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Hyderabad: Amid concerns over US President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a USD 1,00,000 fee on H1B visas, a famous Balaji temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad is in focus. Known as ‘Visa Balaji temple’, the shrine located in Chilkur has been popular for over two decades as many devotees believed that they would get a visa if they worship here. Vinay, a technology analyst in a private company and an H1B aspirant, who visited the temple after not getting a visa this year, hoped for divine blessings. “We don’t know who is going to be imposed the USD 100,000 [fees]…
Actor Prakash Raj spoke about the growing crackdown on dissent and shrinking democratic space at a public discussion organised by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) on Wednesday. Criticising the government for silencing voices of opposition, he warned that far-right elements in India “are waiting for Israel to achieve their genocide so that they can do that too.” “We all should understand this right-wing government, and right-wing governments across the world, want us to watch a genocide. They want to make it into a new normal,” Prakash Raj said. He said that young and educated Indian Muslims are…
Hyderabad: The Vikarabad police took into custody former MLA P Narendar Reddy when he was on his way to visit the graveyard and dargah demolished during recent road widening, on Thursday, September 25. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders planned a protest march to Kodangal, where three graveyards, an Ashoorkhana and a Darga were demolished by the municipal authorities for road widening. Also Read Protest against dargah, graveyard demolition in Kodangal; several detained The police had taken into custody several BRS party leaders and placed some of them under house arrest. The former MLA of Kodangal constituency, P Narendar Reddy,…
Hyderabad: Four people suffered serious injuries when a group of men attacked them at Chaderghat on Wednesday night, September 24. The incident happened at Shankar Nagar in Chaderghat police station when Chotu, Adil, Kareem and Sai suffered injuries in the incident when a group of around 20 people attacked them with sticks, rods and knives. The trouble started three days ago, when one person had an argument with someone who was driving at high speed on a road, and it led to a small fight. A police complaint was lodged at the Chaderghat police station. Also Read Student dies by…
An Uber cab driver in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested after he threatened a group of women passengers with a rod, following an altercation over the route during the ride. The shocking incident came to light after one of the passengers flagged it on social media platforms. Tashu Gupta and others had booked the Uber from Botanical Garden Metro Station to their office, located in Sector 128, Noida on Tuesday, September 23. Gupta was sitting on the passenger seat and requested the driver, Brajesh Kumar, to take an underpass instead of a U-turn to avoid traffic. However, he took the…
Gaza Strip: At least 17 people were killed Thursday, September 25, in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continued to grow. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 his country had recognised a Palestinian state on the conviction it “is the only way to isolate Hamas,” which has proved itself able to regenerate even after many of its leaders have been killed. “Total war in Gaza is causing civilian casualties but can’t bring about the end of…
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, September 25, came down heavily on the Badangpet Municipal Town Planning wing for its inaction in curbing repeated encroachments on a road located inside the American Township in Balapur municipality. The court expressed its displeasure over the municipal authorities failing to enforce the law, while allowing the violators to occupy and reoccupy that road with total impunity, despite clear directions given by it earlier. The case arose after the members of the ‘American Township Plot Owners’ Welfare Association’ filed a writ petition highlighting that a section of the 40 foot-wide road had been…
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the discovery of the oldest known human settlement on the Arabian Peninsula, estimated to be more than 11,000 years old. In a statement on X, Culture Minister and Heritage Commission chairman Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan described the find as a groundbreaking discovery. Also ReadSaudi Arabia freezes rent hikes in Riyadh for five years The site, known as Masyoun or Musaywin, lies northwest of Tabuk and dates to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic era, around 11,000–10,300 years ago. Watch the video here The #Musaywin settlement is an early cultural center in the…
A gruesome crime has been reported from Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district, a seven-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly murdered by his neighbour, his body stuffed in a sack hanging from a tree next to his house, on Thursday, September 25. Shazeb Ali, son of Mukarram Ali, had been missing since the previous day, and a missing person complaint was registered. The accused has been identified as Sandeep Nigam alias Mantu. But nothing prepared them for the horror that unfolded the following day. The discovery of little Shazeb’s body hanging by a wire left his family devastated, especially his mother, who was…
Hyderabad: The mania over Pawan Kalyan’s highly anticipated movie They Call Him OG has brought cinema celebrations to a new level, triggering one of Hyderabad’s most favourite theatres, Prasads Multiplex, to release a quirky advisory. In a statement made on Thursday, September 25, Prasads stated that it has witnessed fans exceeding the standard cheers, whistles and applause. Rather, most viewers have been witnessed screaming, leaping, and even ripping apart their T-shirts with sheer exhilaration during movie viewings. “While we admire the passion, we also understand the casualties. Hence, we sincerely request you to kindly carry an extra T-shirt along with…