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AP: Man attempts to smother elderly woman for gold chain, held
The police apprehended a man who attempted to murder an elderly woman in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakpalle and recovered a gold chain weighing 8 tolas, which he had stolen from her. Two days…
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350 Muslims reach Ayodhya to ‘pay homage’ to Ram Lalla after 6-day yatra
Ayodhya: Completing a six-day foot march from Lucknow, 350 Muslim devotees reached Ayodhya and paid obeisance at the Ram temple. Led by Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), an RSS-backed Muslim organisation, the group…
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Saudi Arabia bans children’s strollers in mataf area
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently imposed a ban on children’s strollers in the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba known as the mataf in the Grand…
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Etihad Airways adds more flights to India, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has announced a major increase in its flights to key destinations across the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. It now offers almost 27 percent more weekly…
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CM Revanth holds meet to tackle traffic jams in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chief minister Revanth Reddy convened a review meeting at the Telangana Secretariat on Wednesday, January 31, to tackle traffic congestion in the city. He directed the home department officials to prepare…
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Congress adopting ‘soft Hindutva’: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday lambasted the Congress in the state assembly, accusing the grand old party of adopting a “soft Hindutva” stance, and asserting that it has failed…
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Hyderabad Congress chief keen to take on Owaisi in LS polls
Hyderabad: Sameer Waliullah, Hyderabad District Congress Committee (DCC), announced that the Congress would soon kickstart its campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the Hyderabad Parliamentary constituency. “In a meeting held…
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Man held for snatching gold chain at Nizamabad railway station
Hyderabad: The government railway police Nizamabad arrested a chain snatcher and recovered stolen items worth Rs 65,000 from him. The accused, Shaik Ibrahim, 25, a resident of Islampura in Kenalktta of Nizamabad…
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PM Modi accuses Oppn of Parliament disruptions, Kharge hits back
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the opposition of causing disruptions in Parliament and said it is the BJP that indulged in “disrobing”…
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WHO honours Saudi Arabia for eliminating trans fats from foods
Riyadh: The World Health Organization (WHO) honoured the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) by awarding a certificate for ensuring the absence of industrially produced trans fatty acids in its food. WHO…
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Soren lodges FIR against ED sleuths over agency’s searches in Delhi house
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has lodged an FIR against senior ED personnel at the SC/ST police station here, an official said on Wednesday. The police complaint was registered in connection…
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Amartya Sen vs Visva-Bharati: Lower court rules in favour of economist
Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Wednesday won the first round of legal battle against the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, with a district court in West Bengal’s Birbhum dismissing the notice…