POLITICS
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May- 2025 -25 May
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard University
“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the University and its mission,” Harvard said in its suit. “Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.” Washington: A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s enrollment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands. In its lawsuit filed earlier Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government’s action violates the First Amendment and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.” “With the stroke of a pen, the government…
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25 May
Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the decision on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. San Francisco: The US-led Donald Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), effectively barring the institution from enrolling new international students. US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the decision on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. “Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country,” Noem said in a statement. “Enrolling international students is a privilege — not a right — and that privilege has been revoked due to Harvard’s repeated failure to comply with federal law.” Taking to social media platform X, Noem on…
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23 May
Heavy showers disrupt farm activities across Telangana
All but seven of the State’s 612 mandals receive rainfall, with widespread downpours at several places impacting paddy procurement in key market yards Hyderabad: Heavy rains have disrupted agricultural activities across Telangana, affecting market operations and crop procurement. All but seven of the State’s 612 mandals received rainfall, with widespread downpours at several places impacting minimum support price operations, particularly paddy procurement in key market yards. The highest rainfall was recorded in Masaipet, Medak, at 116.9 mm. The intense rainfall is expected to set the stage for Kharif operations, likely to begin within a fortnight. However, it has posed challenges for the ongoing Rabi season, with over 30 per cent of farmers’ produce, especially paddy, still awaiting purchases. Continued heavy showers…
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23 May
Farmers confront MLA Bojju over delay in paddy procurement in Nirmal
The disgruntled farmers found fault with Bojju for failing to take steps to procure paddy grains at the centres Nirmal: Farmers confronted Khanapur MLA Vedama Bojju, alleging that authorities were delaying paddy purchase at procurement centres. The farmers from Lingapur village staged a rasta-roko on the Nirmal-Mancherial Road near Nachchan Yellapur village in Kadem mandal on Thursday. The disgruntled farmers found fault with Bojju for failing to take steps to procure paddy grains at the centres. They regretted that the process was not being taken up properly. They stated that grains stored at the centres were damaged by the unseasonal rains. They demanded that the government buy the grains without imposing conditions. The agitating farmers picked an argument with the legislator.…
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23 May
Cybercriminal from Gujarat operating from Bangkok arrested
Manakondur police have arrested a cybercriminal from Gujarat named Hitesh at Delhi airport. Hitesh is a key accused in luring a youth K Madhukar Reddy into cybercrime trap and subjected to torture Karimnagar: Manakondur police have arrested a cybercriminal from Gujarat named Hitesh at Delhi airport. Hitesh is a key accused in luring a youth K Madhukar Reddy into cybercrime trap and subjected to torture. Karimnagar Rural ACP (ASP) Shubham Prakash, in a statement, informed that K Madhukar Reddy from Rangampet of Manakondur mandal, responded to a job notification on a Telegram channel named “Chinese Job.” After submitting his details online, he was selected by the company, which booked his flight ticket from Hyderabad to Bangkok. Upon reaching , , a…
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23 May
Telangana PSC to hold Group – II certificate verification from May 29
A list of shortlisted candidates has been made available on the Commission’s website https://www.tspsc.gov.in/ Hyderabad: The Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) will hold certificates verification for recruitment to 783 Group-II vacancies from May 29 to June 10 and June 11 is the reserve day. Verification will be done at Telugu University (old campus) in Nampally from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm, and 2 pm to 5.30 pm. The timings for the reserve day are 10.30 am to 5.30 pm. A list of shortlisted candidates has been made available on the Commission’s website https://www.tspsc.gov.in/. Candidates must download verification material and day wise schedule, which will be available on the website from May 26. They have to exercise web options that will be available…
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23 May
Body of unidentified man found in nala at Zaminstanpur ZPHS
The victim is suspected to have accidentally fallen into the nala elsewhere during the heavy rains on Wednesday, and the body came floating here Hyderabad: The body of an unidentified man, aged in his forties, was found in an open nala at Zaminstanpur ZPHS in Nallakunta on Thursday. The local residents who found the body floating in the nala between Ramnagar and Nagamaiah Kunta informed the police. The Nallakunta police booked a case and are investigating. The victim is suspected to have accidentally fallen into the nala elsewhere during the heavy rains on Wednesday, and the body came floating here. The body was shifted to the Gandhi Hospital for autopsy.
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23 May
Sangareddy waits for Revanth Reddy to speak on Sangameshwara, Basaveshwara projects
Congress MLAs and other leaders are expected to insist on the Chief Minister to make a statement owing to pressure from the public Sangareddy: The previous BRS government had laid the foundation for the Sangameshwara and Basaveshwara Lift Irrigation Projects in 2022 to bring 3.90 lakh acres under cultivation by supplying Godavari water through the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) across Sangareddy district. The combined outlay of both the projects was Rs.4,427 crore. However, the Congress government has kept both the projects pending, dashing the hopes of lakhs of farmers. Since Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is slated to reach Zaheerabad to inaugurate a rail over bridge in the town besides participating in multiple programmes on Friday, farmers in the district are hoping…
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23 May
Man gets 10-years rigorou imprisonment for abetment of wife’s suicide in Adilabad
Sessions court assistant judge CM Rajyalaxmi pronounced the judgment awarding the term and fine against Sidam Hemanth Rao from Boraj village for abetting his wife’s suicide Adilabad: A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fine of Rs 10,000 for forcing his wife to die by suicide six years back. Sessions court assistant judge CM Rajyalaxmi pronounced the judgment awarding the term and fine against Sidam Hemanth Rao from Boraj village for abetment of suicide by his wife by harassing her mentally and physically on June 23 in 2019. The court cross-questioned 13 eyewitnesses and relevant pieces of evidence produced before it by public prosecutor Shainy Sultana. In the meantime, Superintendent of Police…
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23 May
Former cricketer from AP held for impersonating OSD of TG Chief Minister, duping people
The suspect, B Nagaraju was sending emails and messages to businessmen and industrialists seeking financial assistance claiming to be OSD of CM A Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have arrested one person from Andhra Pradesh on charges of impersonating as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and sending emails and messages to businessmen and industrialists seeking financial assistance. The suspect, B Nagaraju (32), a former State-level cricket player of Andhra Pradesh, is a native of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Cybercrime officials said Nagaraju created a fake email ID in the name of the Chief Minister’s OSD and sent fraudulent emails to business persons, entrepreneurs and industrialists soliciting financial assistance. He is involved in…
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