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Hyderabad: Garbage piles choke Bandlaguda area, residents fear outbreak
Hyderabad: Large scale garbage dump are being reported in several localities of Hyderabad’s Bandlaguda region, sparking fears of a possible outbreak of disease. Residents complaining of years of neglect by civic authorities.…
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India squad for Asia Cup 2025 announced, Gill named vice-captain
Mumbai: Test skipper Shubman Gill was on Tuesday appointed vice-captain of India’s 15-member T20 squad for next month’s Asia Cup, which will also feature pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Gill’s last T20 match…
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Days after SC relief, The Wire journalists summoned in sedition case
Nearly a week after the Supreme Court protected The Wire from any “coercive action” by Assam Police, the Guwahati Crime Branch on Monday, August 18, summoned founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist…
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Opposition fields ex-SC Judge B Sudershan Reddy as nominee for VP election
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy was on Tuesday declared as the united Opposition parties’ candidate for the Vice-Presidential election scheduled on September 9 — an exercise described by…
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Telangana local body elections: Congress to give 42 pc seats to BCs even without reservations
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress will give Backward Classes (BC) group 42 percent reservations in the coming Telangana local body elections even if the ordinance passed by the government is not accepted by…
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Income Tax Department raids premises of Congress leader Ranjith Reddy, DSR Group
Hyderabad: The Income Tax Department on Tuesday carried out raids at the premises of Congress leader and former MP G. Ranjith Reddy and DSR Group of companies. Simultaneous searches were conducted at…
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Half-price travel: Saudia launches 50 pc discount on all int’l flights
Riyadh: Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, has announced 50 percent discount on all international flights, including one-way, round-trip, and transit tickets. The offer applies to both Business and Guest Class…
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Hyderabad readies for Milad un Nabi, Ganesh idol processions
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is going to witness Ganesh idol and Milad un Nabi processions in September 2025. As has been happening for the past two years, this year too, the dates of the…
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Roll back 5 pc GST on handlooms: Telangana Textiles min to Centre
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Handlooms and Textiles minister, Tummala Nageswara Rao, has demanded that the Central government immediately withdraw the five percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) being imposed on handloom products to protect…
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IMD Hyderabad forecasts hint at relief from heavy rains till August 22
Hyderabad: The latest forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad have hinted at a pause in heavy rains in the city till August 22. Although light rains are expected, no heavy…
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Telangana HC quashes criminal cases against Bhatti, Uttam
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, August 18, dismissed criminal cases filed in 2021 against deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy. The cases stemmed…
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Two electrocuted while transporting Ganesh idol in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two people were critically injured when they got electrocuted while transporting a Ganesh idol on Bandlaguda road on Monday night, August 18. According to local police, a group of people were…
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BJP leaders turned into EC spokespersons: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Claiming a nexus between the BJP and the Election Commission, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged that leaders of the ruling party at the Centre have become…
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Telangana borrowed Rs 13,133 cr from Centre in last 4 yrs: Centre
The Union Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Telangana government borrowed a total of Rs 13,133 crore from the central government over the past four years. Minister of State for Finance,…
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Video: Rajasthan medical intern asked to remove veil for patient safety; triggers row
A young Muslim medical intern at the Women’s Hospital (MCH) was asked by a senior female doctor to remove her veil for patient safety in Rajasthan’s Tonk district. The issue rose after…
