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COVID pandemic is nowhere near over: WHO chief
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned the world that fresh waves of COVID-19 cases show that the pandemic is “nowhere near over.” In a media…
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Pressure mounts to prevent Rajapaksas from leaving Sri Lanka
Colombo: As Sri Lanka awaits President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit on Wednesday, court orders have been sought to prevent him from leaving the country together with his two brothers — former Prime…
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BJP encouraging terror by not conducting investigations: Congress leader Yashomati Thakur
Hyderabad: “The Bharatiya Janata Party is encouraging terrorism by failing to conduct enough investigations,” the guardian minister of the Maharashtra district government of Amaravati and former cabinet minister Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur said.…
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Cannot order DNA testing of child in rape case just at the drop of hat: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order DNA testing of a child born to a minor after she was allegedly raped, saying the identity of the child’s father is…
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Video: Ready for a roast, KTR tells comedian Tanmay Bhat
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) told comedian Tanmay Bhat that he is game if the comedian wants to ‘roast’ him just like he did Bollywood actors, Ranveer Singh and…
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Monsoon Diaries: 5 road trips to take around Hyderabad
Monsoon is underway! There’s no better time than this to explore the beauty of nature. It is a season when hills come alive with lush greenery, gushing and glorious waterfalls, it is…
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Gyanvapi row: Muslim side completes arguments on maintainability of case
Varanasi: The Muslim side on Tuesday completed its arguments on the maintainability of the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case in the district court here. District Government Counsel Rana Sanjiv Singh said after…
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Telangana: KCR reviews flood position, instructs irrigation dept to utilize water
Hyderabad: With incessant rains in the upper basin of the Godavari river in Telangana, all reservoirs are filled to the brim. Water bodies are almost full in the Godavari basin. Telangana chief…
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Congress accuses govt of ‘interfering, intimidating, influencing’ judiciary
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over its approach towards judiciary, alleging there was “interference, intimidation and influence”, and also an attempt to “sabotage and subjugate” the important pillar…
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Sri Lanka’s situation is very sensitive, very complicated: Jaishankar
Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday described as “very sensitive and very complicated” the situation prevailing in Sri Lanka and said India’s focus right now is on the economic aspects…
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Government faces backlash over national emblem, clarifies
New Delhi: As the politics over the newly unveiled cast of the ‘National Emblem’ on the roof of the new parliament building escalate, the government said that it is an adaptation from the…
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Karnataka: BJP asks board, corporation heads appointed by Yediyurappa to quit
Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka has asked heads of various government boards and corporations appointed during the tenure of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to submit resignation to make way for new…
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Maha: Aurangabad renamed for political mileage, says AIMIM leader
Aurangabad: Aurangabad was renamed to gain political mileage, not for the love of Chhatrapati Sambhaji, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel said on Tuesday. A march was organised by Aurangabad…
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Hyderabad rains: City Mayor directs officials to stay on high alert
Hyderabad: In a review meeting conducted here on Tuesday, city mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi instructed zonal commissioners to be vigilant and take immediate action in the wake of persistent rains. The mayor instructed…
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AP: Droupadi Murmu meets YS Jagan, seeks YSRCP support
Hyderabad: NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu accompanied by union minister G Kishan Reddy met chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and party MLAs, MLCs, and MPs at the CK convention centre in…
