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Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping has “failed” to answer the critical questions that Indians were looking for. The Hyderabad MP in a post on ‘X’ said: “The @PMOIndia meeting with Chinese President today has failed to answer the critical questions that Indians have been looking for. On the top of that list is China’s support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and the extension of CPEC into Afghanistan. We have not heard a word on the sharing of hydrological river data by China.” The @PMOIndia meeting with…

Patna: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday, August 31, claimed that a staggering 89 lakh complaints of irregularities were flagged by the party’s Booth Level Agents (BLAs) in Bihar during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but all were rejected by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Alleging that the irregularities cast a doubt on the intention of the EC, Khera demanded that the entire exercise be conducted again. However, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar asserted that, till date, no BLA authorised by any district president of the Congress in Bihar has submitted…

Gaza Strip: Israel announced on Sunday, August 31, that it had killed Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson of Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, in an air strike on the Gaza Strip. In a post on X, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote, “Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza and sent to meet all the thwarted operatives of the axis of evil from Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen at the bottom of hell. Congratulations to the IDF and Shin Bet on the flawless operation.” Also ReadIsrael to scale back Gaza aid as military offensive expands in north “Soon,…

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday travelled by road to the winter capital to inspect the ongoing restoration work along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The vital 250-kilometre highway, which is the lone all-weather road that connects Kashmir to the rest of country, remained closed for the sixth consecutive day due to multiple landslides and road sinking caused by torrential rains early this week. Abdullah, who chaired a high-level review meeting in Srinagar on Saturday, undertook the journey to get a firsthand account of the progress of the work, an official said. He said Abdullah will…

Dubai: A 23-year-old Dubai-based Indian expat woman has won a life-changing prize of one million (Rs 2,40,09,400) in the mega draw held as part of the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) on Sunday, August 31. Sweety Stanly, originally from Kerala in southern India, works as a customer relationship management executive at Siroya Jewellers. Her lucky entry came from a gold bangle gifted by her fiance. Also ReadUS to impose USD 250 ‘visa integrity fee’: India on affected list She was left speechless upon learning of her win, according to a report by Khaleej Times. Sweety Stanly, a 23-year-old Indian expat celebrates her Dirham…

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) commissioner AV Ranganath on Saturday, August 30, inspected the desilting and flood prevention efforts at Ameerpet and Krishnanagar. He observed that the waterlogging at the Ameerpet metro station was caused by underground box drains getting blocked with debris accumulated from Jubilee Hills, Gayatri Hills, Krishnanagar, Yusufguda, Madhuranagar, and Srinivas Nagar West in the drains. Due to this, two out of the three drains were partially blocked, and the other one was completely blocked off with silt and garbage. With the commissioner’s order, the waste was removed from the drains. Also ReadHYDRAA…

Hyderabad: Racing horses that were shifted to a stud farm in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur from a Hyderabad-based race club in May this year have been dying at a rapid pace, prompting complaints from animal rights activists and a PIL in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. According to media reports, 57 horses in the custody of Suresh Paladugu, head of the Horse Power Super League (HPSL) in Hyderabad, were shifted to a stud farm in Raipura village in Jabalpur in May. Since then, 19 horses have died due to various reasons. The first 13 horses reportedly died of heat, and the last…

Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday, August 31, defended the decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara, describing the event as a “secular” and “cultural” festival for all communities. “Dasara is a cultural festival, it is ‘Nada Habba’ (state festival). There is nothing that it should be inaugurated only by people belonging to a certain religion. Nada Habba means a festival for everyone — Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Jains. This is the festival for everyone,” he told reporters here. “The high-power committee on Dasara had authorised me, and I decided that…

Hyderabad: In a major fraud bust, the Ramagundam police arrested 44 persons, including three employees of the State Bank of India (SBI), on charges of misappropriation and theft of 25.17 kilograms of gold on Sunday, August 31. The arrest was made based on a complaint by Chennur SBI regional manager, Ritesh Kumar Gupta, who stated that 402 gold loan accounts, jewellery worth Rs 12.61 crore and another Rs 1.10 crore in cash were stolen from the bank. “Four investigating teams were formed. During the probe, they conducted an audit on the account of cashier Narige Ravinder, and found serious irregularities…

Hyderabad: It’s Sunday morning, and the streets of Old City in Hyderabad are bustling with thousands of shoppers, thanks to ‘Itvar Bazaar’ (Sunday market). From Pathergatti to Charminar, locals and tourists move around enthusiastically to purchase second-hand merchandise, picking up anything ranging from bicycles, vintage artefacts, clothes, scooter parts, electronic items, mobile phones, chargers, television sets, watches and even plastic articles. Vintage typewriters being sold at the ivtaar bazaar in Old City “The markets are decades old. We start our business from 5 am to 10 am. Hawkers from all over the city set up stalls on the roadside,” local…