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Iran port explosion kills one as Hormuz drill looms
Dubai: An explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday, January 31, in Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member…
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YSRCP’s Ambati Rambabu arrested in AP over ‘derogatory remarks’ on CM
Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested senior YSRCP leader and former minister Ambati Rambabu here, following his alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. TDP cadres ransack Rambabu’s house…
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US Embassy in India pauses social media operations amid govt shutdown
Amid the partial shutdown of the US government that started on Saturday, January 31, the social media account of the US Embassy in India announced that it will pause its operations, except…
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Sanitation worker’s children visit IIT Hyderabad to inspire academic ambition
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Saturday, January 31, organised an exposure visit for the children of sanitation workers at the IIT Hyderabad campus, Kandi. The visit was aimed at…
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Kashmiri teen assault: Wife of accused claims she was sexually harassed
Dehradun: A day after a shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 17-year-old Kashmiri youth with an iron rod in Uttarakhand, his wife has come forward claiming the attack was triggered after…
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VC Sajjanar organises farewell for 18 retiring Hyderabad City police officers
Hyderabad: A grand ceremony was organised for 18 police officials retiring from service by the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, VC Sajjanar, on Saturday, January 31. The 18 group of retirees include…
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Hyderabad: Chilkur Balaji priest, 3 others booked for hate speech at rally
Hyderabad: The Ranga Reddy Police on January 28 registered a case against four people, including the head priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple, for alleged hate speech against Muslims during the Dharma Raksha…
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‘Why PM silent now’: Kapil Sibal attacks Modi over falling rupee
New Delhi: Attacking the government over the rupee hitting a record low against the US dollar, Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday, January 31, asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is…
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BRS MLAs defection case: Danam Nagendar’s hearing deferred to Feb 18
Hyderabad: Telangana Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Friday, January 30, deferred the disqualification hearing of Khairtabad MLA Danam Nagendar to February 18 after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy asked…
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Hyderabad Zoo celebrates International Zebra Day with 5 kg cake
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Zoo (Nehru Zoological Park) celebrated International Zebra Day on Saturday, January 31, with a special 5-kg cake made of boiled rice, vegetables and fruits, served to its in-house three…
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Arab Foreign Ministers Call on PM Modi During India-Arab Meet in Delhi
New Delhi: Foreign Ministers of Arab countries on Saturday, January 31, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who appreciated their role in supporting peace and stability in West Asia. The foreign ministers…
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Phone tapping case: KCR agrees to appear for questioning at Banjara Hills
Hyderabad: Former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR), on Saturday, January 31, agreed for questioning with regard to the phone tapping case at 3:00 pm on February 1, at his Banjara…
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TMC govt in West Bengal is the most corrupt in India: Amit Shah
Siliguri: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, January 31, slammed the All India Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, alleging that no other administration in the country was as corrupt as…
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57 terrorists, 10 security personnel killed in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Karachi: A total of 57 terrorists were killed after they carried out attacks on security forces, law enforcement agencies and civilians at 12 different locations in Pakistan‘s Balochistan province, officials said Saturday,…
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Hijab, saffron gamcha row disrupts Republic Day event at Jharkhand school
Republic Day celebrations at a school in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad were disrupted when right-wing aligned young boys took objection to hijab-clad Muslim students attending the event. One of their friends, who is also…
