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Saffron paint plan for Bihar schools triggers political row

Patna: A political row erupted in Bihar on Monday, July 20, over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s plans to paint more than 500 newly inaugurated model schools…
Hyderabad: SFI activists held during NEET hunger strike

Hyderabad: Members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) who were holding a 24-hour hunger strike in Hyderabad against the alleged NEET UG paper leak were detained by the Chikkadpally Police on Monday,…

Revanth to visit Kodangal Assembly constituency on July 21, 22

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will visit his assembly constituency of Kodangal in Vikarabad district on July 21 and 22 to inspect the ongoing construction of an “education hub” and…
Hyderabad: Traffic diversions announced on July 21-22

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police announced traffic diversions on July 21 and 22, in view of the Balkampet Yellamma Kalyanam and Rathotsavam to be held at the Balkampet Yellamma Temple. Commuters are…
New team to count Ram Temple donations; SBI to supervise

Ayodhya: In the wake of the donation embezzlement row, the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya has deployed a new team for the counting of cash offerings in donation boxes, introducing a two-shift…
Sir Garfield Sobers was cricket’s greatest all-rounder: A tribute

The cricketing world lost one of its most legendary stars with the passing of Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers at the age of 89 on Friday. His death marks the end of…
Centre acknowledges Telangana’s proposal for IIM in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Ministry of Education has confirmed that it received a formal request from the Telangana government for the sanctioning of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Hyderabad, even as the…

Telangana Police constable held under POCSO had two prior cases

Hyderabad: A police constable in Telangana’s Nalgonda district was suspended from duty on Monday, July 20, after being convicted by a court in connection with a case registered against him under the Protection…
SC orders fresh passport visa tender for UAE, 3 other missions

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court judgment setting aside the technical evaluation process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian…
Hoist flag, sing Vande Mataram: Organisers of Khairatabad Ganesh

Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS), which organises the towering Khairatabad Ganesh idol, the city’s tallest and most famous, on Monday, July 20, asked organisers of Ganesh pandals across Telangana to sing…
Price of a late-night FIFA final in Hyderabad: A CM-Messi video

Hyderabad: As fans across Hyderabad settled in for the World Cup final, bar and cafe owners had one more instruction to follow: play a video of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy playing…
Saudi Arabia launches one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa

Makkah: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah has introduced a one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa, allowing pilgrims to make multiple visits to the Kingdom during its 365-day validity. The new visa replaces…
Tripura DGP Anurag found dead at police headquarters

Agartala: Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the bathroom attached to his chamber at the state Police Headquarters on Monday, July 20,officials said. The…
Andy Burnham to take office as UK prime minister today

London: The moment for Andy Burnham has finally come. After weeks as UK prime minister-in-waiting, Burnham will take office on Monday, succeeding the departing Keir Starmer, and Britain’s political turbulence will give…
Speeding auto mows down elderly man in Kukatpally

Hyderabad: A 60-year-old man died on the spot after being mowed down by a speeding autorickshaw in Kukatpally on Monday morning, July 20. The accident, caught on a closed circuit television camera…