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LDF MLA booked by Kerala police for remarks against Rahul Gandhi

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Palakkad: LDF MLA P V Anwar has been booked for the penal offence of promoting enmity between different groups due to his remarks that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was a “fourth-grade citizen” and that his DNA should be examined. Anwar,…

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Forest fire reaches Nainital’s High Court Colony; army called in

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Dehradun: Forest fires in Uttarakhand became more severe on Friday with the flames reaching the High Court Colony in Nainital. Three persons were arrested in Rudraprayag on Friday while trying to set fire to the forests. In the last 24…

They’re trying to kill me, I can’t breathe: US cop pins down Black man, he dies

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“They are trying to kill me…I can’t breathe!” were the last words of a Black man arrested by the US police in Ohio, after an official pinned him down while kneeling on his neck. The incident that took place on April 18 was captured on the…

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Manipur: 2 CRPF personnel killed in militant attack in Bishnupur

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Imphal: Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured as militants allegedly attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur’s Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The militants attacked an IRBn (India…

Israel gives ‘last chance’ before Rafah attack, Hamas looks for ceasefire

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Tel Aviv: Israel sees the latest efforts to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal in the Gaza war as a “last chance” before the planned attack on the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to media reports. According to a…

Explosions heard across Ukraine amid missile attacks

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Kiev: Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions late on Friday amid Russian missile attacks, local media outlets reported. In particular, blasts have rocked Ukraine’s central Vinnytsia region and the western Ivano-Frankivsk region…

Hyderabad: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar visits Bharat Biotech

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Hyderabad: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday visited Bharat Biotech, which is focused on innovation, research & development, and large-scale manufacturing facilities for vaccines. Accompanied by Telangana Governor C.P.…

Polling booth attacked, EVM set ablaze in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar

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Bengaluru: Barring an incident of attack on a polling booth, voting in Karnataka’s 14 Lok Sabha seats on Friday was largely peaceful, election officials said. A mob attacked a polling station at Idiginatha village in Hanur taluk of…

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Gaza death toll rises to 34,356 amid Israel’s Rafah operation concerns

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Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,356, the Hamas-run Health Ministry has said. The ministry said on Friday that the Israeli army killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 75 others…

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Phone smuggling racket busted in Hyderabad, 5 Sudanese nationals among 17 held

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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police have busted an international smartphones smuggling and snatching gang and apprehended 17 accused including five Sudanese nationals, in this connection. The staff of the Commissioner’s Task Force, South Zone Team…

Will AP Muslims vote for BJP-ally TDP or Modi-friendly Jagan?

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Hyderabad: The fallout from “Nara Hamara, TDP Hamara” blunder, coupled with ex-Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s turbulent political history has seemingly returned to haunt him. Moreover, the TDP’s alliance with the…

Punjab Kings beat KKR by 8 wickets after world record chase

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Kolkata: Led by Jonny Bairstow’s incredible hundred, Punjab Kings set a new world record for the highest run chase in the history of T20 cricket as they overhauled the 262-run target set by Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets to spare…

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Over 63 per cent turnout in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls

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New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states. Voters in some villages of…

King Charles to resume public duties amid cancer treatment progress

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London: King Charles III will begin resuming some of his public-facing duties as medical experts were “sufficiently pleased” and “very encouraged” with his progress following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, Buckingham Palace said in…

NRIs from AP pledge to create 1 lakh jobs if TDP is wins

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Hyderabad: Over 25 lakh NRIs (non-resident Indians) hailing from Andhra Pradesh on Friday extended their support to the TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu. They have decided to campaign in separate groups along with their respective TDP MLA…

NDTV clocks 59% revenue growth in Q4, digital traffic jumps 39%

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New Delhi: The NDTV Group on Friday announced 59 per cent revenue growth in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the last financial year (FY24), compared to the same period last year. NDTV Convergence, the company’s digital arm, also saw a…

AIMIM, BJP use communal shield to hide backwardness: Congress’ Hyderabad candidate

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Hyderabad: Congress candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha segment Sameer Waliullah accused both AIMIM and BJP of using communal politics as a shield to cover up the backwardness in Hyderabad. Addressing the media at the party’s central…

Not afraid of competition, Xi tells Blinken as China backs Russia amid war

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Beijing: Sparring over a host of differences, including China’s support to Russia over the Ukraine war and mounting US pressure on Beijing to stop flooding global markets with cheap goods, China and the US on Friday managed to reach a five…

Telangana: Teenager saves lives of 50 workers trapped in Shadnagar fire

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Hyderabad: In a daring act of heroism, a local teenager named Sai Charan saved the lives of 50 workers trapped in a massive fire that engulfed the Allwyn Pharma Company in Nandigama on Friday evening, April 26. Also ReadMassive fire at…

Maharashtra: Peeved Muslim leader quits Congress’ 2024 LS polls campaign

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Mumbai: In a major jolt for the Congress, a senior Muslim leader of the party and one of the ‘star campaigners’ on Friday opted out of the campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha election, and also quit the poll campaign committee. Congress’…

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About 69% turnout recorded in Karnataka’s first phase of polling

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Bengaluru: Voting was held on Friday for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, in 14 constituencies, with an estimated over 69 per cent turnout, as the Congress and BJP locked horns again on the electoral battleground in less…

NIA chargesheets another accused in 2022 ISIS-inspired Coimbatore blast case

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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted Thaha Naseer, another accused in the 2022 ISIS-inspired Coimbatore car bomb blast case, an official statement said. Naseer and his associates had conspired to wage…

Palestinian baby saved from dead mother’s womb in Gaza dies

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A premature Palestinian baby who was saved from her mother’s womb after she was killed in an Israeli air attack on Gaza Strip, has died. Baby Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda died on Thursday, April 25, after her health deteriorated and medical teams…

World wrestling body threatens to reimpose ban on WFI if ad-hoc committee is brought back

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New Delhi: Wrestling’s world governing body UWW on Friday threatened to reimpose the ban on India and bar its wrestlers from the final Olympic Qualifiers next month if an ad-hoc committee was brought back to run the sport. Recently, the…

Telangana: Revanth promises 2000-acre pharma village in Narayankhed

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Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy has promised to set up ‘pharma village’ and ‘pharma cluster’ on 2000 acres of land in Narayankhed, which would create thousands of jobs for the youth. In addition to that, he also announced the…

Rupee falls 10 paise against US dollar

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Mumbai: The rupee declined 10 paise to close at 83.38 against the US dollar on Friday as a strengthening American currency overseas and a selloff in domestic equities weighed on the local unit. Besides, rising crude prices in the…

Kejriwal as CM even after arrest puts political interest over national interest: Delhi HC

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the city government over the issue of non-supply of books to the children studying in MCD schools, saying the continuation of Arvind Kejriwal as the chief minister even after his arrest…

Hyderabad bar seized by Excise dept after raid for ‘obscene’ activities

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Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise department of Telangana seized a bar on Friday after suspending its license for violating rules by operating as a pub and for engaging in ‘immoral acts’ involving female employees. The action was taken…

Netizens aghast as Harvey Weinstein ‘gets away’ with sex crimes

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In a significant turn of events, Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes was overturned by a New York appeals court on Thursday, April 26, leading to a decision for a retrial. In a narrow 4-3 ruling, the court deemed the judge…

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Congress has Muslim League’s agenda, says it will make separate law for minorities: Shah

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Bemetara: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday claimed that Congress has said it would make a separate law for minorities, and asked whether the country should “function on the basis of Sharia”. Speaking at an election rally in Bemetara…