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- Hyderabad
Telangana chemical plant blast kills 12; PM Modi announces Rs 2L ex-gratia
Hyderabad: A reactor blast at Sigachi Chemicals in Hyderabad’s Pasamailaram industrial zone, Patancheru, triggered a massive fire on Monday, June 30, claiming at least 12 lives and injuring over 20 workers. About…
- Middle East
Iran slams Trump’s ‘offensive comments’ on senior officials
Tehran: The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday rejected the “offensive and insolent remarks” by US President Donald Trump against senior Iranian Officials. “Such insolent statements and undiplomatic behaviour not only…
- India
Facing backlash, Maharashtra withdraws Hindi language policy orders
Mumbai: Amid a growing chorus against the introduction of the Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday, June 29, decided to withdraw two GRs…
- Telangana
Amit Shah inaugurates Turmeric Board headquarters in Telangana
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the National Headquarters of the Turmeric Board in Nizamabad in Telangana on Sunday. Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, Union MoDS…
- India
3 killed, 50 injured in Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha; CM tenders apology
Puri: At least three persons, including two women, were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple during Odisha’s Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra on Sunday morning, June…
- News
Facial recognition, CCTV feed to be integrated for security checks at airports
New Delhi: Airport security and administration authorities are mulling integration of facial recognition technology and CCTV for staffers apart from deploying other technology tools for faster security checks and reducing queues at…
- Hyderabad
‘No question of backing down’: Telangana CM on Kancha Gachibowli land row
Hyderabad: The Telangana chief minister, A Revanth Reddy, made it clear that his government will fight tooth and nail to secure the 400 acres of Kancha Gachibowli land, adjacent to the University…
- India
Global Torture Index tags India ‘high risk’ over police brutality, human rights crisis
A recent report by a global alliance of anti-torture organisations has classified India as a “high risk” country in the Global Torture Index, citing frequent incidents of severe beatings, forced confessions, and…
- World
Ending trade talks with Canada, says Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack…
- Middle East
Israeli troops say they were ordered to shoot unarmed Gaza aid seekers: Report
A report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz has shaken the world and evoked international outrage after a number of Israeli soldiers claimed that their commanders told them to shoot Palestinian civilians who were…
- India
Law student gang-raped in Kolkata, 3 held; NCW seeks police report
A law student aspiring to join South Calcutta Law College was allegedly gang-raped inside the institution by a former student, with two senior students assisting in the crime, Kolkata police said on…
- Middle East
Lack of essentials in Gaza leads to increase in preventable diseases: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians said that its partners delivering health aid in Gaza reported a spike in preventable diseases linked to a lack of clean water, sanitation and fuel. The UN Office…
- Middle East
‘Slap on America’s face’: Khamenei in first statement post Iran-Israel conflict
Dubai: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, June 26, his country had delivered a slap to America’s face with its strike on a US airbase in Qatar, and warned…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad real estate sees housing sales dip as property prices rise
Hyderabad: The real estate in Hyderabad has witnessed a dip in housing sales amid a rise in property prices in the city. According to a report by real estate consulting firm Anarock,…
- Middle East
CIA says Iran’s nuclear program ‘severely damaged’ by US strikes
Washington: CIA Director John Ratcliffe has asserted that the agency had gathered “a body of credible evidence” suggesting that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure suffered extensive damage in recent US airstrikes, reinforcing the White…
