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Telangana government hikes Dearness Allowance for pensioners
Hyderabad: In a good news to pensioners who retired from government service, the Telangana government has decided to increase their Dearness Alliance (DA) from 26.39 percent to 33.03 percent on their basic…
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Pakistan-born woman booked in UP for holding Indian documents without citizenship
Bareilly: A 64-year-old Pakistan-born woman claiming to have lived in India for over six decades has been booked in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly under a drive to identify undocumented foreign nationals, police said…
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India abstains on UNGA resolution criticising Israel
United Nations: India has abstained again on a General Assembly resolution critical of Israel, saying that the efforts should be focused on bringing the two sides in the Gaza conflict closer to…
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Telangana government to open 571 new schools
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday announced that the state government will establish 571 new schools in those villages and urban areas where there are none. The schools will…
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First batch of 262 pilgrims return to Hyderabad after successful Haj 2025
Hyderabad: The first convoy of Haj pilgrims carrying 262 people reached the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, at 4 am on Friday, June 13. They were welcomed by the State Hajj Committee…
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KidZania’s Air India-themed ad stirs controversy after Ahmedabad tragedy
Hyderabad: A KidZania advert on the front page of the Mid-Day newspaper on June 12 raised the eyebrows of social media users for bearing an uncanny resemblance to the AI Flight 171…
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All oil tanks of sunken ship plugged, no evidence of leakage: DGS
Kochi: The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on Friday said that capping and plugging of all identified fuel oil tanks of the Liberian-flagged ship which sank off the Kerala coast last month,…
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Retired IAS officer booked for duping NRI of Rs 4.3 crore
Hyderabad: Retired IAS officer Dayachari Ponnekanti has been booked by the Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) for allegedly duping an NRI of Rs 4.3 crores by luring him into fake business ventures.…
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India has adequate energy supplies for coming months: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday assured that the country has adequate supplies of petroleum products such as petrol, diesel, jet fuel, and LPG for the…
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193 Telangana medical shops raided for illegal antibiotic sales
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, conducted a special drive on Thursday, June 12, to curb Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), raiding 193 medical shops across the state. Shahnawaz Qasim, director general of…
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Karnataka seeks bigger share of central taxes, Rs 1.15 lakh cr for Bengaluru infrastructure
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met 16th Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya, demanding a larger allocation for the state from the central tax pool and Rs 1.15 lakh crore…
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Raja Singh receives death threats, seeks increased police security
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Goshamahal, T Raja Singh, approached the Mangalhat police alleging that he received threatening phone calls from unidentified persons two days ago. According to Raja…
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Supreme Court order a slap on CM Naidu’s face: Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSR Congress Party President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Friday that the Supreme Court’s directive to immediately release senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao…
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Pipeline at Chintal Basti damaged during HYDRAA drive restored
Hyderabad: The pipeline at Chintal Basti, which was damaged during HYDRAA’s encroachment removal drive a day earlier, was restored by 2 pm on Friday, June 13. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and…
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‘Shoot at sight’ orders issued in Assam’s Dhubri over ‘communal disturbance’
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that shoot-at-sight orders will be in force at night in Dhubri district, bordering Bangladesh, as a “communal group” is trying to create…
