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Man held for throwing acid on teacher’s face in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: A man has been arrested following an encounter for allegedly throwing acid on a teacher here, police said on Friday. According to the police, the accused was identified as Nishu Tiwari…
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School jobs case: HC grants bail to former West Bengal minister
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case. The bench of Justice Suvra Ghosh directed Chatterjee…
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HC questions Sameer Wankhede over maintainability of plea against web series
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede over maintainability of his defamation suit against actor Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri…
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NIA invokes UAPA against father-son Maoist duo in BJP leader murder case
Raipur: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two Maoist operatives in the 2023 murder case of BJP leader Ratan Dubey, in which it has invoked charges under…
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Heavy rains cripple Telangana
Hyderabad: Heavy rains disrupted normal life in several parts of Telangana on Friday morning, causing waterlogging and traffic issues, especially for commuters in Hyderabad. Narva in Narayanpet district received the highest rainfall…
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Police conduct searches on Falaknuma Express at Ghatkesar over terror alert
Hyderabad: The Falaknuma Express train travelling from Howrah to Secunderabad on Friday, September 26, was stopped and searched at a railway station on suspicion of terrorists being on board. The train was…
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SC dismisses plea seeking ban on Salman Rushdie’s book
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to ban Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel “The Satanic Verses”. The plea came up for hearing before a…
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Indian travellers can now make UPI payments in Qatar
Doha: In a significant move for digital payments abroad, Indian travellers visiting Qatar can now pay seamlessly using Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The new service eliminates the need for cash or currency…
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Photos: Curfew in Leh
The curfew was clamped in the town on Wednesday evening after widespread violence resulted in the death of four persons and injuries to 90 others during a shutdown called by the Leh…
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Leh curfew continues, security review underway; essential needs to return
Leh: A home ministry team held a series of meetings here to review the overall security situation as curfew remained in force for the third consecutive day in Leh town on Friday,…
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Trump’s 100 pc tariff on pharma will not impact generic makers: IPA
New Delhi: Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) on Friday said US President Donald Trump’s move to impose 100 per cent import tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs from October 1 will impact only patented and…
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Minor killed in accident in Telangana’s Nalgonda
Hyderabad: A minor girl died in an accident in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Thursday, September 25, after being hit by a lorry on National Highway 65. The accident occurred at Muthyalammagudem in…
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Hyderabad doctor extorted, harassed by man on dating app
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad doctor was allegedly harassed and extorted by a man he met via gay-dating app Grindr. The incident occurred in Madhapur. The victim, a 25-year-old doctor working at a private…
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Three flights diverted due to bad weather at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Heavy rain lashing Hyderabad and its outskirts on Friday has affected flight operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad. Due to bad weather, three flights have been diverted so far,…
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Hezbollah defies ban, projects images on Beirut’s iconic rocks
Beirut: Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered at a scenic overlook on Beirut’s coast Thursday and projected images of the group’s former longtime leader and his successor on the iconic arched Raouche rock…
