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HC notice to HYDRAA chief, others over Salkam Cheruvu encroachment
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, August 8, issued contempt notices to five senior IAS and IPS officers, including special chief secretary Jayesh Ranjan and HYDRAA commissioner AV Ranganath, after they…
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Telangana gig workers defer strike by 10 days after govt assurance
Hyderabad: The indefinite strike planned by gig and platform workers across Telangana from August 8 has been called off for now, after the state government assured unions it would act on their…
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Accountability needed for harm to peaceful protesters in PoK: UN
United Nations: Expressing concern over the security situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said there needs to be accountability for action taken against people engaging…
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‘Why hold city to ransom?’ Delhi HC on Jantar Mantar protests
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, August 7, questioned keeping Jantar Mantar the designated site for protests and agitation, saying, why should an entire city be “put to ransom” due…
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‘So many free schemes’: Telangana HC raises govt burden concern
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, August 7, expressed concern over the financial burden caused on government finances by freebies and ineligible beneficiaries benefiting from welfare schemes. Hearing a contempt plea…
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Harish Rao urges Centre to safeguard Telangana’s water rights
Hyderabad: Former minister and senior BRS leader T Harish Rao on Friday, August 7, wrote to Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil, seeking his intervention in protecting Telangana’s “legitimate water rights”.…
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Jharkhand protest: Man throws ink at AISA president, detained
Ranchi: A man threw ink at All India Students’ Association president Neha Bora during a protest march to the Jharkhand Assembly here on Friday, August 7, over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams…
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CBI finds lapses in NTA’s confidential wing handling NEET
New Delhi: The CBI has flagged a series of profoundly prosaic security lapses in NEET-UG 2026, underlining the absence of frisking and checking in the “confidential section” of the NTA, lack of…
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Food safety violations flagged at Santosh Dhaba in Miyapur
Hyderabad: A food safety raid at a Santosh Dhaba outlet near Miraj Theatre Lane in Miyapur has revealed several violations such as dirty exhaust fans and ceiling, broken wall tiles, and a…
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India weathered Hormuz disruption with no fuel shortages: Puri
New Delhi: India successfully shielded consumers from supply disruptions triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year through diversified sourcing, expanded refining capacity and higher domestic production, Oil…
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Our internal matter: MEA rebuts US lawmaker on Christians, FCRA
New Delhi: Asserting that issues related to India’s legislation are an internal matter and not subject to external scrutiny, the Ministry of External Affairs, on Friday, August 7, firmly rejected a US…
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Telangana woman, lover plot husband’s ‘accidental’ death
Hyderabad: A man from Khammam has alleged that his wife, who is having an extramarital affair, is plotting with her lover to kill him. According to local reports, the man has been…
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Himroo: A Nizami wardrobe favourite and the family keeping it alive
Every year on National Handloom Day, India pauses to honour the brilliance of its master weavers and the custodians of an artistic heritage that cannot be copied by automated factories. We cannot…
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You fear eggs? Freedom fighters took bullets: SC to Mahua Moitra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court declined to hear Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra’s petition on Friday, August 7, seeking to appear virtually before the police after she was booked for alleged…
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Hyderabad: People’s Plaza hosts handloom expo till Aug 16
Hyderabad: Telangana Minister of Handlooms and Textiles Thummala Nageswara Rao on Friday, August 7, visited the handloom exhibition at Nampally People’s Plaza on the occasion of National Handloom Day. The exhibition, being…
