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Telangana high court seeks report on transgender welfare
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday asked advocate general BS Prasad to provide a report on the status of the Transgender community in the state. Prasad was further directed to provide…
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Congress rigged its prez polls to make Kharge win, alleges BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of rigging its presidential polls to make Mallikarjun Kharge win so that he can be remote controlled by the Gandhi family. The saffron…
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Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh’s PD Act case adjourned to October 28
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday adjourned the hearing into the writ petition filed by suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh’s wife Usha Bai challenging his detention under the Preventive Detention (PD)…
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Telangana: KTR responds positively to ‘sex offenders register’ proposal
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday responded positively to a proposal on the suggestion to set up sex offenders register in the state. Responding to a…
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Aware of reports of journalist Mattoo being prevented from travelling to US: State dept
Washington: The United States is aware of reports of Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo allegedly being prevented from travelling to the country, a State Department official has said. Mattoo had on…
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Bombay HC to hear PIL against court vacations after Diwali holidays
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would hear after Diwali holidays a public interest litigation challenging the practice of courts taking long vacations, thereby affecting filing and hearing of…
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Hindu activists begin door-to-door campaign against halal products in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Hindu activists here on Thursday started a door-to-door campaign in connection with boycotting halal certified products during the Diwali festivities. The activists said that they were also planning to distribute…
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France spends $7.3bn on massive future investment plan
Paris: France has invested 7.5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) on major projects since the country unveiled the ‘France 2030’ investment roadmap last year to support ecological and economic transitions. In a statement…
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Delhi Police seize 455 kg of banned firecrackers, arrest 2
New Delhi: Just a few days ahead of Diwali, the Delhi Police have seized 455 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested two persons in connection. According to the police, the accused identified…
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Gujarat
Surat: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale was felt in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the movement of tectonic…
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Ramita crowned 10m air rifle junior women’s world champion
New Delhi: India’s Ramita was crowned world champion in the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior event, after she defeated China’s Ying Shen 16-12 in a close gold medal encounter at the International…
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Bengaluru college professor booked for sending porn to student
Bengaluru: Police in Karnataka on Thursday booked a professor attached to a reputed college in Bengaluru for sending porn videos to a student on social media. The accused has been identified as…
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Ukrainians asked to ‘charge everything’ as missile strikes hit power plants
Kiev: Ukrenergo, the national energy company of Ukraine, has asked civilians to “charge everything” by Thursday morning because of expected electricity cuts as power plants were hit by Russian missiles. In a…
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Hamilton West by-election date announced
Auckland: The Hamilton West by-election will be held on Saturday 10 December, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. The by-election follows the announcement of the resignation of independent MP Gaurav Sharma. “The…
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UP: Couple held for dishonouring Tricolour, later released
Shamli: A couple was arrested for allegedly dishonouring the national flag. However, they were later released on bail. The matter came to light after a purported video of the couple using the…
