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- Hyderabad
Deepawali celebrations sends Hyderabad’s air quality crashing down
Hyderabad: As firecrackers lit up the sky on Deepawali day across Hyderabad, the city’s air quality slipped to extremely hazardous levels. On October 20, the city recorded an air quality index (AQI), measured…
- Hyderabad
CM Revanth sets two-year deadline for new Osmania Hospital
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on Wednesday, October 22, instructed officials to complete the construction of the new Osmania Hospital within two years. In a meeting at his residence, the…
- India
Assam govt to introduce bills ‘love jihad’, polygamy: CM Himanta
Nagaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stated that the state government will introduce several bills addressing issues such as ‘love jihad’ and polygamy during the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled…
- India
Notification for SIR in Bengal likely after CEC meeting on Wednesday, Thursday
Kolkata: The official notification for the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal is likely to be announced soon after the crucial meeting of the Chief Election Commission Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with…
- Telangana
65 Maoists from Telangana still underground: DGP Shivadhar Reddy
Nizamabad: Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday said that about 65 Maoists from the state are still underground, of whom around 40 hold leadership positions. Addressing the media…
- World
US clarifies USD100,000 H-1B visa fee, exempts current holders
Washington: In a major relief for foreign workers on H-1B visas, the US Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance on the $100,000 application fee, providing a series of exemptions and…
- India
Dalit youth forced to lick shoes, FIR filed 12 days later
A shocking incident of caste-based violence has emerged from Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, where a Dalit youth was severely assaulted and forced to lick shoes by a group of upper-caste men. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad sees major rise in housing sales in Jul-Sep: PropTiger Report
New Delhi: Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai together have seen a 47 per cent increase in sales of residential properties during the July-September period, despite an overall marginal fall in demand across eight…
- India
RBI likely to go in for another policy rate cut by year-end: Report
Mumbai: The RBI is likely to go in for another policy rate cut before the end of the year, which, along with fiscal consolidation and domestic regulatory easing, would lead to a…
- Middle East
Israel suspends Gaza aid, at least 19 killed in retaliatory strikes
Jerusalem: The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first major test Sunday as an Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire
Tel Aviv: Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets on Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas militants shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area still…
- Hyderabad
Revanth Reddy accuses BRS of vote splitting, calls them BJP’s ‘B-team’
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of splitting votes with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Jubilee Hills by-elections and warned people of…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills bypoll: Congress names 40 leaders as star campaigners
Hyderabad: The Congress Party has appointed 40 leaders as ‘star campaigners’ for the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election. The list has been officially submitted to the Election Commission, according to AICC general…
- Telangana
Imams, muezzins struggle to make ends meet in Telangana villages
Hyderabad: Imams, considered as the torch bearers of the Muslim community, are struggling for two square meals a day, particularly those sincerely fulfilling their duties in villages and remote areas in Telangana.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana bandh: Deepawali travel hit in Hyderabad, gold shops shut
Hyderabad: Deepawali enthusiasm has turned sour for many in Hyderabad intending to travel to their native towns on Saturday, October 18, as public transport has virtually come to a stop and cabs…
