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Overall crime declined, but cybercrime rose exponentially in 2024: Andhra DGP
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh DGP Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Saturday claimed that the overall crime rate in the state declined by 5.7 per cent, while cybercrime had risen exponentially over the last 12…
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Hindu, Muslim religious leaders in Bengal call for end to atrocities in Bangladesh
Kolkata: Religious leaders from Hindu and Muslim communities in West Bengal on Saturday called for the restoration of peace and amity in trouble-torn Bangladesh and an end to atrocities against the Hindu…
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Telangana: VHP opposes solar plants on endowment lands, threatens agitation
Hyderabad: Strongly opposing Telangana government’s proposal to set up solar power plants on endowment lands, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has alleged that it was a ploy to usurp temple lands under the…
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk meets fasting farmer leader Dallewal
Chandigarh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday met with farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month in support of protesting farmers’ demands, at the Khanauri border…
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Hyderabad: Godavari Phase-2 project to be completed in 2 years
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board (HMWSSB) has set the target of completing the Godavari Phase-2 drinking water project in the next two years. Construction of pumphouses, sub-stations, sewage…
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13 BHU students sent to jail over event critiquing Manusmriti
Thirteen individuals, including two women, from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), were sent to jail for organising an event that critiqued and allegedly tried to burn a copy of Manusmriti on the…
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Telangana: Strict enforcement drives rise in drug cases and arrests in 2024
Hyderabad: A total of 20,904 kg contraband drugs worth Rs 48.53 crore were destroyed in 2024 by the prohibition and excise department. As per the annual excise crime report- 2024 released by…
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UP Dalit man’s head shaved, paraded over religious conversion
In a disturbing incident of caste-based violence, a Dalit man identified as Shubran Paswan was subjected to public humiliation by Hindutva groups affiliated with Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The…
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Asaduddin Owaisi slams UP govt over police outpost outside Sambhal masjid
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, December 28, sharply criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over its decision to set up a new police outpost outside the Jama…
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Parbhani man sets ablaze wife for giving birth to three daughters; held for murder
Mumbai: A man allegedly poured petrol and set his wife ablaze in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district after she gave birth to the couple’s third daughter, a police official said on Saturday. Kundlik Uttam…
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Maharashtra: Man, son held for murder of retired merchant navy officer
Thane: A man and his teenage son have been arrested for allegedly killing their relative, a retired merchant navy officer, over property in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Saturday. The…
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TGNAB launches drug-free awareness initiative for Telangana students
Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGNAB), on Saturday, December 28, kick start the “Drug-Free Wellness” initiative, aimed at empowering teenage students in the state to make informed and healthy choices regarding drug…
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Manipur: Bandh called over killing of village volunteer cripples normal life in Imphal
Imphal: Normal life was badly affected in the Imphal Valley comprising five Manipur districts on Saturday due to a 24-hour shutdown called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) in protest against the…
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Middleman held in connection with bribery case involving ED official: CBI
Chandigarh: The CBI arrested an alleged middleman on Saturday in connection with a bribery case, in which an assistant director of the ED is under the scanner, officials said. The officer managed…
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BJP regime insulted ex-PM Singh’s legacy; Sikh community, alleges TN CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused the Centre of “denying” Manmohan Singh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial…
