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Telangana municipal elections: Congress bags 12 seats unanimously
Hyderabad: In Telangana municipal elections, 12 Congress candidates have been elected unanimously, according to figures released by the Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC). The remaining two posts went to candidates of the…
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Job stress drives 31-year-old techie to suicide in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A software engineer allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday as he was unable to cope with the requirements of his job, police said. The 31-year-old techie ended his life by hanging…
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NCW forms panel to probe sexual assault on minor girl during Medaram Jatara
Hyderabad: The National Commission for Women has constituted an inquiry committee to inquire into the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl during the recent Sammakka Saralamma Jatara festival at Medaram in…
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Al Falah University Chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui held in fraud case
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Al Falah University Chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui in connection with alleged financial and administrative irregularities, officials confirmed on Thursday, February 5. The arrest…
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US judge limits ICE warrantless arrests in Oregon
Portland: US immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there’s a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, February 4. US District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued…
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Karnataka: Congress seeks apology from BJP MLC over ‘Pakistan’ remark
Bengaluru: The controversy surrounding the “Pakistani tongue” remark made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC CT Ravi continued, disrupting proceedings in the Karnataka Legislative Council as Congress members pressed for an apology…
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Iran unveils new underground missile base amid tensions with US
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new underground missile base amid tensions with the United States, according to local media reports. The base was unveiled during a visit…
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Trump and Xi talk Iran in broad call amid US pressure on China
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, February 4, that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the US administration pushes Beijing and…
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In mass firing, Washington Post lays off bureau chiefs, including Delhi
The iconic American daily, The Washington Post, on Wednesday, February 4, laid off about one in three employees across the company, delivering another major blow to a newsroom already under strain and…
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Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes, victim names despite redaction
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. All of these things appeared in the mountain of documents released publicly by…
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HC takes suo motu note of over 1.08 lakh missing persons cases in UP
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the alarming number of missing persons in Uttar Pradesh and registered a PIL, noting that over…
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SC to continue hearing on petition challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue to hear the government’s arguments in the petition filed against the detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). Earlier…
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Allahabad HC acquits nearly 100-year-old man over four decades
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a nearly 100-year-old murder accused, noting more than four decades have passed since he challenged his life term sentence and observing that social consequences suffered by…
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Nuclear arms control pact ends today, Russia signals freedom to act
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that it assumes parties to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any…
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Odisha’s Malkangiri declared “Maoist-free” after last rebel surrenders
Malkangiri (Odisha): Odisha’s Malkangiri, once considered a Maoist hotbed, was declared a “Maoist-free” district on Wednesday, February 4, after red rebel Sukhram Markam, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 21 lakh…
