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- 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.…
- Telangana
BRS keeps door open for AIMIM despite Owaisi’s Congress tilt
Hyderabad: Despite the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) shifting its loyalties to the Congress after the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the state is keeping a bridge open…
- Telangana
Raja Singh acquitted in 2022 Prophet Muhammad remarks case
Hyderabad: The Special Court for MP/MLA cases here on Tuesday, June 30, acquitted Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh in the 2022 case registered at Mangalhat police station over his remarks against Prophet…
- India
Ayush Malik reconverts after FIR against wife, father-in-law
Ayush Malik, a Shamli district resident who had converted to Islam for the woman he was in a relationship with, has returned to Hinduism amid an ongoing criminal case linked to the…
- India
WB: 20 injured as fire engulfs Haldia plant after pipeline leak
Haldia: About 20 people were injured after a major fire broke out at a naphtha-carrying pipeline of Haldia Petrochemicals in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district in the early hours of Tuesday, June…
- Middle East
US, Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks
Dubai: The United States and Iran on Monday, June 29, separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the US…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC directs ECI to consider printing SIR forms in Urdu
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, June 29, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider printing enumeration forms in Urdu, noting a substantial Urdu-speaking population in Hyderabad. ECI’s Special…
