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Israel apartheid law: Death penalty for Palestinians, life for citizens
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has advanced a draft law that would impose mandatory death sentences on Palestinians convicted of certain attacks, while allowing Israeli citizens found guilty of similar offences to…
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T20 WC: Sri Lanka thrash Oman by 105 runs for second consecutive win
Pallekele: Sri Lanka outclassed Oman by 105 runs to register their second successive victory in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday, February 12. In a Group B match, Oman were limited…
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Editorial: India’s secularism rests on the fate of ‘Mohammed Deepak’
Over the last 11-odd years, ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Centre, there have been lynchings of minorities from across the country. Many may not remember,…
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University of Hyderabad, KSHEC ink pact to boost academic collaboration
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad and the Kerala State Higher Education Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, February 12, to strengthen academic and research collaboration. As part of the…
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Bangladesh elections: BNP leader killed due to violence at polling booth
Dhaka: Violence erupted at several polling booths across Bangladesh on Thursday, leading to the death of a political leader as the voting was underway across the nation, local media reported. These incidents…
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BJP MP files notice to cancel Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday, February 12, said he has moved a substantive motion against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, demanding that his Lok Sabha membership be…
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Hyderabad airport bomb threat email turns out to be a hoax
Hyderabad: Authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport in Hyderabad have declared the bomb threat they received late Wednesday, February 11, was a hoax after conducting thorough terminal inspections. They received…
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T20 WC: Sri Lankan batters power team to highest total in match against Oman
Pallekele: Skipper Dasun Shanaka, Pavan Ratnayake and Kusal Mendis powered their way to fifties as Sri Lanka posted a mammoth 225 for five against Oman in a T20 World Cup match here…
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US: Family of Andhra student killed by officer to get Rs 262 cr settlement
Seattle: The city of Seattle has reached a USD 29 million (Rs 262 crore) settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police…
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Social media co-convener who posted Assam BJP’s controversial video, fired
Guwahati: The Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has removed a co-convenor of its social media team for posting the now-deleted video featuring Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that created a huge controversy,…
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Telangana: Woman carries knife to poll booth in Adilabad, detained
Hyderabad: A woman was detained for carrying a knife to a poll booth in Telangana’s Adilabad for voting in the Telangana Municipal elections on Wednesday, February 11. The incident occurred at the…
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Telangana HC asks HYDRAA to remove fencing on land in Narsingi
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, February 11, asked Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) to remove fencing from a 1,608 square yard land in Narsingi in 48 hours.…
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Kerala HC grants bail to expelled Congress MLA in sexual assault case
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday, February 12, granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him. Justice Kauser Edappagath granted…
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BRS leaders protest against merger of Rajendra Nagar with GHMC
Hyderabad: Leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) staged a protest against merger of Rajendra Nagar constituency with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). BRS leaders and party workers alleged that the…
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Trump calls White House meeting with Netanyahu ‘very good’
Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good meeting” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, as both leaders focused on negotiations with Iran and the…
