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After the youth was shot, his associates rushed him to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi A 26-year-old man died after being shot allegedly during a hunting trip near Hiremane in Koppa taluk, in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, on October 1 night. The deceased has been…
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Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Bhogapuram Airport) operator GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Limited (GVIAL) has issued a stern warning to job seekers against fraudulent recruitment offers circulating in the public domain. The advisory comes in the wake of recent fake employment communications falsely using the identities of the airport, GVIAL, and the GMR Group to…
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Ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi last month, Mr. Putin and PM Modi held talks, during which the Russian leader briefed Modi on the overall situation regarding the Ukraine war, which began in February 2022, and ongoing peace initiatives. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “very good ideas” on a…
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In another life, Sujata Sawant, 49, was an accountant with a salary and Sundays off. She plunged into politics in 2014 during the Legislative Assembly election in Maharashtra as a worker of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), drawn in through an informally adopted brother. She began working part-time in Mumbai’s Kurla constituency, and that’s when…
The mass uprising in Sri Lanka in the summer of 2022 had one unifying chant — “Gota go home”, reflecting the protesting citizens’ chief demand that then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign. It was one of many diverse chants, their tone ranging from witty irreverence to daring dissent, that captured the spirit of the Janata Aragalaya,…
Alexander Albon. | Photo Credit: AP Atlassian Williams driver Alexander Albon feels the new car regulations suit drivers with a more aggressive driving style. Speaking ahead of the Bahrain GP, to be held in Sepang, Malaysia, this weekend, Albon reckoned it is one reason championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli has excelled so far, despite it…
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Sachin Rathi claimed six for 27. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Left-arm spinner Sachin Rathi’s guile was too hot to handle for the Rest of India u-23 batters as Tamil Nadu u-23 bundled out the visiting team for 179 on the first day at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Thursday. By stumps, TN had…
For commuters spending long hours inching through Hyderabad’s IT corridor, a proposal under study could give public transport an unusual advantage over the traffic around it: RTC buses travelling in a dedicated counterflow lane. Cyberabad traffic police are examining the feasibility of a Counterflow Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system between JNTU Junction and Raidurgam Metro…
The seized elephant tusks and ivory articles. Four elephant tusks weighing about 17 kg, including intricately carved ivory articles, were seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad, while an alleged sale deal was underway, officials said. Three persons allegedly involved in the illegal sale were apprehended during the operation in Banjara Hills. Acting…
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A helicopter hovering over a Ganesh idol is not an everyday sight, even in a city that goes all out for its biggest festival. On September 24, as an immersion procession wound its way towards the Hussainsagar, the six-seater Airbus H125 showered the idol with flower petals from above. It was a fleeting spectacle, but…
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