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- Hyderabad
40-year-old Hyderabad man hangs himself over SIR stress
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old cab driver in Hyderabad died by suicide on the early hours of Sunday, June 28, allegedly due to fear of losing his name from the electoral rolls amid the…
- Hyderabad
Cables, sofas pulled from drains as HYDRAA boosts flood cleanup
Hyderabad: As Hyderabad continues to grapple with flooded roads every time it rains, authorities blamed the situation on the blockage of drains and took up a garbage removal drive, pulling out cable…
- Middle East
Iran strike damages Bahrain building, Kuwait intercepts missiles
An Iranian missile strike damaged an eight-storey residential building in Bahrain, while Kuwait intercepted two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, June 28, as the conflict entered its 121st day, 11 days after…
- Telangana
Nizamabad bandh called after principal assaulted over Urdu
Hyderabad: Several organisations have called for Nizamabad Bandh on Monday, June 29, following an assault on a school principal in Amroor on Saturday, June 27. These organisations have urged the teachers’ union…
- India
74 hate crimes in India in May: Bengal, Bakrid and beyond
Hyderabad: In early May, West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Minister made his intentions plain. “The Hindu people of Nandigram made me win again. There, the entire Muslim vote went to…
- Telangana
SIR in Telangana: Over 1 crore forms distributed in three days
Hyderabad: A total of 10,275,000 enumeration forms were distributed during the door-to-door survey between June 25 and June 27 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 in Telangana. The survey…
- Middle East
Bahrain says Iranian drones targeted its territory
Manama: The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, June 27, condemned what it described as an Iranian drone attack targeting the Kingdom’s territory at dawn, calling it a violation of its…
- Chennai
On converting to Islam, one is no longer Backward Class: Madras HC
Chennai: A person who converts to Islam cannot claim the status of a Backward Class Muslim, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled, striking down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government…
- India
Homebuyers retain right to claim delay dues after possession: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that buyers who take possession of a flat do not lose their right to later claim compensation for delay in getting that possession, settling a question that…
- Middle East
Iran says IRGC retaliated after US strikes on coast
As the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 120th day on Saturday, June 27, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces had targeted US military positions in response to…
- Hate Crime
Bengal’s minorities dealing with budget cuts, violence under BJP
Kolkata: The West Bengal as India knew it has drastically changed in the one month since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the state Assembly elections. With a newly presented budget that…
- Hyderabad
Muharram: Bibi-ka-Alam procession attracts thousands in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The historic Bibi-ka-Alam Muharram procession in Hyderabad’s Old City set off on Friday afternoon, June 26, with great fervour. The procession saw thousands of people turn up for the annual event…
- Hyderabad
Forms missing, holiday break: Hyderabad’s SIR off to rocky start
Hyderabad: The first day of Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exposed a sharp divide between the state capital and the rest of the state on Thursday, June 25. While Booth…
- India
Ram temple donation row: Investigators recover Rs 79.85 lakh
Ayodhya: The controversy surrounding alleged irregularities in donations collected at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya intensified on Friday, June 26, after Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai resigned…
- Telangana
Beyond enforcement: What Hyderabad’s drug crisis really needs
Hyderabad: This June 26 arrives with an unusual convergence. The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking falls this year on the same date as Muharram ends, a time associated with both…
