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Average Umrah duration during Rabi Ul Awwal recorded at 115 minutes
Makkah: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has reported that the average Umrah pilgrimage during Rabi Ul Awwal lasted 115 minutes. Field research showed that pilgrims spent…
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Hyderabad’s Falaknuma parallel RoB in Old City inaugurated
Hyderabad: The Falaknuma road overbridge (RoB) was inaugurated on Friday by Minister for Transport, Poonam Prabhkar, and AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi. The project, which commenced in 2021 after long delays, is finally…
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Rajnath Singh to address Jain trade organisation meet in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will address the inaugural session of JITO Connect 2025, a three-day event set to begin here on Friday. The JITO (Jain International Trade Organisation) connect brings together…
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Cable car project between Golconda Fort and Seven Tombs gets nod
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has secured government approval for the long-pending overhead ropeway project connecting the Qutb Shahi Tombs (Seven Tombs) with the historic Golconda Fort. The project, first…
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Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves SC challenging the activist’s detention
New Delhi: Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of Sonam Wangchuk, has moved a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the detention of the Leh-based climate activist. “I have sought relief from the…
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Andhra Pradesh: 2 killed during Dasara celebration in Kurnool
Hyderabad: Two persons died after devotees clashed during Dasara celebrations in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Thursday, October 2. Devotees clashed over wanting to take idols of deities first. The incident occurred during…
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DSP, driver injured in mishap during Telangana CM’s tour arrangements
Hyderabad: Mahbubnagar DSP Venkateshwarlu and his driver sustained minor injuries in a road accident that occurred while he was heading for chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s tour security arrangements. The mishap reportedly…
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Eight slapped with NSA for communal riots in Bahraich last year
Bahraich: Bahraich District Magistrate Akshay Tripathi has invoked the stringent National Security Act against eight accused lodged in jail in connection with communal violence that erupted during the Durga idol immersion procession…
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Putin orders government to soften trade imbalance with India
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his anticipation for his upcoming visit to India in early December and has ordered the government to devise measures to soften the trade imbalance with India…
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Chenchu man attacked for exposing poaching in forests of Telangana
Hyderabad: The picture of a Small Indian Civet lying in a pool of blood after being mowed down by an unidentified vehicle on Srisailam Highway (NH-765) inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve (Nallamala…
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Russian President Putin to visit India by year-end: Kremlin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India in December for an annual summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and preparations are at “full swing”, the Kremlin said on Thursday. “Yes,…
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Bangladesh crush Pakistan by seven wickets in Women’s World Cup
Colombo: An unbeaten half-century from Rubya Haider and her match-winning partnership with skipper Nigar Sultana, backed by fine bowling from young pacer Marufa Akter, helped Bangladesh thrash an out-of-depth Pakistan by seven…
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Airbus board members conclude 4-day visit to India
New Delhi: Airbus’ board members on Thursday concluded their four-day visit to India, which is a key market for the aerospace major, according to an official. During their visit, which started on…
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Indigenous manufacturing, consumption must rise massively: Andhra CM
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that indigenous manufacturing and consumption of products must increase massively. Addressing a meeting on Khadi products organised by Andhra Pradesh BJP…
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Akhilesh targets BJP govt over crimes against Dalits, says UP tops list
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday targeted the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the rising number of crimes against Dalits, citing the latest NCRB data. Sharing a graphic on…
