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Mortal remains of Telangana man repatriated from Uzbekistan after 29 days
Hyderabad: After nearly a month of waiting, the mortal remains of Sanga Suresh, a 33-year-old migrant worker from Telangana, finally reached his native village Monday night, August 18. Suresh, from Peda Kothuru…
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Russian oil continues to flow to India: First Deputy PM Manturo
Moscow: Russian oil and energy resources continue to flow to India as Moscow sees potential for LNG exports, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturo said on Wednesday. “We continue to ship…
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Saudi Arabia launches ‘Nusuk Umrah’ service for foreign pilgrims
Makkah: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Wednesday, August 20, launched the ‘Nusuk Umrah’ service, enabling foreign pilgrims to apply for Umrah visas and book services online directly, without the…
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MEA rejects Bangladesh’s allegations of Awami League activities in India
Dhaka: The interim government on Wednesday urged India to take immediate steps to ensure that no anti-Bangladesh activity is undertaken by any Bangladeshi national from its soil. In a statement, the Foreign…
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DPDP Act amends RTI to balance privacy with right to information
New Delhi: The amendment made in the RTI Act through the data protection law balances it with Right to Privacy, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In response to a question on the…
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Hyderabad PhD scholar booked for pro-Palestine slogans during AMU fee hike protest
A PhD scholar at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad has been booked for allegedly raising pro-Palestinian slogans during an ongoing fee hike protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).…
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Israeli min puts Gaza destruction photos in prisons to intimidate Palestinian detainees
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has installed large photographs showing the destruction caused by Israeli military operations in Gaza within Israeli prisons, in what appears to be an attempt to…
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Telangana: Panchayat secretary suspended over corruption in Indiramma housing scheme
Hyderabad: A panchayat secretary of Janpahad in Palakeedu mandal, Suryapet, was suspended on Tuesday, August 19, after people approached state irrigation minister Uttam Kumar Reddy alleging corruption on the officer’s part in…
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Human Rights Commission takes cognisance of electrocution deaths in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission on Tuesday, August 19, took suo-motu cognisance of the electrocution tragedy that occurred at Ramanthapur and asked Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) to…
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Telangana CM pushes for lower Assembly poll age limit of 21
Hyderabad: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, August 20, called for the age limit to contest in Assembly elections to be reduced to 21 years from the present 25 years. While offering…
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Chhattisgarh: 8 Naxalites carrying collective bounty of Rs 30L surrender
Narayanpur: Eight Naxalites, including two women, carrying cumulative rewards of Rs 30 lakh on their heads, surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday, police said. The Naxalites turned…
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Junaid Khan mob lynching case: HC rejects prime accused bail plea
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday, August 20, rejected the bail plea for prime accused Naresh Kumar in the 2017 mob lynching case involving 16-year-old Junaid Khan. “This Court, looking…
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Nine armed poachers arrested in Palamau Tiger Reserve crackdown
Latehar: Nine armed poachers were arrested in Jharkhand’s Palamau Tiger Reserve on Wednesday, an official said. Among the items seized from them were eight country-made guns, 400 gram of gunpowder, 14 gram…
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J&K: Expanded search underway to trace missing persons in cloudburst-hit village
Chisoti: The expanded search operation continued in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on the seventh day on Wednesday, officials said, as Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti, chaired a…
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Video: Tearful graduation ceremony in Gaza for over 1,000 children who lost parents
Gaza Strip: More than 1,000 Palestinian children orphaned by the war took part in a graduation ceremony on Monday, August 18, at Gaza’s Al-Wafaa Orphan Village, with no parents there to applaud…
