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Gulf countries caution citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka
Gulf countries called on their citizens to postpone travel to Sri Lanka due to the nationwide curfew following violent protests and political turmoil. In addition, called on citizens residing in Sri Lanka…
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Bank cashier in Hyderabad decamps with over Rs 22 lakh
Hyderabad: A cashier with a bank in Hyderabad made off with Rs 22.53 lakh, police said on Wednesday. Praveen Kumar, working as cashier at the Bank of Baroda’s branch at Vanasthalipuram, decamped…
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Uber to hire 500 techies in India by December
Bengaluru: Uber Technologies on Wednesday announced it will hire 500 employees for its India tech centres by the end of this year. The app-based mobility and delivery company currently has a 1,000-strong…
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Cyclone Asani: Andhra administration warns people against venturing into sea
Krishna: The Collector of Andhra’s Krishna district, Ranjith Bhasha on Wednesday warned people not to venture into the sea while informing heavy rain is expected due to Cyclone Asani. “Cyclone is going…
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Samsung doesn’t want skilled senior workers to leave
Seoul: Samsung Electronics has introduced a new human resources policy, allowing highly-skilled senior employees to continue working after retirement to capitalise on their experience and expertise. The world’s largest memory chip and…
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GMR Hyderabad Airport launches help desk to aid migrants
Hyderabad: The GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), in partnership with Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM) on Wednesday launched a 24*7 migrant help desk dedicated to vulnerable migrants traveling abroad. The help…
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Himanta’s “slip of tongue” concerning Modi-Shah creates controversy
Guwahati: A “slip of tongue” by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a public rally where he interchanged the official designations of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah has kicked off a…
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Former Andhra minister gets bail in question paper leak case
Amaravati: A court in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor town on Wednesday granted bail to former minister P. Narayana in the 10th class question paper leak case. Narayana, who was taken into custody by…
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Gun homicide rate in US rose sharply during Covid pandemic: CDC
Washington: The rate of gun homicide in the US increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Firearms were…
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Muscular nationalism and majoritarian mobilization did not help Rajapaksas: The Hindu
Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 has brought widespread hardships to its 22 million people, with months of regular blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel brought the…
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Boys in UP school complain of girls bullying them
Aurraiya: Male students in a Navodaya school in Uttar Pradesh’s Aurraiya district have written a letter to their principal complaining about girls in their class bullying them. In the letter, the boys…
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Delhi HC passes split verdict on marital rape criminalisation case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the marital rape criminalisation case, which challenged the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. A bench…
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AP forms EGoS for operationalising PM-Gati Shakti
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), headed by the Chief Secretary, to prepare and operationalise the State Master Plan in line with the PM-Gati Shakti…
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Telangana: Five interstate drug peddlers slapped with PD Act
Hyderabad: Three people from Maharashtra, and two others from Rajasthan were detained under Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) for repeatedly transporting large quantities of ganja from Andhra Pradesh by Rachakonda police on…
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Confusing aspirants preparing for competitive exams in Urdu unacceptable: TPUS Chairman
Hyderabad: Telangana Padmashali Udyogula Sangam (TPUS) Chairman Padma Chary said Tuesday that any effort to confuse aspirants preparing for competitive exams in Urdu shall be unacceptable. Chary was replying to a statement…
