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Sonali Phogat death case: Three accused remanded in 7-day judicial custody
Panaji: Three persons arrested in connection with the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat were on Friday remanded in judicial custody for seven days by a court in Goa. Phogat, whose death…
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FIFA World Cup: UAE announces multi-entry visa to Hayya cardholders
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced multiple-entry tourist visas for travellers to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, making it the second Gulf country after Saudi Arabia to…
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Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $51mn to boost small satellite launches
Hyderabad: In what is being seen as the largest funding round ever in the Indian space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based startup has successfully raised US$51 million (Rs 403 crore). The company…
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Hyderabad: Raja Singh shifted to Shradhha barrack amid security concerns
Hyderabad: Amid increased threat perception, the security to the suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator T Raja Singh has been increased in jail. Since being lodged at the Cherlapally jail under the…
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Twenty killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan’s Herat
Kabul: At least 20 people were killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, Afghan media reported. Guzargah mosque in the city of Herat was bombed…
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MNS apologises, suspends activist for assaulting woman shopkeeper
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday suspended its south Mumbai Up-Vibhag chief Vinod Argyle after a video showing him abusing, pushing and assaulting a woman shopkeeper sparked an uproar. Senior…
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MANUU to felicitate Stars of Urdu on Teachers Day
Hyderabad: In a first of its kind, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is coming out of its academic cocoon and honouring a few of those whose contribution to the spread of Urdu across…
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Karnataka: Lingayat seer sent to 5-day custody; denied hospital visit
Chitradurga: In a major development in connection with the sex scandal involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a court in Karnataka on Friday has sent the seer accused of raping minor girls…
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Total 53 lakh fresh Aadhaar enrolments in July this year
New Delhi: With the generation of more than 53 lakh Aadhaar in July this year, Aadhaar saturation level among adult residents is now near universal, and the overall saturation level is 93.41…
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Hyderabad: KTR writes to Centre, seeks allocation for Pharma parks
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday wrote a letter to the Centre seeking allocation of pharmaceutical parks in the state. Addressing the Union ministry for…
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India-UAE sign MoU to establish cultural council
Abu Dhabi: India and UAE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Cultural Council Forum to deepen the partnership and reinforce age-old people-to-people ties, during the 14th India-UAE Joint Commission…
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Pak may face protests, instability amid high food, fuel prices: IMF
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against protests and instability…
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Sitharaman is lying about Centre providing rations: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao on Friday said that Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman only spoke lies and half-truths about the central government’s role in providing rice under the Public…
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Hyderabad: Trees illegally cut at Khajaguda rocks for more drilling?
Hyderabad: Concerns of more illegal drilling at the ancient Khajaguda rocks have arisen as a patch of greenery there has been cleared illegally. Activists fear that more rocks will be destroyed soon.…
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Bengaluru court issues arrest warrant against rape-accused Lingayat seer
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Metropolitan Magistrate court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against rape-accused Lingayat seer Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru in connection with misappropriation of property. The order was passed following a private…
