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Poll dates for West Bengal out but 45 lakh voter cases still hang in balance
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday evening, March 15, even as the fate of lakhs of voters in the state remains…
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Saudi Arabia sets deadline for issuing Umrah visas
Makkah: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced the final deadlines for issuing Umrah visas, as well as the entry and departure of pilgrims, as the current Umrah season 1447…
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Bengal elections in two phases, Assam, Kerala, TN, Puducherry in one: ECI
The Election Commission of India on Sunday, March 15, announced that the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry will be held in one phase, while…
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Hyderabad: Nepalese couple steal valuables worth Rs 2 cr from Jubilee Hills house
Hyderabad: A Nepalese couple allegedly stole diamond and gold jewellery worth Rs 2 crore from a house in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills on Saturday, March 14, the police said. The incident occurred at…
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Mob attacks 14 people having iftar at Pune tourist spot, 150 booked
A group of 14 Muslims was allegedly attacked by a mob at Bopdeo Ghat, a popular tourist destination in Pune‘s Bhiwari area, on the evening of March 13 while they were in…
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KTR should undergo drug test too: TPCC chief after ex-BRS MLA tests positive
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud has challenged Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao to undergo a drug test, following the arrest of former BRS…
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Saudi Arabia hosts iftar for 1,500 worshippers at Delhi’s Jama Masjid
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia organised a large communal iftar for more than 1,500 fasting worshippers at the historic Jama Masjid as part of its international Ramzan initiatives. The event was arranged by…
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Fire at residential building in Hyderabad’s Begumpet, no casualties
Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a flat in Mayfair Apartments in Begumpet on Saturday, March 14, at around 9 pm, leaving it completely gutted. No one was present in the flat…
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Formula 1 cancels Bahrain, Saudi Arabia grands prix due to Iran war
Shanghai: Formula 1 and its governing body FIA said the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not happen in April because of safety concerns related to the Iran war.…
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Israeli strike kills pregnant woman, child in central Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least four Palestinians, including a boy and his pregnant mother, were killed Sunday by an Israeli airstrike in the war-torn Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said. The strike hit a…
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Air India finds large-scale misuse of staff travel policy, begins action
New Delhi/Mumbai: Air India has detected large-scale discrepancies in the utilisation of its leisure travel policy, involving more than 4,000 employees and has initiated corrective actions, including imposing penalties on the erring…
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Telangana farm house bust: TDP MP, ex-BRS MLA test positive for drug consumption
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP from Andhra Pradesh Putta Mahesh Kumar, and former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy, were among six people detained in Moinabad after testing positive for alleged drug…
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485 held for drunk driving in Malkajgiri, Cyberabad over weekend
Hyderabad: As many as 485 people were arrested for driving in an inebriated state in the Malkajgiri and Cyberabad commissionerates during a special drive on March 13 and 14. In the Malkajgiri…
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Photos: Aerial view of Makkah’s Grand Mosque during Ramzan’s last ten nights
Aerial photographs released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) capture the Grand Mosque in Makkah filled with worshippers during the last ten nights of Ramzan, one of the most spiritually significant periods…
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Bangladeshi held in Bengal for aiding killers of Sharif Osman Hadi to escape
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police’s STF arrested a Bangladeshi for allegedly helping the suspected killers of Sharif Osman Hadi, a youth leader from the neighbouring country, flee to India after committing the…
