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China: Rainbow cloud in Haikou city stuns residents
In China’s Haikou city on August 21 people were shocked to see a rainbow-like cloud. It was later understood to be a natural phenomenon. The phenomenon later came to be known as…
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Tibet: Two monks jailed for questioning Chinese government
Dharamsala: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) on Monday condemned the sentencing of two monks — Tenzin Dhargay and Rigtse — to prison for merely exercising the right to freedom…
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Telangana: Police intensify vigil against Maoists in Adilabad
Hyderabad: Telangana police have initiated combing operations following the entry of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists(CPI-M) members into the forest in the Adilabad district. The police suspect that 10 members of the…
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Pakistan rejects allegations of US using its airspace for Zawahiri strike
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) has rejected the Afghan Taliban’s claims pertaining to “the US using Pakistani airspace” for the strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul last…
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Karnataka Idgah Maidan row: SC to hear Muslim body against HC order
New Delhi: The Karnataka Waqf Board has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing…
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81K candidates participated in Urdu exams conducted by Abid Ali Khan Trust
Hyderabad: Under the aegis of Abid Ali Khan Education Trust (AAKET) and Siasat Daily, Urdu linguistics and Urdu essay exams were conducted simultaneously at 297 exam centers in Telangana and other states…
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Hyderabad: Absolutely unacceptable, says KTR on IKEA incident
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao asked the Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA to apologise after one of their customers who hails from Manipur allegedly faced discriminatory behaviour from…
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‘Will not permit forum shopping’, SC on pleas against Karnataka hijab ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed anguish at petitioners’ counsel seeking adjournment on a clutch of pleas against the Karnataka High Court judgment, which upheld the right of educational institutions…
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IAEA mission ‘on its way’ to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuke plant
Vienna: A team of experts from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on its way to the besieged Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, agency director Rafael Grossi said…
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Hyderabad: Raja Singh’s lawyer approaches CJ; asks for security
Hyderabad: Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s advocate K Karuna Sagar, who represents Singh in the infamous cases wherein the MLA made derogatory comments against Prophet Muhammad approached the chief justice of Telangana…
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Arvind Kejriwal to take majority test today
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will table a motion of confidence in the Delhi Assembly on Monday to prove that no party MLA…
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Telangana: Sub-committee issues recommendations on ration cards
Hyderabad: Considering the request to issue permanent ration cards to beneficiaries, the cabinet sub-committee of the Telangana government has issued recommendations. In the request that was made by a Hyderabad-based NGO ASEEM,…
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Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan
Islamabad: The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail. Miftah…
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24 foreign firms interested in entering petroleum biz in SL: Minister
Colombo: Twenty-four companies from India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, the US, China, Russia, the UK, Malaysia, Norway, and the Philippines are interested in the petroleum business in Sri Lanka,…
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Five of family killed in Kerala landslide
Thiruvananthapuram: Five members of a family, who were trapped under debris following a landslide after heavy rainfall in Kerala’s Idukki district, were found dead, officials said on Monday. The incident happened on…
