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Another Telangana student ends life, toll 20

Hyderabad:  Another Intermediate student committed suicide in Telangana on Saturday, taking the toll to 20 since the Board of Intermediate Education last week announced the results, which were marred by goof-ups. In the latest incident, a 17-year-old girl immolated herself in Narayanpet district. Depressed after failing in one subject in the 12th standard examination, Sirisha […]

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Varanasi: 50 turmeric farmers from Telangana may contest against Modi

Hyderabad:  Fifty turmeric farmers from Nizamabad district of Telangana plan to contest the election against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency to highlight their problems. After making their presence felt in Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in April 11 election, a group of farmers on Tuesday announced their decision to take on Modi, who […]

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IS case: Four detained in NIA raids in Hyderabad, Maharashtra

Hyderabad: The NIA on Saturday carried out searches at four places in Hyderabad and Maharastra’s Wardha and detained four people for questioining in connection with its investigation into the Abu Dhabi Islamic State module case, officials said. According to a senior NIA official related to the probe, the agency carried out searches at early in the […]

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Hyderabad voters indifferent as polling slumps below 40%

Hyderabad: Apathy of voters marked the polling for Lok Sabha constituencies in Hyderabad as the state capital recorded less than 40 per cent polling. Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency recorded the lowest polling in the state with 39.20 per cent turnout till 5 p.m. when the polling came to an end. The turnout was 39.49 per […]

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Nizamabad may enter Guinness Book with record EVMs

Hyderabad: The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, where polling was underway on Thursday along with 16 other constituencies in Telangana, may make it the Guinness World Records for the maximum number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used. With 185 candidates, a majority of them farmers, entering the fray, the Election Commission is using 12 EVMs in each […]