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Kin of Telangana cop who died on duty get Rs 1 cr compensation

Hyderabad: The family of a Telangana Constable who died in a road accident was given Rs 1 crore compensation on Monday, August 3, with Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand presenting…
India

Meta tells parliamentary panel ready to apologise over PM video

New Delhi: Social media giant Meta is learnt to have told a parliamentary committee on Monday, August 3, that it is ready to apologise for the brief restriction on a post by…
Hyderabad

Cyberabad Police nab interstate ATM attention-diversion gang

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police have arrested an interstate criminal gang of six members, involved in cheating people, particularly senior citizens, at ATM centres. Shahjad alias Sazza, Ajrudeen and Mohammad Jafar, all auto…

Hyderabad

Ameenpur couple goes missing after Rs 2 crore chit fund scam

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police on Monday, August 3, booked a couple who are on the run in Ameenpur, Sangareddy, after they allegedly duped residents of BSR Colony promising high returns via a…
Hate Crime

Bengal: BJP workers protest restaurant serving ‘only halal’ meat

Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers objected to the alleged sale of only halal meat at a restaurant located near Bhatjangla on National Highway 12 in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday,…
India

Prashant Kishor debuts with historic Bankipur bypoll win

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has won the Bankipur bypoll on Monday, August 3, in a major upset for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ending the party’s four-decade hold over…
Middle East

Trapped in Iran for a year: Two Indian seafarers plead for help

Two Indian seafarers have allegedly been stranded aboard a vessel at Iran’s Port Bushehr for nearly a year without salaries, electricity, adequate food or water, prompting the Forward Seamen Union of India…

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CJP will expand, meeting called on August 5: Abhijeet Dipke

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: After the success of students’ protests at Jantar Mantar that led to the subsequent resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) would expand its operations. “Of course, the responsibility…
India

SC refuses to stay Madras HC order on Thiruparankundram Deepam

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 3, issued notice on a plea filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging a Madras High Court order permitting the lighting of the traditional…
Hyderabad

BRICS anti-corruption meet to be held in Hyderabad on Aug 4, 5

Hyderabad: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will host two BRICS meetings in Hyderabad, Telangana, on August 4 and 5, as part of India’s BRICS Presidency 2026. This will include the…
India

Shah must explain student lathicharge in Parliament: Kharge

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, August 3, demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah come to Parliament and explain the police use of lathicharge and pellet guns on students…
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Saffron attire row: Pappu Yadav asks, ‘Where’s the insult?’

New Delhi: Facing allegations of insulting Sanatan Dharma, MP Pappu Yadav on Monday, August 3, continued to dig his heels in, insisting he had done no wrong. Yadav, an Independent MP from…
Middle East

Vishwesh Negi named India’s next ambassador to Iran

New Delhi: The Government of India has appointed Vishwesh Negi as the next Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday, August 3. Negi,…
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Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Cong high command clears 20 names

New Delhi: Ahead of the much-awaited Karnataka Cabinet expansion to be held later in the day, the Congress high command cleared the ministers’ list on Monday, August 3. According to the list,…
India

Ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan acquitted in harassment case

New Delhi: Citing lack of evidence, a Delhi court on Monday, August 3, acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment…