POLITICS
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Aug- 2025 -16 August
Pakistan’s FM Ishaq Dar to visit Bangladesh on August 23 amid warming ties
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Dhaka on August 23 to meet Bangladeshi officials, including Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain. The visit reflects improved bilateral relations, resumption of direct trade, and recent visa-free agreements for officials. Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to visit Bangladesh on August 23 as the two countries saw a warming up of bilateral relations after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster from office last year. Dar, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, was earlier set to visit Bangladesh in April this year, but the visit was postponed due to tension with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan. According to…
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16 August
Torrential rains hit Seoul region, at least one dead, hundreds evacuated
Heavy rains battered Seoul and nearby cities for two days, leaving at least one person dead and nearly 1,000 evacuated. Flooded roads, landslides and power outages disrupted daily life, while emergency teams rescued over 140 people and worked to restore services. Seoul: Torrential rain that battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days began easing Thursday afternoon, but not before claiming at least one life. The downpour in the greater Seoul area beginning early Wednesday morning caused flooding, damaged hundreds of roads and homes, and forced nearly 1,000 people to evacuate. The rain slowed Thursday afternoon, and South Korea’s weather agency forecast it would taper further later in the day. About 270 to 320 millimetres fell in parts of…
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16 August
Israel approves 3,401 settler homes in contentious E1 area
Israel’s far-right finance minister approved 3,401 settler homes in the E1 area of the West Bank, a step critics say kills hopes for a Palestinian state. Meanwhile, the army chief pledged proactive military action across multiple fronts. Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes would be built in the E1 area, a stretch of land east of Jerusalem between the city and the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim. Construction there is seen as especially contentious because it would effectively cut off East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank. Building plans in E1 have been frozen for…
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16 August
Four policemen killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa terror attacks
Militants launched coordinated attacks on police stations and check posts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing four policemen and injuring nine. Security has been tightened province-wide as officials vowed such “cowardly acts” will not weaken the resolve of security forces. Peshawar: At least four police personnel were killed and nine others injured in a series of terrorist attacks targeting police stations and check posts across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Thursday. The attacks took place on Wednesday. A police constable was killed and another injured as security forces repelled attacks on the Hassan Khel police station and two check posts in Peshawar. In Upper Dir, terrorists ambushed a Quick Response Force vehicle, killing three policemen and injuring eight others. The…
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14 August
Telangana HC directs state govt to submit report on steps taken to safeguard Kaleshwaram project
The Telangana High Court, led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, directed the State government to file a detailed implementation report on protective measures taken for the Kaleshwaram project following the devastating 2023 floods. By Legal Correspondent Hyderabad: Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to file an implementation report detailing the measures taken to protect the Kaleshwaram project and the steps initiated under Section 39 of the Disaster Management Act. The Bench was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Dr. Cheruku Sudhakar, K. Shravan Kumar and others, seeking enforcement of the provisions of the Act in the wake of the 2023 floods, which claimed hundreds of…
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14 August
Khammam court sentences two to 20 years in prison, each get Rs 2 lakh fine in ganja case
In Khammam, two men were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and fined Rs 2 lakh each for their involvement in smuggling 200 kg of ganja and causing a fatal accident. The incident, which took place in April 2021 near V Venkatapalem, resulted in the deaths of an auto-rickshaw driver and a passenger. Khammam: The first additional district and sessions court Judge K Umadevi on Tuesday sentenced two persons to 20 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh each in ganja smuggling and accident case. According to the prosecution, on April 28, 2021 the accused were caught transporting 200 kg of ganja worth Rs 30 lakh in a car at V Venkatapalem near Khammam. While trying to avoid…
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14 August
Heavy rainfall forecast in northern Hyderabad; citizens advised to limit vehicle movement
Hydraa has issued an alert for Hyderabad, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall from August 13 to 15, especially in northern areas like Medchal and Cyberabad. Citizens are urged to stay vigilant, limit vehicle movement, and those in low-lying areas should move to safer locations Hyderabad: Given the forecast of extremely heavy rain for the city, the Hydraa on Tuesday urged citizens to stay alert and restrict vehicle movement over the next three days. Based on weather predictions for August 13 to 15, Hydraa said the northern parts of Hyderabad — including Medchal district and Cyberabad areas within Hydraa limits — were expected to be the most affected. Other areas were also expected to receive heavy rainfall ranging from 10 to 15 cm, with some places possibly…
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14 August
Employee at Vikarabad Collectorate arrested for demanding bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested K Sujatha, a junior assistant at the Vikarabad Collector’s office, after she was caught accepting a bribe. The ACB registered a case following a complaint and conducted a trap operation that led to her arrest. Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Tuesday caught a junior assistant working at the Vikarabad Collector’s office when she demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs. 15,000 from a man for doing official work. The junior assistant, K Sujatha working at the Vikarabad collector office had demanded the amount from a man for processing the documents pertaining to two acres of land and dispatching the collector’s order to the Tahsildar Nawabpet office, said the ACB in a press release. On…
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14 August
Seven arrested for gambling in Telangana’s Adilabad
Seven individuals were arrested near Dimma village in Adilabad Rural mandal for involvement in banned gambling. The CCS acted on a tip-off, apprehending the accused during the illegal activity. They were handed over to local police for further investigation Adilabad: Seven persons were arrested by sleuths of the CCS for their alleged involvement in banned gambling on the outskirts of Dimma village in Adilabad Rural mandal on Tuesday. CCS Inspector Chandrashekhar said that Bompalli Suresh, Surukunta Harish Reddy, Maddikunta Purushottam, Addi Narender Reddy, Maddikunta Venkanna, Loka Krishna Reddy, and Soma Ganesh Reddy were apprehended while committing the offence following a tip-off. They were handed over to Adilabad Rural police for further action.
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14 August
Telangana: Heavy rains sweep away two in Sangareddy streams, one body recovered
Two men were swept away in separate incidents in Sangareddy district streams following heavy rains. Srinivas’s body was recovered from Yusufpur stream, while search continues for Bonala Bhaskar, missing after being carried away in Narinja stream during prayers Sangareddy: Two persons were swept away in separate incidents in streams at Jharasangam and Raikode mandals in the district following heavy rains over the past week. While one body has been recovered, the search continues for the other. In Raikode mandal, Srinivas (32) was washed away in the Yusufpur stream on Tuesday while attempting to cross it. His body was found about two kilometres downstream by Tuesday evening. In Jharasangam mandal, Bonala Bhaskar (45) of Potpally went missing on Monday evening after reportedly being swept…
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