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HC upholds conviction of journalists in criminal defamation case filed by bureaucrat
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of two journalists and a newspaper publisher in a criminal defamation case filed by bureaucrat Anant Kumar Singh over an interview published in…
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Revanth apologises for abusive remarks against Komatireddy
Hyderabad: Telangana state Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday apologised to party MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy for abusive remarks against the latter. In a video message, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee…
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India reports nearly 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, 68 deaths
New Delhi: India reported nearly 16,000 new COVID-19 cases and 68 fatalities, including 24 reconciled by Kerala, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The 8-am data also showed…
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Palestinian death toll rises to 49 in 3 days war
Gaza City: Palestinian mourners held a funeral Friday for a militant who succumbed to wounds suffered during three days of heavy war between Israel and Gaza militants last weekend. His death brings…
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Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid again
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19 and is in isolation as per protocol. “Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi has tested positive for Covid-19 today. She will…
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Meet the twins from Kashmir who won medals for India at International Wushu Championship
Srinagar: Twin sisters Ayra and Ansa Chisti have made Jammu and Kashmir and the country proud by clinching gold and silver medals respectively in the women’s 56 kg category at the International…
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One killed as tanker runs amok in Andhra
Amaravati: A home guard was killed and another person injured when a tanker ran amok in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Saturday. The incident occurred on national highway at Bendapudi in Tondangi…
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Zelensky proposes extending martial law, general mobilisation
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to Parliament to prolong the current martial law and general mobilisation in the war-torn country for another 90 days. Two separate drafts on extending the martial…
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Hyderabad: Canara Bank duped of Rs 2.71 cr by fake companies
Hyderabad: Two fake companies allegedly defrauded the Balanagar branch of Canara Bank of Rs 2.71 crore by taking loans and failing to repay them. The first company, AFS constructions, took a Rs…
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Hyderabad: TSRTC bus pass centers to remain closed on August 15
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Saturday said that all bus pass counters across Hyderabad will be closed on August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day. The bus…
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Telangana: Flipkart penalised Rs 50,000 for overcharging for oil
Hyderabad: A consumer rights activist filed a lawsuit against e-commerce company Flipkart for distorting the price of oil packets that increased during the COVID19-induced lockdown and obtained compensation through legal means. As…
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Telangana: Irrigation department seeks KRMB data on Srisailam
Hyderabad: The Telangana irrigation department on Friday wrote to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) seeking data on the Srisailam project. In the letter, Irrigation department chief engineer Murlidhar said that the…
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CM Yogi’s picture defaced in ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ hoardings; cases filed
Firozabad: The police here Saturday registered two cases against unknown people after pictures of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were found defaced in several hoardings of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, officials said. District Magistrate…
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China sanctions Lithuanian minister for Taiwan trip
Beijing: China has sanctioned Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Agne Vaiciukeviciute over a visit to the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan. Vaiciukeviciute had trampled on the “one-China principle”, seriously interfered in Beijing’s internal…
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J&K: Govt sacks son of Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin, 3 others
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday sacked its four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the chief of banned Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of terror-funding accused Bitta Karate, officials said. All…
