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EC extends SIR timeline in six states, Union territories
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday extended the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union territories following requests from the respective chief electoral officers.…
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UAE’s new drug law imposes Dh 50,000 minimum fine, five years jail
In a bid to crack down on the illegal sale of narcotics without prescriptions, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed a new law under which pharmacies and physicians found violating will…
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Activist Lubna Sarwath accuses HYDRAA of destroying Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake
Hyderabad: Activist Lubna Sarwath has written to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy alleging that Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) is destroying the Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla Lake. The accusation comes after HYDRAA’s…
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Kuwait revokes citizenship of prominent Islamic scholar
Kuwait revoked the citizenship of a prominent Islamic scholar named Tareq al-Suwaidan. The reason for stripping him of citizenship is not known. The Kuwait Al-Youm Official Gazette stated that a decree to withdraw the…
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First phase of Telangana local body polls ends peacefully, counting underway
Hyderabad: The first phase of the election to 3,834 Gram Panchayats concluded peacefully in Telangana on Thursday and the counting of votes was underway. Amid elaborate security arrangements made by police, the…
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Bengal: Hindutva mob attack vendors for selling non-veg at Gita recitation
Kolkata: A Hindutva mob brutally attacked a Muslim vendor from Arambagh for selling non-veg patties at Kolkata‘s Brigade Parade Ground while a Gita recitation was taking place on Sunday, December 7. Based on…
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IndiGo offers vouchers worth Rs 10K to affected passengers
New Delhi: IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for…
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Cold wave grips Hyderabad as winter intensifies
Hyderabad: A severe cold wave has firmly gripped Hyderabad as the winter has intensified in almost all areas of the city. The temperatures in the city have dropped to single digits in…
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Telangana local body polls: Karimnagar sees 46.39 pc voter turnout
Hyderabad: With phase one of the Telangana local body elections drawing to a close, Karimnagar saw 46.39 percent turnout till 11:00 AM. In Karimnagar there are a total of 91 gram panchayats…
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Judge to decide degree of media access in Charlie Kirk killing case
Salt Lake City: Lawyers for the 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are due in court Thursday as they push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.…
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Girl murdered for rejecting marriage proposal in Hyderabad; accused held
Hyderabad: The life of a 17-year-old girl was brutally cut short after she refused a marriage proposal. The incident took place in Bapujinagar, Warasiguda on Monday, December 8. Girl’s throat slit in…
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Telangana local body polls: Congress, BRS workers clash in Nalgonda
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in Telangana’s Nalgonda district after activists from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Congress allegedly clashed on Wednesday, December 10. The incident occurred in Korlapahad village of Kethepalli mandal.…
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SIR in Bengal: Hearings on claims, objections only at DM offices, directs ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, to conduct the hearings on the claims and objections in the second stage…
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Polling underway for first phase of panchayat elections in Telangana
Hyderabad: Polling for the first phase of the Telangana Gram Panchayat elections is currently underway on Thursday. The voting began at 7 a.m. for 3,834 Sarpanch posts and 27,628 Ward Member posts…
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Indian girl remains in coma after crash in US
Washington: A young Indian girl from San Jose remains in a coma after a devastating accident earlier this month, prompting an outpouring of support from community groups as her father struggles alone…
