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- Middle East
Israel blocks entry of mobile homes, heavy equipment into Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to allow the entry of mobile homes (caravans) and heavy earthmoving equipment into the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, according to the…
- Telangana
Telangana caste census: Politics heats up over reservation for Backward Classes
Hyderabad: Politics in Telangana is heating up over the issue of reservation as the Congress government plans to pass a bill in the state legislature next month to enhance reservation for Backward…
- News
New Delhi railway station stampede: Congress demands resignation of minister
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded that Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw must resign, taking moral responsibility for the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station in which 18 people died. Addressing…
- Delhi
18 dead, over dozen injured, in stampede at New Delhi Railway Station
New Delhi: The death toll in a stampede overnight at the New Delhi Railway Station rose to 18, officials said on Sunday, as the city police launched an investigation into the incident,…
- India
Another batch of deported illegal Indian immigrants lands in Amritsar
A US military transport aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III landed at Amritsar International Airport on Saturday, February 15, carrying around 119 Indian nationals. The maximum deportees 67, are from Punjab. Subsequently, 33…
- Hyderabad
No threat to Telangana poultry industry amid bird flu concerns: Scientists
Hyderabad: As rumours spread across Telangana over bird flu, veterinary scientists assured the public there is no need to panic. Bird flu or Avian Influenza A- H5N1 is a viral disease prominently…
- India
To tackle ‘love-jihad’, Maharashtra to set-up DIG-led panel
To curb ‘love jihad’ cases in Maharashtra, the state chief minister Devendra Fednavis has ordered a seven-member committee headed by the director general of police to look into its technical and legal…
- World
US Army implements ban on transgender recruits
The military of the United States has banned the intake of transgender persons into the army and has stopped all procedures for gender transition, effective immediately. The US Army made the announcement…
- India
PM Modi dismisses question on Adani bribery case, cites ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was asked a question by a reporter during a joint press conference on Thursday, February 13 with United States President Donald Trump if he had discussed Indian industrialist…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Secunderabad station’s heritage building razed down
Hyderabad: The Secunderabad railway station’s old heritage building has been razed down to pave the way for a new modern or swanky station. Photos of the demolition by the South Central Railway…
- India
Trump approves extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to India
Washington: In a big announcement after his bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said his administration has approved the extradition of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused,…
- World
Amid Modi’s US visit, Trump to sign reciprocal tariffs on trade partners
Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll sign an order that increases US tariffs to the rates other countries charge on imports. “TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!!” Trump posted…
- India
Ceasefire along LoC intact: Indian Army denies reports of heavy firing
After a report of violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, the de facto India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army issued a clarification denying…
- India
Pakistan troops violate ceasefire in J-K; Indian Army retaliates
Jammu: Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response…
- Hyderabad
Cat, not conspiracy, behind Hyderabad temple meat row: Police
Hyderabad: After a day of outrage and heightened tensions over a piece of meat found inside a Hanuman temple in Hyderabad’s Tappachabutra, city police concluded that a cat had brought it into…
