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Illegal sword factory busted in Rajasthan as 9,032 weapons seized
Rajsamand: Rajasthan Police busted an illegal sword factory and seized over 9,000 weapons, along with other manufacturing equipment, in Rajsamand district. The factory was reportedly producing the weapons in mass in a…
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Kavitha slams Telangana CM for exorbitant hike in private school fees
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) founder K Kavitha on Saturday, May 2, hit out at Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for allowing arbitrary fee hikes in private schools and creating a burden on…
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Chenchu Adivasis not willing to leave Amrabad Tiger Reserve: Fact-finding team
Hyderabad: Two civil society organisations have demanded an immediate halt to the relocation of Adivasi communities from villages falling within the Amrabad Tiger Reserve area in Telangana, alleging that the displacement drive is…
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Report, don’t attack: Hyderabad Police tells gau rakshaks ahead of Bakrid
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police issued a stern warning to self-proclaimed cow vigilantes, also known as gau rakshaks, against obstructing or chasing vehicles, especially cattle traders or carrying weapons or sharp objects.…
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Telangana rolls out Sneha Summer Camps for development of adolescent girls
Hyderabad: The Telangana Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty has launched “Sneha Summer Camps” for adolescent girls across all villages to provide holistic development through various sessions on health, safety, education and…
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Fact check: Does producing 1 litre of ethanol take 10,000 litres of water?
Hyderabad: A number has been doing the rounds – 10,790 litres, the amount of water needed to produce just one litre of ethanol from rice. The figure has since led to a sharp…
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Bengal woman gets rape threat for sharing anti-BJP post, confronts man
Kolkata: A woman in West Bengal confronted a man who sent her rape threats for sharing a social media post that said “no vote to BJP.” A video circulating online showed the…
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Cyberabad Police halts transfer orders of 65 CIs, no official reason given
Hyderabad: In a sudden development, the transfer order of 65 Circle Inspectors in the Cyberabad Commissionerate has reportedly been halted, with no official reason cited. Sources told Siasat.com the list included details…
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Telangana to see massive storms in the next hour, Hyderabad to remain dry
Hyderabad: Massive storms are expected to hit multiple districts in Telangana, including Nalgonda, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Bhongir, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mulugu, Khammam, Suryapet and Jayashankar Bhupalpally in the next hour, according to a forecast…
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Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza-bound flotilla activists
The Ashkelon Magistrates Court on Sunday, May 3, ordered a two-day extension of the detention of two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, held after Israeli forces intercepted the convoy,…
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Indian startup’s ‘Drishti’ satellite launched aboard SpaceX rocket
New Delhi: GalaxEye, India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite, on Sunday, May 3, launched the ‘Mission Drishti’ satellite aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from California, thus marking the world’s first OptoSAR…
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Telangana: LPG delays force Mahabubabad villagers to sleep outside gas agency
Hyderabad: Residents of Vanthadupula village in Narsimhulapet mandal of Mahabubabad district have been struggling to get their hands on LPG cylinders for the past week, forcing them to sleep outside the gas agency,…
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Govt staff accused of domestic violence face pay halt under Mission Aparajita
Hyderabad: Government employees accused of domestic violence, based on a prima facie report, will now face an immediate suspension of salaries under “Mission Aparajita,” launched by the Nizamabad District Collector on Saturday,…
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Delivery platforms act to protect workers as temperatures cross 40 degrees
New Delhi: As brutal heatwaves sweep across large parts of India, pushing temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius, the spotlight has once again turned to the millions of gig workers who form…
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Ruckus outside counting centre in Mamata’s constituency, TMC claims entry of car with BJP flag
Kolkata: The counting centre at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur assembly constituency witnessed a ruckus a day ahead of the counting of votes, with TMC workers alleging two cars bearing…
