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Hamas delegation visits Cairo over Gaza ceasefire
Gaza: A Hamas delegation has visited Egypt’s capital Cairo to address challenges surrounding a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said. Taha told Xinhua that the delegation’s visit to Cairo was…
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Switzerland ‘burqa ban’ law comes into effect
Bern: The government of Switzerland implemented the “burqa ban” on Wednesday, January 1, a controversial measure aimed at curbing public displays of facial coverings. The ban followed a 2021 referendum in which…
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Gaza police chief killed in Israeli airstrike: Interior authorities
Gaza: Gaza’s interior authorities confirmed that Mahmoud Salah, the director-general of Gaza’s police department, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the interior authorities mourned…
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Telangana: Motorist’s throat slit due to Chinese manja, hospitalised
Hyderabad: A motorist named from Gurrayigudem village, Chandrugonda mandal in Telangana suffered a severe throat cut, reportedly caused by Chinese manja, while riding his two-wheeler in Ramavaram village, Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The incident…
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Telangana: Constable, home guard clash over bribe, suspended
Hyderabad: A constable and a home guard in Suryapet have been suspended following a physical altercation at the Penpahad police station, Suryapet district over the distribution of a bribe, referred to locally…
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Israel confirms September raid on Syrian ‘underground missile factory’
Jerusalem: Israel’s military revealed that around 100 of its troops conducted a raid in Syria in September last year to dismantle an underground missile factory allegedly funded by Iran. In a rare…
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Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel announced that it will send a delegation of senior security officials to Qatar next week to discuss a Gaza ceasefire deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a statement that…
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2017 Nerella torture case: Telangana HC asks govt to submit status report
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court instructed the state government to submit a status report within two weeks concerning the ongoing case against police officers accused of torturing Dalit and Backward Class youth…
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Telangana HC orders action against officials in land acquisition case
Hyderabad: Justice T Vinod Kumar of the Telangana High Court has ordered the state government to take disciplinary action against revenue officials involved in the land acquisition process for the Shivanna Gudem…
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Revive Hyderabad Metro rail plan from Raidurg to Shamshabad: BRS
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders have called on the Telangana state government to revive the previously announced Metro rail corridor from Raidurg to Shamshabad. This proposal was initially part of the plans…
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Iran marks 5th anniversary of top commander Soleimani’s assassination
Tehran: Iranians across the country marked the fifth anniversary of the US killing of top commander Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, and Iraqi…