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Indian man wins Rs 1 crore lottery in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw

Doha: A Qatar-based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of Dirham 500,000 (Rs 1,03,07,030) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Tuesday, February 8. The winner of the…
Mumbai City FC captain Mourtada Fall signs one-year contract extension

Mumbai: Indian Super League (ISL) defending champions Mumbai City FC on Wednesday extended captain Mourtada Fall’s contract by a year, which will keep him with the Islanders until the end of the…

New JNU VC, Santishree Pandit, appointed despite her corrupt past

The appointment of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the new vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday was followed by outrage on Twitter and increased concerns of JNU students over their future…
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor set to visit Expo 2020 Dubai

Abu Dhabi: Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is set to visit Expo 2020 Dubai— the world’s largest cultural gathering, on February 13. The actor will grace the Jubilee Stage at 4 pm UAE…
Hijab row: Karnataka police prohibit gatherings near educational institutions

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police on Wednesday prohibited gatherings, agitations, or protests of any type within the area of 200-meter radius from the gates of schools, PU colleges, degree colleges, or other similar educational…
‘Hijab issue has become jihad’, says Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader

Adding to the hijab row in Karnataka, joint secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Dr Surendra Jain has issued a video statement in which he argued that the row is no more a…
Yogi Adityanath knows who fired at me in UP: Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday took a dig at Uttar Prradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and said that chief minister knew who fired at him (Owaisi) a few…

Protests erupt over PM Modi’s remarks on Telangana statehood

Karimnagar: TRS activists held protests across the former Karimnagar district on Wednesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements on Telangana’s statehood. Aside from organising bike rallies with black banners, effigies of Modi…
Hyderabad: 2 special units to be set up to tackle drug menance

Hyderabad: In view of rising narcotics consumption in the state, the state government in conjunction with the city police has decided to curb the same. Two special units solely focused on procuring…
Hyderabad: Saidabad women hold protest against Karnataka hijab ban

Hyderabad: Denouncing the Hijab ban in Karnataka, several women held a protest prayer meeting “Qunoot-E-Naazilah”, in Saidabad on Wednesday. Qunoot-E-Naazilah is a supplication, which is recited whenever the Muslim community find themselves afflicted…
Maharashtra: AIMIM activists put up banners supporting hijab

Aurangabad: AIMIM activists put up banners in Maharashtra’s Beed city in support of ‘hijab’ for female Muslim students and said the Indian Constitution gives the right to citizens to follow their religious…
Biden finally hails Elon Musk amid tough Chinese EV competition

San Francisco: In his first-ever public acknowledgement of Elon Musk-run Tesla’s contribution to the world of electric vehicles (EVs), US President Joe Biden has said that the country is building a reliable national…
Hyderabad: Students protest at Charminar against Karnataka hijab row

Hyderabad: Students of the Government Nizamia Unani Tibbi College on Wednesday registered a protest at Charminar against the ban of hijab in the educational institutions in the state of Karnataka. They displayed…
Hyderabad: Police detain teachers protesting against GO 317

Hyderabad: The Police detained Government teachers who were protesting against GO 317 at Dharna Chowk on Wednesday. Slogans of ‘We want justice’ reverberated in the streets. The protestors demanded the immediate repeal…
AIMIM stages protest after demolition of Qutub Shahi mosque

Shameerpet: After the 400 year old Qutub Shahi mosque was demolished at Yakutpur village in Telangana, AIMIM workers protested in front of the state Waqf board office on Tuesday and accused the…