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Telangana: Doctors protest long working hours, demand travel leaves
Hyderabad: At least 2,200 doctors across Telangana on Friday held protests at 18 teaching hospitals over the increased number of working hours. Among the major demands of the agitating students is the…
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Karnataka BJP activist murder: ABVP blocks state HM’s house
Bengaluru: A large number of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members laid siege to the residence of Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra here on Saturday. ABVP activists were baton-charged and driven away when…
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Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) changed to mark New Islamic year 1444
Riyadh: The annual ritual of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) was held on Saturday morning, the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year of 1444, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
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13 cops booked in UP’s Chitrakoot in connection with fake encounter
Chitrakoot: A case of murder has been registered against 13 police personnel, including a former superintendent of police, in connection with an alleged fake encounter, officials said on Saturday. Additional Superintendent of…
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Pak: Special court to indict Shehbaz Sharif in money laundering case
Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 for the indictment of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, for their alleged involvement in the laundering…
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UP: Complaint against Tomb of Sand author; event cancelled over row
This year’s International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree had to cancel her event that was scheduled to be held in Agra, UP on Saturday following a police complaint against her novel Ret Samadhi.…
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‘I dare you…’: KTR challenges Scindia to a face-off
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday ‘dared’ union minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia to show ‘one metric’ where his home-state Madhya Pradesh is better…
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CWG 2022: Sanket Sargar bags silver medal in weightlifting
Birmingham: Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar on Saturday won a silver medal in men’s 55kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 21-year-old managed a total lift of 248kg (113kg in…
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Palestine accuses Israel of ignoring Joe Biden’s pledges
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned the killing of a Palestinian teenager, and accused Israel of ignoring the pledges made by US President Joe Biden. The Palestinian presidency condemns “the crime committed by the…
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14 held at Hyderabad Airport with cigarettes worth Rs 50L
Hyderabad: Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here apprehended 14 passengers who arrived from Sharjah and Dubai and seized cigarettes and e-cigarettes estimated to be valued at Rs 50 lakh, during…
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AP: All 6 bodies of engineering students recovered from sea
Amaravati: Bodies of all six engineering students, who were swept away by tides on Friday evening at a beach in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh, have now been retrieved from the Bay…
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Bangalore: IISc, Indian Navy to collaborate on aviation research
Bengalore: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Navy have signed an MoU to collaborate on aviation research and development and to ramp up self-reliance efforts for the Indian Navy, in…
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Need to flag issues that hinder judiciary’s functioning: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said the judiciary needs to flag issues that hinder its functioning and there is no meaning in camouflaging or hiding the problems, and…
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No intention of insulting Marathis: Maha Guv on backlash over remark
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray are at loggerheads again. This time over the Guv’s comments that allegedly hurt the sentiments of Maharashtrians. In a speech at…
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Torrential rains kill seven Asian expatriates in UAE
Abu Dhabi: UAE Ministry of Interior announced that seven Asian expatriates had been found dead as a result of the torrential rains that swept the country. The ministry said in a statement…
