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- India
Instagram ran ads promoting child sexual abuse videos in India
Hyderabad: Instagram carried paid advertisements that promoted child sexual abuse material in India, directing users to Telegram channels selling such content for as little as Rs 99, a BBC investigation has revealed. The report said…
- Middle East
Indian delegation pays tribute to late Iran Supreme Leader
Tehran: An Indian delegation comprising political leaders, religious figures and civil society representatives paid tribute to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Friday, July 3, ahead of the country’s…
- India
Viral e-rickshaw prank to end as govt orders app takedown
It started off as a joke. Pranksters across Delhi found they could walk up to a moving e-rickshaw, open an app on their phone, connect to its battery over Bluetooth, and switch…
- Middle East
Khamenei funeral: Tributes pour in as delegations arrive
Tehran: Senior Iranian political, military and religious leaders, bereaved families and foreign delegations gathered at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday, July 3, to pay tribute to the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali…
- Bangalore
Capgemini Bengaluru daycare staff lock toddlers in machines, on the run
Bengaluru: The five staff members of a Bengaluru daycare centre accused of physically abusing toddlers are absconding, with their mobile phones switched off, even as police have launched a manhunt and intensified…
- Hyderabad
Ex-top cop AK Khan’s son booked for cheating, assaulting filmmaker
Hyderabad: A case has been registered against Mohsin Khan, son of former Hyderabad police commissioner AK Khan, and his associate on charges of cheating a filmmaker of Rs 50 lakh and assaulting him,…
- Hyderabad
Harish Rao detained as BRS-Congress debate face-off turns tense
Hyderabad: Political drama played out in Hyderabad on Thursday, July 2, as former minister T Harish Rao and other Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders were detained by police while proceeding to the Telangana…
- India
Govt seeks explanation from Meta on WhatsApp username feature
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday, July 1, slapped a notice on Meta over the controversial username feature on WhatsApp in India and warned it not to roll it out until consultations…
- Middle East
Trump says Iran talks were ‘very good’ as Araghchi warns US, Israel
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran continued in Doha on Wednesday, July 1, with US President Donald Trump describing the negotiations as “very good” while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
- Telangana
Centre notifies Rs 308/ day wages for Telangana under VB-G RAM G
Hyderabad: Daily wage workers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will now receive a baseline wage of Rs 308 and Rs 312 per day, respectively, following the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika…
- Hyderabad
SIR enumeration forms missing at Hyderabad booths as deadline nears
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is running into trouble on the ground, with Booth Level Officers (BLO) discovering that enumeration forms are missing from their allocated bundles, residents in…
- India
Passport charges revised, new MEA fees effective from today
New Delhi: Obtaining a passport has become more expensive from Wednesday, July 1, after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) implemented a revised fee structure for passport-related services. The charges have been…
- Middle East
Iran won’t finalise US deal until MoU terms are met
Tehran: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States on a final agreement unless certain paragraphs of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding…
- India
India’s largest private fuel retailer cuts petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi: Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday, July 1, cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre across its nationwide network,…
- Hyderabad
Three international schools in Hyderabad face food safety raids
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation’s continued food safety raids reached top international schools under its limits on Tuesday, June 30, including The Gaudium School, Glendale International School Cambridge, and CHIREC International School.…
