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Two engineering students killed, one injured in car accident in Jagtial

Hyderabad: Two youths were killed and another critically injured in a road accident in Telangana’s Jagtial district late Saturday night, January 17. The accident occurred near Hanumajipet when a car rammed into…
Hyderabad schools may soon be barred from exorbitant fee hikes

Hyderabad: Schools in Hyderabad may soon be barred from making exorbitant fee hikes, as the School Education Department has proposed a cap of up to an eight percent hike every two years.…

Saudi Arabia deports over 14,000 illegal residents in a week

Saudi Arabia announced that it detained 18,054 illegal residents in a week from January 8-14, 2026. Out of which, 14,621have been deported. The arrests were made following a joint inspection by security…
Bengal SIR: ECI sets target of seven lakh hearings per day

Kolkata: With less than a month left for both completion of the hearings on claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal as well as the publication of the…
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Lucknow after bomb threat

New Delhi: An IndiGo Airlines flight carrying 238 people was forced to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Sunday, January 18, after a bomb threat was reported mid-air. The aircraft,…
Javed Akhtar’s remarks on Rahman’s concerns not in sync with reality of Muslims: Mehbooba

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar was contradicting the lived realities of Indian Muslims by dismissing music maestro A R Rahman’s concerns about the alleged communalisation…
Need to erase caste from mind to end discrimination: RSS chief Bhagwat

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that if caste discrimination is to be eliminated from social practice, then caste must first be erased from the mind. In…

Brazil, Nigeria emerge key export markets for Indian Pharma

New Delhi: Brazil and Nigeria are emerging as key export destinations for Indian pharmaceutical firms amid global economic uncertainties, according to the commerce ministry data. Nigeria emerged as one of the fastest…
Hindu businessman in Bangladesh beaten to death over bananas

A Hindu businessman was beaten to death in Bangladesh’s Gazipur by three members of a family following a dispute over bananas, local media reported. It has not been confirmed whether the incident…
HYDRAA chief flags construction waste near Hyderabad lakes

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets protection Agencies (HYDRAA) Commissioner AV Ranganath on Saturday, January 17 took note of construction waste being dumped near lakes in the city. Ranganath asked officials to…
Indigo Pilot surprises daughter with Gen Alpha announcement in flight

An IndiGo pilot has won over the internet as he made a special Gen Alpha announcement while his daughter was onboard the flight from Mumbai to Nagpur. The pilot, Gurdish Singh, posted…
Andhra Pradesh: Woman cop directs traffic on highway with child in arms

Hyderabad: A woman police constable in Andhra Pradesh directed traffic on the Kakinada-Samarlakota road while carrying her baby on Saturday, January 17 after an ambulance was stuck in the jam. The traffic…
Goa nightclub fire: Establishment was flagged for illegal construction in 2024

The Goa government has told the legislative assembly that the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where 25 persons died in a fire last month, had been flagged for illegal construction by revenue…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Kishan Reddy leads Sundays On Cycle

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy joined the Hyderabad edition of ‘Sundays On Cycle’ here and highlighted that initiatives like ‘Fit India’ movement are crucial to preserving and strengthening the potential of the…
Panic prevails as tiger spotted in Telangana kills calf

Hyderabad: Panic prevailed in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district after a tiger was spotted in Turkapally mandal. It attacked a cattle and killed a calf on Saturday, January 17. According to the police,…