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COVID-19: Telangana govt bans public meetings, mass gatherings
Hyderabad: With the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus now spreading rapidly, the Telangana government on Saturday said that it has issued an order “strictly prohibiting” rallies, public meetings and mass gatherings…
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Congress prepares new year resolutions for PM Modi and Cabinet
The Congress party on Saturday readied mock resolutions on Twitter for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and important ministers of his Cabinet. The tweets that accompanied the resolutions packed equal sarcasm and criticism…
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Massive protest outside Uttarakhand police HQ over hate speech against Muslims
Dehradun: A large number of people on Saturday gathered outside the Uttarakhand Police Headquarters in Dehradun protesting against the hate speeches delivered by several prominent Hindutva leaders against Muslims at a ‘Dharm…
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New Year High: Telugu states sell liquor worth Rs 300 cr
Hyderabad/Amaravati: The New Year celebrations in Telugu states saw liquor sales of nearly Rs 300 crore. In Telangana, tipplers guzzled liquor worth Rs 172 crore in a single day, while in neighbouring…
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Jamia among 6000 entities whose foreign funding licence has ended
New Delhi: IIT Delhi, Jamia Milia Islamia, Indian Medical Association and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library are among nearly 6,000 entities whose FCRA registration deemed to have ceased on Saturday. These entities either…
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Customers contest Ola CEO’s claim ‘all electric scooters dispatched’
New Delhi: Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on Friday claimed that the company has dispatched electric scooters to all its buyers. “Update on December deliveries: we have dispatched vehicles to all who purchased.…
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Indian Express slammed for Islamophobic front-page ad, contributors register protest
The Indian Express, a prominent nationwide English daily newspaper, is under fire for an ‘Islamophobic’ front page advertisement funded by the Uttar Pradesh government. The ad promoted the UP govt’s claim that…
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MP: Over 90 persons shave heads for no covid death in their village in 2021
Bhopal: Over 90 residents of a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district got their heads tonsured and held a mass feast at a temple to thank the deity for ensuring “zero fatality”…
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Hyderabad: Schools, hospitals to join hands for kids’ vaccination
Hyderabad: As the government set to roll out vaccination for children in the 15-18 age group from January 3, schools in Hyderabad are exploring possibilities of joining hands with hospitals for jabs…
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Hyderabad: KTR inaugurates Shaikpet flyover
Hyderabad: Telangana State IT and Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday inaugurated the Shaikpet flyover. On Twitter account, the minister wrote, “Starting the new year, by bridging the old with…
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India’s COVID-19 active caseload crosses 1 lakh
New Delhi: India registered a substantial spike in daily Covid cases at 22,775 in a span of 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Also, 406 deaths were reported in…
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Former chiefs of armed forces write to President, PM on hate speech
New Delhi: Five former chiefs of the armed forces and a number of other prominent citizens including bureaucrats have written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Telangana: Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, other govt holidays in 2022
Hyderabad: In Telangana and other Indian states, Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be celebrated on May 3 whereas, Eid-ul-Azha on July 10 subject to the sighting of the crescent. Apart from these two…
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Twelve dead, 14 injured in stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu: Twelve people were killed and 14 injured on Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Officials of the shrine said the stampede…
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Will deferring Assembly polls cost BJP presidential elections?
New Delhi: Amid the possibility on deferring the upcoming Assembly elections due to threat of Covid’s rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, the Election Commission had, recently, said that all the parties want the elections…
