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Baigan takes centre stage: When Hyderabad turned it into poetry
Hyderabad: What’s in a name? Shakespeare may have believed that a rose would smell as sweet by any other name, but he clearly never visited Hyderabad. Had he done so, he would have…
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Congress, BJP battle on streets as student agitation spirals
New Delhi/Hyderabad: The spiralling agitation over the NEET issue saw protests and counter-protests by Congress and BJP across the country on Wednesday, July 22, with clashes and tense face-offs at many places,…
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Egypt removes 850,000 people from food subsidy scheme
Cairo: Egypt has removed 850,000 people from its food subsidy scheme following a nationwide review of ration card beneficiaries, with many discovering their benefits had been suspended when they attempted to collect…
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Interstate ganja network busted, 3 held with 22 kg contraband
Hyderabad: Three interstate ganja peddlars, including a rowdy sheeter, were arrested 22.22 kg of dry ganja worth around Rs 12 lakh near Sadat Nagar bus stop in Shaheen Nagar, Hyderabad on Monday.…
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Hyderabad cabbie gets Australian PR for Bondi attack bravery
Hyderabad: Thirty-seven-year-old cab driver Rehmat Pasha, who saved nearly 20 lives during the Bondi Beach attack in December last year, has been rewarded with permanent residency in Australia while also being nominated…
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Advocate Sajid Siddiqui, who built SDPI in Madhya Pradesh, dies
Bhopal: Senior advocate Sajid Hussain Siddiqui, who built the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in Madhya Pradesh from the ground up and served as the first president of its state unit, died…
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NSUI, Left groups call for Telangana bandh on July 24
Hyderabad: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) in Telangana, along with several Left-affiliated student organisations, on Wednesday, July 22, called for a statewide bandh of educational institutions on July 24 to protest…
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Lebanon begins Israel agreement with pilot zones
Beirut: Lebanon’s prime minister visited Wednesday a battered southern village as the implementation of a Washington-brokered Lebanese-Israeli agreement began, following months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The latest conflict…
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No such thing as power cut in Telangana, says Deputy CM Bhatti
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who also holds the Energy portfolio, on Wednesday, July 22, said that there is no such thing as a “power cut” in the state,…
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PM must sack Pradhan, Congress will fight for youth: Revanth
Hyderabad: Launching a sharp attack against the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre over the NEET paper leak and detention of Rahul Gandhi following his dharna at the Prime Minister’s residence,…
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152 paper leaks in a decade: Rahul guns for Modi apology
New Delhi: In an all-out attack on the Narendra Modi government, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister should immediately apologise to students after the brutal…
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Telangana CM clears draft law on lift safety after HC push
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is set to table the proposed Telangana Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks Act, 2025, before the Cabinet, months after the High Court flagged delays in framing a law to…
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Hyderabad: Vasavi College student dies by suicide over harassment
Hyderabad: A 20-year-old BTech student from Vasavi Engineering College in Ibrahimbagh allegedly died by suicide following harassment from faculty and other students, local reports said. The student, identified as V Shreya, was…
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This Rs 600 passport is India’s hottest new travel trend
In a world where travel memories usually live on phone galleries and Instagram highlights, a paper passport is making an unexpected comeback. But this one will not get you through airport immigration.…
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Where hills meet the Deccan: Assam finds a home in Hyderabad
To step into Aakhol in Hyderabad’s Kokapet is to leave the rush at the door and cross the threshold into a sunlit Assamese home. Inspired by the breezy, nostalgia-tinted architecture of founder…
