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Over 98 pc MPs, MLAs in Telangana register as ex-officio members in ULBs
Hyderabad: More than 98 per cent of Members of Parliament and Members of the State Legislature in Telangana have registered their names as ex officio members in municipal corporations and municipalities, district…
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Building collapse in Kota leaves 2 dead, many feared trapped
Jaipur: At least two people were killed, and several others feared trapped when a three-storey building collapsed in Rajasthan’s Kota on Saturday night, February 7, officials said. The incident occurred in the…
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Washington Post publisher Will Lewis steps down after mass layoffs
Washington: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff. Lewis sent an email…
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Gaza’s Rafah Crossing reopens, but movement remains minimal
Khan Younis: When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this week, Palestinian officials heralded it as a “window of hope” after two years of war as a fragile…
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Bengal SIR: ECI clarifies validity of permanent resident certificates
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday clarified that permanent resident certificates issued by elected public representatives or Block Development Officers (BDOs) will not be considered valid identity documents in…
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Owaisi must answer on triple talaq, says Bandi Sanjay in Karimnagar
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday, February 7, questioned whether AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has ever spoken about the problems faced by Muslim women, and…
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Telangana HC reiterates earlier orders on ex-officio voting in municipal polls
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court advised the state government to implement the guidelines earlier issued by the court with regard to ex-officio voting rights of MPs, MLAs and MLCs in the election…
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Four Indian students injured in attack in Russia; Embassy responds
New Delhi: At least four Indian students sustained injuries in an attack in Russia’s Ufa, prompting immediate intervention by Indian diplomatic authorities. The Indian Embassy in Moscow confirmed the incident on late…
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Telangana HC holds natural justice can be set aside in matters of national security
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that the principles of natural justice need not apply in cases involving national security, rejecting a petition filed by journalist Akram Ali Mohammed challenging the…
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Kerala minister visits nurse who survived Nipah infection twice
Kozhikode: Kerala Minister Veena George on Saturday visited a health worker who survived Nipah virus infection twice. George visited Tito, a nurse who contracted the virus while caring for a Nipah patient…
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Interview: Mamata should be Congress president, says ex-Manmohan advisor Sanjaya Baru
Hyderabad: As the media advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Sanjaya Baru has been critical about the centralisation of power in the Congress, especially as the party is up against the relentless…
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T20 World Cup: Three Indian captains will lead foreign teams into battle
The period that we are living in now can be described as the Golden Age of Indian cricket. After the dazzling triumph of the Under-19 team, India’s future dominance in the game…
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India tracks exits, not returns amid brain drain: Sanjaya Baru at History Lit Fest
Hyderabad: India has no credible data on how many of its nationals are actually returning to the country to serve it, even as there is data on how many have left, former…
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Assam cabinet decides to refer case of Gaurav Gogoi’s ‘Pakistan links’ to MHA
Guwahati: The Assam cabinet on Saturday, February 7, decided to refer the case of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s alleged Pakistan links to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…
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UP SIR: Asked to remove 86 Muslim names from electoral roll, claims BLO
Amid the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) claimed that a person named Dharmendra Maurya objected…
