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AP govt knocks SC doors against HC order to build Amaravati as capital city
Hyderabad: In an effort to revive its proposal to have three capitals, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has appealed to the Supreme Court challenging the state high court’s verdict of March 3…
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Iranian President demands removal of US sanctions for progress in nuclear talks
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said to make progress in the ongoing nuclear talks, the removal of US sanctions on Iran should be accompanied by guarantees and the resolution of safeguards issues,…
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Telangana: Jharasangam Temple EO takes bribe from widow of watchman; suspended
Hyderabad: A Kethaki Sangameshwara Swamy Temple Jaharasangam Executive Officer was suspended by the Endowment Department for taking a bribe of Rupees one lakh from the widow of a former temple employee. According…
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Telangana HC orders issue of notice to IAI, Department of Financial Services
Chennai: The Telangana High Court has issued a notice to the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI), The President of IAI and the Department of Financial Services on a writ petition filed…
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Gyanvapi verdict paves way for endless litigation, more issues to be raked up: Owaisi
Hyderabad: The Varanasi district courts order in the Gyanvapi case opens the door for endless litigation and it can be a repeat of the Babri Masjid case, pushing the country once again…
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Haramain Express reduces travel time to 2 hrs between Makkah, Madinah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s fast train service, the Haramain Express, allows Umrah pilgrims to travel from the holy city of Makkah to Madinah in just 2 hours and 20 minutes,…
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Fourth in Gulf, Bahrain reports first case of monkeypox
Manama: Bahrain’s Health Ministry reported the kingdom’s first monkeypox case, and fourth in the Gulf states, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. The patient, a 29-year-old male expatriate, arrived in the kingdom…
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Hyderabad: TRS leader’s car blocks Amit Shah’s convoy, vandalised
Hyderabad: A car reportedly blocked the path of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy on Saturday at Punjagutta, sending security forces into a tizzy. The car was reportedly vandalised by the security…
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Pakistan: 16 million children affected by floods
Islamabad: A Unicef representative in Pakistan said that an estimated 16 million children have been impacted by the “super floods” and at least 3.4 million girls and boys remain in need of…
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Badaun mosque the newest in the eye of a simmering storm
Badaun(UP): After Varanasi and Mathura, it is now a mosque in Badaun that has attracted controversy with right-wing activists claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple. A local court in…
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Internal strife in Karnataka Congress surfaces ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra in state
Bengaluru: The simmering tension within the Karnataka unit of Congress has come to the fore as the party gears up to welcome Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ into the state on September…
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Cheetah release ‘tamasha’ orchestrated by PM to avoid national issues: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s releasing of Cheetahs in a Madhya Pradesh national park a “tamasha,” orchestrated by him as another diversion from pressing national issues…
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Bilkis Bano case: Social activists to hold 180-km march to protest release of 11 convicts
Ahmedabad: A group of social activists will take out a ‘padyatra’ (foot march) from Randhikpur in Dahod district of Gujarat to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to protest the release of 11 convicts…
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Andhra Pradesh: Four die inside well due to suffocation
Machilipatnam: Four people, including a 55-year-old man and his son, died of suffocation inside an old well in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Friday evening, police said. The deaths took place in…
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Five Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile attack
Damascus: Five soldiers were killed during an Israeli missile attack on the international airport in Damascus and military sites south of the capital, the military said on Saturday. The Syrian air defences…
