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A couple in Gaza named their newborn baby “Singapore” to acknowledge the aid provided by a Singapore-based charity, which sent them regular means of survival throughout the war. The child’s birth was shared on social media by Love Aid Singapore on October 18, headed by activist Gilbert Goh. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gilbert Goh (@loveaidsg) The father, Hamdan Hadad, a fellow employee at the soup kitchen for two years shared that he and his wife heavily relied on the organisation for nourishment during the pregnancy. The regular meals helped his wife survive the war-induced famine…
Hyderabad: Telangana State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken suo moto cognisance of the killing of an accused in the murder of a policeman in an alleged encounter by the police at a hospital in Nizamabad town and directed the Director General of Police to submit a report. The Human Rights Commission on Tuesday took note of newspaper reports about Monday’s incident in Nizamabad, in which an accused in the murder of a police Constable was shot dead by the police in an alleged encounter. Sheikh Riyaz, who was recently arrested in connection with the murder of police Constable Pramod…
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders on Tuesday, October 21, visited Basti Dawakhanas across the city. During one such inspection in Secunderabad Cantonment’s Rasoolpura, leader Manne Krishank came across a patient who was allegedly given expired medicines at the Dawakhana. “During our inspection, it was discovered that a patient was being provided medicines that had expired 3 months ago. This alarming incident highlights serious lapses in public health safety and failure of Congress Government to ensure quality control and timely monitoring of medicines supplied to urban health centres.” he stated in a post on X. 🚨SHOCKED….𝟑 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬…
Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor and director Govardhan Asrani passed away on October 20, 2025, at the age of 84. The legendary comedian breathed his last at Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai, after a long illness. His passing on Diwali left the entire film industry and millions of fans heartbroken. His family confirmed the news through an emotional Instagram post, remembering him as “a man who brought smiles to everyone’s faces.” Early Life and Journey to Stardom Born on January 1, 1941, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Asrani came from a modest Sindhi family. He began his career as a voice artist…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has recorded a revenue of Rs 1,225 crore through real estate permit fee collections in the first nine months of 2025; a 245 per cent increase as compared to last year’s revenue of Rs 355 crore. According to a press release from the HMDA, the monthly revenue from real estate permits in Hyderabad this year has also been higher than the corresponding months of 2024 and 2023, with September alone registering Rs 132 crore in revenue collection, a jump of 263 per cent from 2024. Moreover, the authority has also improved its application…
The well-known comedian Asrani, a veteran of more than 350 films spanning almost six decades, passed away yesterday at the age of 84. He will be remembered for his portrayal of characters in films such as Sholay, Namak Haram, Guddi and many others. He played a supporting actor’s role as the close friend of the lead hero in many films between 1972 and 1995. Asrani’s full name was Govardhan Asrani, and he was born on January 1, 1940, in a middle-class Sindhi family in Jaipur. His father had a carpet shop, but Asrani was uninterested in joining the business. He completed his matriculation from St. Xavier’s School and graduated from Rajasthan College, Jaipur. To support his…
Hyderabad: Globally renowned Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini, a professor of emeritus at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, on Monday, October 20 was barred from entering India at the Delhi airport despite holding a valid e-visa, The Wire reported. She received notice that she would be deported immediately. The scholar claimed there was no explanation provided for the denial. “I can confirm that Prof Francesca Orsini, scholar of Hindi at SOAS, London University, has been stopped from entering India tonight even though she has a valid 5 year e-visa. She arrived from Hong Kong in…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has approved a list of 40 star campaigners for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ahead of the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency by-election. Among the prominent names cleared to campaign for the party is former Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), who will lead the campaign efforts in support of the BRS candidate. The party’s list also includes several senior leaders and ministers who will actively take part in election rallies and public meetings across the constituency. Also ReadJubilee Hills bypoll will serve as a referendum on Congress in Telangana: KTR Following the…
Nizamabad: Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday said that about 65 Maoists from the state are still underground, of whom around 40 hold leadership positions. Addressing the media after visiting the residence of a constable who was allegedly stabbed to death by a notorious criminal, Reddy appealed to Maoists to surrender, assuring that there would be no harassment from the police. “Our chief minister (Revanth Reddy) also made an open appeal to Maoists to surrender. There are about 65 persons from Telangana who are underground, and about 40 are in leadership roles within the Maoist organisation.…
Diwali bonus disputes have surfaced again, this time leading to a strike by toll officers at the Fatehabad plaza on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. The officers opened the gates for free movement to protest the lack of a Diwali bonus. While some chose to throw gifts of Soan Papdi boxes at the office, employees at the Fatehabad toll plaza on Saturday night began a protest for being denied a Diwali bonus. Vehicles were seen crossing the toll booth without any tax payment in an unexpected situation that is thought to have caused lakhs of rupees worth of losses to the Union…