all visa categories
New Delhi: US Embassy in India on Tuesday announced that it has opened the appointments for all categories of visas. However, the embassy clarified that the wait time remains high due to…
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ED continues to question TRS MLA for 2nd day in FEMA case
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were questioning Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in connection with a case of an alleged violation…
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Banning organisations no solution, RSS was banned thrice: Yechury
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said banning organisations serve no purpose as they resurface under a different name. His remark comes in the wake of the Centre banning the…
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Why right-wing majoritarian outfits not banned, asks Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that the Centre’s ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) cannot be supported and asked the government why has it not banned right-wing…
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Hyderabad: Rally to honour International Day of Older Persons on Oct 1
Hyderabad: The Department for the Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens is organising a rally on Wednesday at 7.30 am from Peoples Plaza to Necklace Road in honour of International Day of…
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Hyderabad: HC directs police to act against pubs in residential areas
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court issued an order against pubs violating rules. The order directed the police not to allow pubs in residential areas. It also stated that strict action should be taken…
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Yemen: 3 soldiers of pro-govt killed in clashes with Houthi fighters
Aden: At least three soldiers of Yemen’s joint pro-government forces were killed and 10 others injured in clashes with the Houthi fighters in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a…
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Gujarat: Girls at garba venues cautioned against ‘love jihad’
Ahmedabad: Bajrang Dal (VHP’s sister organisation) activists are visiting garba venues in the city to create awareness among Hindu girls and women against falling into the trap of ‘Love Jihad’. VHP-Bajrang Dal…
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US reports 25,341 monkeypox cases
Washington: The US has reported a total of 25,341 monkeypox cases as of Wednesday since the outbreak was first reported earlier this year, according to the latest figures issued by the Centers…
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Muslim organisations welcome ban on PFI
New Delhi: After the imposition of a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Wednesday, several Muslim organisations welcomed the move by the government. Chairman of All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council,…
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Zuckerberg loses spot on list of top 10 richest persons in US
New York: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is no longer on the list of the top 10 richest persons in the United States. The CEO lost the spot after his net…
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Telangana to seek centre’s purchase of pulses from state
Hyderabad: The State government has decided to seek the union government to acquire the entire crop produced by farmers in the State in order to encourage widespread cultivation of pulses during the…
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4.9mn tourists visit Egypt in first 6 months of 2022
Cairo: Some 4.9 million tourists visited Egypt in the first six months of 2022, an increase of 85.4 per cent compared to 2.6 million travellers in the same period of 2021, it…
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Now-banned PFI was under radar of govt agencies for long
New Delhi: The banned Popular Front of India has for long been accused of involvement in violent acts, “instigating” protests like the one against the Citizenship Amendment Act and having “links” with global…
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FAO to set up project office in Ukraine
Kiev: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will set up a project office in Ukraine, the Kiev government said in a statement. The government has authorised Yulia Svyrydenko, the First Deputy Prime…
