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Ukraine foils Russia-backed cyber attack on power grid
Kiev: Ukraine has foiled a massive cyber attack on its power grid that was the handiwork of Russia-backed hackers. Ukrainian officials said they stopped an attack on an energy facility with the…
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Arab League condemns Israel’s agression against Palestinians
Cairo: The Arab League (AL) condemned the ongoing “extensive and systematic aggression” in Jenin and other parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, the Cairo-based pan-Arab organisation said in a statement. The AL on…
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Telangana: Cigarette butts caused 2754 fire mishaps in 2021
Hyderabad: Carelessly discarding cigarette butts resulted in 2754 fire mishaps last year in Telangana, followed by 1326 short circuit cases, showed data from the state’s fire services department. V Papaiah, Regional Fire…
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Stop unlawful demolitions of Muslim properties: Amnesty India
Amnesty International India on Friday demanded Indian authorities to stop “apparent unlawful demolitions” of largely Muslim owned properties in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The human rights group was responding to reports of demolitions…
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Rs 2,94,718 cr released towards food subsidy in 2021-22: Govt
New Delhi: The Centre said on Wednesday that in FY 2021-22, it released Rs 2,94,718 crore for the procurement operations under minimum support price (MSP) and seamless distribution of food grains under…
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Heera Gold Scam: Around three percent of investors file claims
Hyderabad: Around three percent of the investors of the Heera Gold scheme, a scheme that was spread over Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala, have filed their claims so far. Responding…
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Telangana: Iftar feast, gifts packet to be distributed across 900 mosques
Hyderabad: On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the state government had completed preparations for the distribution of gift packets containing clothes among the poor Muslims. The gift packet will…
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Andhra Pradesh: Six killed in fire accident at chemical plant, dozen injured
Eluru: Six persons died in a fire accident in a chemical factory located in Akkireddygudem in the district and 12 others sustained burns, police said on Thursday. According to Rahul Dev Sharma,…
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Meet 36-year-old Fajila who may become first British politician to wear ‘niqab’
Satyen Mohapatra London: While Indian women continue to struggle with the Hijab controversy, a Muslim mother is contesting for a political office in Britain and may become the first British politician to…
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IIIT-Hyderabad hosts first National Symposium on QuEST
Hyderabad: International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) hosted the first national symposium under the Quantum Enabled Science and Technology (QuEST) program initiated by DST from April 11-13 2022. The Symposium was…
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Hyderabad: Man held for hoax call of bombs on trains
Hyderabad: The Railway police on Wednesday arrested a person who made hoax calls about bombs planted on trains. A joint team of Crime Investigation Branch (CIB), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Special Investigation…
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JNU: Women students face sexual assault during Ram Navami violence
On the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday, violence broke out in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) leaving several students, specifically those from the left parties, gravely injured. The violence commenced following allegations…
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COVID-19 still a global health emergency: WHO
Geneva: As the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the pandemic remains a public health emergency, advising countries to be prepared…
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Karnataka govt permits age-old ritual of reciting Quran at temple fair
Hassan: Amid the ongoing unrest over incidents of communal polarisation in the state, the BJP government in Karnataka on Wednesday permitted continuation of an age-old ritual of reciting verses from the Quran…
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Economic crisis: India may help Sri Lanka with $2bn more
New Delhi: India may help Sri Lanka with $2 billion more to help the island nation deal with the economic crisis, in line with its neighbourhood first policy. New Delhi has already…
