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Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $51mn to boost small satellite launches
Hyderabad: In what is being seen as the largest funding round ever in the Indian space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based startup has successfully raised US$51 million (Rs 403 crore). The company…
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Hyderabad: Raja Singh shifted to Shradhha barrack amid security concerns
Hyderabad: Amid increased threat perception, the security to the suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator T Raja Singh has been increased in jail. Since being lodged at the Cherlapally jail under the…
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Twenty killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan’s Herat
Kabul: At least 20 people were killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, Afghan media reported. Guzargah mosque in the city of Herat was bombed…
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MNS apologises, suspends activist for assaulting woman shopkeeper
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday suspended its south Mumbai Up-Vibhag chief Vinod Argyle after a video showing him abusing, pushing and assaulting a woman shopkeeper sparked an uproar. Senior…
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MANUU to felicitate Stars of Urdu on Teachers Day
Hyderabad: In a first of its kind, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is coming out of its academic cocoon and honouring a few of those whose contribution to the spread of Urdu across…
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Karnataka: Lingayat seer sent to 5-day custody; denied hospital visit
Chitradurga: In a major development in connection with the sex scandal involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a court in Karnataka on Friday has sent the seer accused of raping minor girls…
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Total 53 lakh fresh Aadhaar enrolments in July this year
New Delhi: With the generation of more than 53 lakh Aadhaar in July this year, Aadhaar saturation level among adult residents is now near universal, and the overall saturation level is 93.41…
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Hyderabad: KTR writes to Centre, seeks allocation for Pharma parks
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday wrote a letter to the Centre seeking allocation of pharmaceutical parks in the state. Addressing the Union ministry for…
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India-UAE sign MoU to establish cultural council
Abu Dhabi: India and UAE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Cultural Council Forum to deepen the partnership and reinforce age-old people-to-people ties, during the 14th India-UAE Joint Commission…
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Pak may face protests, instability amid high food, fuel prices: IMF
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against protests and instability…
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Sitharaman is lying about Centre providing rations: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao on Friday said that Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman only spoke lies and half-truths about the central government’s role in providing rice under the Public…
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Hyderabad: Trees illegally cut at Khajaguda rocks for more drilling?
Hyderabad: Concerns of more illegal drilling at the ancient Khajaguda rocks have arisen as a patch of greenery there has been cleared illegally. Activists fear that more rocks will be destroyed soon.…
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Bengaluru court issues arrest warrant against rape-accused Lingayat seer
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Metropolitan Magistrate court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against rape-accused Lingayat seer Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru in connection with misappropriation of property. The order was passed following a private…
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Google employee resigns, accuses company of silencing Palestinians
A Google employee Ariel Koren, who sought to thwart a deal between the company and Israel announced her resignation, accusing the company of aggressive practices against its employees who express their views…
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Supreme Court grants interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad after Gujarat police arrested her for allegedly fabricating documents to frame officials including then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi…
