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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…
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After terrible Tuesday, Mumbai gets relief from heavy showers; local trains back on track
Mumbai: A day after facing monsoon fury, Mumbai saw respite from torrential rains on Wednesday as the metropolis slowly limped back to normalcy with its lifeline – local trains — springing back…
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Accused can’t be allowed to languish in jail without fair, speedy trial: SC
New Delhi: An accused cannot be allowed to languish in jail without being given a fair and speedy trial, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said in a UAPA case. A bench of…
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ECI announces voter list revision schedule for Jubilee Hills bypoll
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Wednesday, August 20, announced the schedule for the special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in view of the upcoming by-election in the Jubilee…
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Govt approves procurement of 97 Tejas jets for IAF
New Delhi: The government has approved the proposed procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fighter jets and six advanced airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the Indian Air Force at…
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Guv can’t send bills to Prez after it comes back to him second time from assembly: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Governor cannot send bills to President for consideration when presented to him for the second time after the state assembly has cleared it. The…
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India successfully test-fires ‘Agni 5’ ballistic missile
New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the ‘Agni 5’ intermediate range ballistic missile, in a demonstration of its strategic military capabilities. The defence ministry said the test-firing of the missile from…
