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1 dead, 2 injured in Alabama church shooting
Washington: One person died and two others were injured after a shooting at a church in the US state of Alabama, police said on Friday. Police in the city of Vestavia Hills said…
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Telangana: Schools suggest alternatives to compulsory Telugu mandate
Hyderabad: A cluster meeting of school principals was organised by Hyderabad Sahodaya Schools Complex (HSSC) on Thursday over the Telangana government’s mandate to make Telugu compulsory as a second language. Telangana government…
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Hyderabad metro, MMTS halted amid violent Agnipath protests
Hyderabad: MMTS and Metro services have been cancelled as a result of violent protests which broke out at Secunderabad Railway station on Friday against the Union government’s Agnipath scheme. Further, all shops…
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One dead, many injured, all aggrieved: Hyderabad’s Agnipath protestors
Hyderabad: The visuals from Secunderabad railway station leave little to one’s imagination. As charred remains of vehicles lay abandoned on railway tracks, young men gathered in heaps and raise their voices in…
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US-led military coalition captures senior IS leader in Syria
Baghdad: U.S.-led coalition forces captured a senior leader of the extremist Islamic State group in a military operation in northern Syria on Thursday, the coalition said. In a statement, it said the…
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MP: Protests over Agnipath turn violent in Indore, 15 held
Indore: Protests over the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Friday morning after hundreds of protesters gathered on tracks near a railway station in the city and…
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Agnipath row: Wave of agitations reach Bengal
Kolkata: The wave of agitations against Agnipath, the proposed short-term entry scheme to the armed forces, on Friday reached West Bengal. Till 11 a.m. on Friday, the agitations were restricted to Thakurnagar…
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Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
Lakhisarai: Protests against the Center’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme intensified in Bihar on Friday as angry aspirants set fire to at least 20 bogies of the New Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express and New Delhi-Darbhanga…
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Pakistan seeks US help to revive IMF deal
Islamabad: Pakistan has sought support from the US for the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, as the global lender is yet to agree to a staff level pact despite the…
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Agnipath row: Buses vandalised, stones pelted in UP districts
Lucknow: Roadways buses were vandalised in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad on Friday as mobs protesting against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme went on rampage. Youths protesting against the short-term contract scheme in armed forces, pelted…
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UN agencies launch drought response package to avert famine in Somalia
Mogadishu: UN agencies have launched the minimum response package (MRP), a critical life-saving project that will address urgent needs of more than 100,000 people displaced by the escalating drought in Somalia. Through…
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Hyderabad: Security beefed up at railway stations across city
Hyderabad: The authorities beefed up security at all railway stations in Telangana following violence at Secunderabad railway station in Hyderabad on Friday. The violence was a result of protests against the Union…
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Karnataka: Mother tries to smuggle drugs into prison for son
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, the Karnataka Police have arrested a woman on charges of trying to smuggle drugs into the Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru for her jailed son,…
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Hyderabad: 1 dead, over 15 injured as cops open fire at Agnipath protesters
Hyderabad: One person died and fifteen persons have reportedly received injuries after railway police open-fired at Agnipath protesters at Secunderabad Railway Station on Friday. The deceased is identified as Damodar from the…
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Iraq ready to host new round of Iranian-Saudi talks: Foreign Minister
Baghdad: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has expressed Iraq’s readiness to host a new round of direct talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad. Hussein made the remarks in a phone…
