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Three held for drug peddling in Telangana, 16 kg ganja seized
Hyderabad: The Telangana Excise Department on Thursday, February 5, arrested three persons for drug peddling in Hyderabad in separate raids and seized more than 16 kg of ganja from them. In the…
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Stock markets decline in early trade dragged by IT firms; RBI policy in focus
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday, dragged down by IT heavyweights amida weak trend in the US equities. Investors adopted a cautious approach ahead…
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Digital payment fraud in India remains low despite record transactions: RBI
Hyderabad: A senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official on Thursday, February 5, said that despite highest volumes of digital payments globally, financial losses in India due to fraud remain minimal. Speaking…
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Telangana HC questions Aadhaar requirement for emergency ambulance services
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, February 5, asked state government to respond on whether ambulance services are being denied to accident victims and medical emergency patients for not possessing an…
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Iran, United States set for talks in Oman over nuclear programme
Muscat: Iran and the United States stood poised on Friday, February 6, to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear programme after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for…
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US lawmakers sound alarm on global attacks on religion
Washington: A joint House Foreign Affairs hearing on defending religious freedom delivered a stark warning that authoritarian regimes and extremist violence are accelerating a worldwide crackdown on faith communities, while US policy…
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Freight train derails in US, propane cars spill into river
Mansfield: A freight train derailed Thursday, February 5, in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials…
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White House touts crime drop, border clampdown
Washington: The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants,…
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India, US deepen cooperation in defence technology
New Delhi: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said on…
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SIR in Telangana: CEO urges political parties to appoint BLAs
Hyderabad: Preparatory work for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana has commenced, the state Chief Electoral Officer said on Thursday, February 5. Ahead of the SIR, the Chief Electoral…
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Bagare Baigan to Ghalib: Naseeruddin Shah charms Hyderabad’s Lamakaan
“Naseer bhai Hyderabad ke damaad hain, (He is the son-in-law of Hyderabad),” was how Lamakaan’s co-founder, Elahe Hiptoola, introduced Naseeruddin Shah for the opening session of Lamakaan’s 16th anniversary celebration. The modest…
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Trump claims again that he stopped war between India, Pakistan
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump repeated twice in a single day the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last year. “In one year, I’ve ended eight raging…
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Deve Gowda bats for Hyderabad-Bengaluru high-speed railway corridor
New Delhi: Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda on Thursday, February 5, congratulated Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for allocating higher funds and announcing major projects for the railway sector in the…
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Revoke certificate given to Telangana CM, BRS leader emails Harvard
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader RS Praveen Kumar urged Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) to revoke the certificate awarded recently to Revanth Reddy for the executive education program, citing a large number…
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No minor gang-raped at Medaram Jatara in Telangana: NCW preliminary probe
Hyderabad: No minor was gang-raped during the recent Sammakka Saralamma Jatara in Telangana, according to the preliminary inquiry by the National Commission for Women (NCW). The inquiry committee constituted by the NCW…
