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US cop who laughed after Indian student’s death fired
New York: A Seattle police officer, whose insensitive comments and laughter following the death of an Indian student had caused outrage, has been fired. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by a police…
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Watch: Thousands join Bibi ka Alam procession in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Historic Bibi ka Alam procession passed off peacefully which was taken out in the old city of Hyderabad in a traditional manner. Thousands of people participated in the procession which passed…
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Family moves Telangana HC claiming Kokapet land allocated to BRS by KCR govt
Hyderabad: A family moved the Telangana High Court seeking to reclaim an 11-acre plot of land in Kokapet that was allotted by the previous K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) led government to the…
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India facing ‘completely unjustified’ pressure over Russia ties: Lavrov
United Nations: India, “a great power” pursuing its own national interests, is facing “completely unjustified” pressure over its relations with Moscow, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “India is a great…
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Covid-19 infection adds to Biden’s re-election woes
Washington: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 as his bid for re-election faced fresh opposition from within his own Democratic party. “Earlier today following his first event in Las…
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Indian Navy saves 8 of 13 nationals on vessel capsized off Oman coast
New Delhi: Eight Indians and a Sri Lankan national were rescued by an Indian warship while carrying out a rescue operation to trace the crew members of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that…
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Amid row over Karnataka job reservation Bill, AP invites IT firm to relocate
Amaravati: With NASSCOM expressing disappointment over a Bill passed by the Karnataka Cabinet to reserve jobs for locals in private industries, Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Electronics, Nara Lokesh,…
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Crop loan waiver: Rs 7,000 cr to be deposited in Telangana farmers’ accounts on Thursday
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that the crop loan waiver for loans amounting to Rs 2 lakh in three phases by August, and that Rs 7,000 crore will be…
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12 Maoists killed in encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli
Hyderabad: Twelve Maoists were killed in a major encounter between police at Gadchiroli on Wednesday. An operations was launched today around 10 a.m from Gadchiroli in which seven C60 parties, led by…
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‘Matter of life and death’: Assam CM concerned over ‘growing Muslim population’
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa, on Wednesday, claimed that the Muslim population in the state has risen to 40% which, according to him, is concerning. “Changing demography is a big issue for…
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‘4 wives, 36 kids no solution’: Rajasthan BJP MLA demands stricter population control
A BJP MLA from Rajasthan’s Hawa Mahal, Balmukund Acharya, said in a recent remark that those with ‘4 wives and 36 children’ will have to adhere to the uniform population policy. In…
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Jamia professor suspended over ‘sexual harassment’ charge by 4 PhD scholars
New Delhi: The Jamia Milla Islamia has suspended a professor and ordered inquiry into complaints of sexual harassment against him by four PhD scholars, one of whom had to cancel her admission.…
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UP: Hotels, restaurants, vendors asked to display names ahead of Kanwar Yatra
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district sent notices to restaurants, fruit shops, roadside dhabas and hotel owners to display their names in front of the shops in order to identify which religious…
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Assam won’t send non-Muslim illegal immigrants’ cases to Foreigners Tribunal
Guwahati: The Assam government has asked its border police unit not to forward cases of non-Muslim illegal immigrants entering the state before 2015 to the Foreigners Tribunal, and advised them to apply…
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Bibi-ka-Alam procession marks 10th Muharram in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Mourning and solemnity marked Youm-e-Ashoora, the 10th day of Muharram in the city on Wednesday. The highlight of the day was the annual Bibi-ka-Alam procession taken out from Bibi-ka-Alawa to Chaderghat…
