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UPDATE: States to offer discounts on pending traffic challans
Hyderabad: In what could be news of relief for violators, the nationwide Lok Adalat, scheduled in the second week of December, could resolve pending traffic challans by offering discounts. Violations eligible for…
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Opposition escalates attack over SIR in Parliament
New Delhi: The Opposition on Monday intensified its attack on the government over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with senior leaders across parties alleging large-scale voter deletions, irregularities,…
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Bangalore hotels body moves HC against mandatory menstrual leave order
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Hotels Association (BHA) has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government’s recent directive making menstrual leave compulsory for women employees across various sectors. The…
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Man murders estranged wife, posts selfie as WhatsApp status
Coimbatore: A 32-year-old man brutally hacked his estranged wife at a women’s hostel and posted his selfie with her body as WhatsApp status, police said on Monday. The incident left the inmates…
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Tenant farmer dies by suicide in Telangana over crop failure
Hyderabad: A tenant farmer in Telangana’s Khammam district died by suicide on Sunday, November 30 due to crop failure due to storms. The incident occurred in Shankaragiri tanda of Nelakondapalli mandal, where…
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Woman ‘marries’ partner’s corpse after family kills him over caste
Nanded: A 21-year-old Aanchal ‘married’ her partner’s corpse on Friday, November 28, after her father and siblings allegedly killed him in an act of honour killing in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. Videos of…
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‘Beef’ in buffet triggers row at UP wedding; samples sent for forensic test
Aligarh: A fight broke out at a wedding reception in Aligarh’s Civil Lines area, Uttar Pradesh, over a sticker at a dining counter that read “beef curry”, police said on Monday. Two…
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Video: GHMC conducts demolition drive in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has conducted a demolition drive against illegal constructions. On Monday, officials targeted unauthorized structures in the Attapur Ambience Fort area. Police contingent was deployed The…
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Hyderabad: Man scammed of Rs 1 L in online sexual service scam
Hyderabad: A 20-year-old young man was scammed of Rs 1,02,093 after he paid the amount to online scamsters who made him believe that he was paying for sexual services. The victim is…
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Lawyer arrested in Kerala for killing father, attacking mother
Alappuzha: A 30-year-old lawyer allegedly hacked his father to death and seriously injured his mother in this coastal district, police said on Monday. The attack took place at around 9.30 pm on…
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 5-year jail term in land scam case
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment in a land scam case. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge’s Court-4 of…
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Man dies by suicide in Hyderabad due to depression
Hyderabad: A man died by suicide in Hyderabad’s SR Nagar on Sunday, November 30. He was depressed over personal issues. The man identified as Rajashekhar was found hanging from a ceiling fan…
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Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in emergency
Melbourne: The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close…
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Bride elopes with lover after Varmala ceremony in UP’s Unnao
Unnao: Commotion ensued at a wedding ceremony here when the bride allegedly eloped with her lover shortly after the varmala ritual, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday night…
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Mamata to scale up anti-SIR campaign with rallies
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will intensify her offensive against the EC’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls with rallies in Malda and Murshidabad this week, followed by a…
