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- Middle East
Fire on Qatari tanker after strike off Oman near Hormuz
Muscat: A fully loaded Qatari tanker caught fire after being struck by an unidentified projectile off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday morning, July 7, according to…
- Kolkata
Bengal minor rape case: 3 arrested, NCW seeks report from police
Kolkata: West Bengal Police on Monday, July 6, arrested the key accused in the alleged gangrape-murder of a girl in Baruipur, taking the total number of arrests in the case to three,…
- Middle East
Day 3: Khamenei funeral procession concludes in Tehran
Tehran: The third day of funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei concluded in Tehran on Monday, July 6, after a 10-kilometre procession through the capital that drew…
- Telangana
Open Kannepalli pump, demands KTR; Uttam says not before 2027
Hyderabad: Telangana Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday, July 5, denied Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) claims that abundant water could be supplied to farmers by switching on the Kannepalli pumphouse, saying…
- Hyderabad
SIR in Hyderabad: Submitted form online? Here’s what to do next
Hyderabad: In the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana, enumeration forms can be submitted either online or offline. Those who opt for the offline process need…
- India
The temple, the trust and the theft: Ram Mandir ‘scam’ explained
Ram Mandir, the Sangh Parivar’s most totemic project in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, one that received the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) direct and sustained public endorsement, is now under major scrutiny over allegations…
- Hyderabad
Telangana SIR: Hyderabad ranks second last in form distribution
Hyderabad: With the first 10 days of door-to-door distribution of SIR enumeration forms completed in Telangana, over 90 per cent of voters have received their forms in most districts, according to the…
- India
Delhi court denies relief to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam; cites SC order
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday, July 4, rejected the bail applications of student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger-conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots,…
- Middle East
Up to 3,000 deaths feared during Khamenei funeral, says report
Iran has prepared for the possibility of up to 3,000 deaths during the week-long funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Germany’s WELT, which cited a classified document…
- 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,…
