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- Hyderabad
Liberation Day: Why Hyderabad can’t tell its own tragic story
For Hyderabadis, the month that follows India’s Independence Day is just as significant. Since 1948, the violent, but necessary accession of Asaf Jahi-ruled Hyderabad remained caged in the consciousness of various Telanganites. The…
- Hyderabad
In Karwan, 54 in 100 people excluded in SIR have Muslim names
Hyderabad: Karwan went into the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) with 3,83,190 electors. The draft roll published on August 17 carries 2,41,424, the largest surviving electorate of any Hyderabad Assembly seat. That leaves…
- Middle East
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi’s Aramco facilities, air base
Yemen’s Houthi movement on Wednesday, September 16, claimed it carried out missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facilities in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait Air Base. In a statement on…
- India
Ayush Malik converted to Islam by choice, rules Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: Ayush Malik converted to Islam by his own choice and married a Muslim woman against his father’s wishes, the Allahabad High Court observed on Wednesday, September 16, disposing of a habeas corpus…
- Middle East
Houthis reject targeting Makkah, call Saudi allegation a ‘lie’
Yemen’s Houthi movement has rejected Saudi Arabia’s allegation that it launched a drone towards Makkah, saying there is no threat from Yemen to the holy city or other Islamic holy sites. In…
- India
India, Pakistan naval vessels collide; New Delhi lodges protest
New Delhi: India on Wednesday, September 16, lodged a strong protest with the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission after a Pakistani naval ship’s action at sea led to a collision…
- India
MDR on UPI payments: Will India return to cash?
The central government’s decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for merchants has raised concerns about a cash return. The Finance Ministry clarified that MDR…
- World
US confirms space weapon deployment after Russia warnings
Washington: The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponising a global…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi drone near Makkah
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Air Defence Forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi-launched drone south of Makkah before it entered the prohibited airspace over the holy city, the Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday, September…
- Delhi
Court to decide Bhardwaj’s regular bail based on his conduct
New Delhi: A Delhi court, which on Tuesday, September 15, granted three weeks’ interim bail to Hindutva supporter Swatantra Bhardwaj, issued a slew of directions to the city police regarding its probe…
- News
Fee on all UPI merchant payments above Rs 2000
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday, September 15, set a 0.4 per cent charge on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to merchants and capped the fee at Rs 300 for payments of…
- India
An ‘Assalamualaikum,’ ‘Inshallah’ gets IPS officer transferred
Hyderabad: Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Bushra Bano, against whom a right-wing organisation filed a complaint with the West Bengal Home Secretary, has been transferred. The transfer order was issued on Monday,…
- India
Driver arrested in Gurugram woman biker hit-and-run case
Gurugram: Kalyan Bainsla, the car driver accused of hitting a woman sports bike rider, was arrested in Rajgarh, Rajasthan, on Tuesday, September 15, Gurugram Commissioner Sibash Kabiraj said. He and a cousin,…
- Technology
Meta to report child sexual abuse to Indian law enforcement
New Delhi: As the government steps up engagement with social media platforms over harmful content online, US-based technology giant Meta has agreed to report matters related to child sexual abuse and safety…
- Middle East
Saudi pipeline hit by drones to be out of service for weeks
Cairo: A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials said Monday, September 14,…
