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KAKINADA: Jeelugumilli police arrested two persons and seized 598 kg of ganja valued at ₹2,98,96,500 during vehicle checks at the Andhra–Telangana border checkpost near Tatiyakula Gudem. The arrested persons were identified as Dilip Kumar Mohanthy, 56, of Bijipur village in Ganjam district of Odisha and Janardhan Pradhan, 42, of Brahmpur village in Odisha. Jeelugumilli circle

HYDERABAD: BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao said that while BJP-ruled states are uplifting the socio-economic and educational status of girl children through schemes like Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, crimes against women in Telangana continue to rise, with thousands of cases filed annually. Speaking as a special invitee at Women’s Day celebrations organised by the state

Ahmedabad: England’s Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf have been named umpires for the T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. Illingworth will take charge of his second consecutive T20 World Cup final, having stood alongside Chris Gaffaney in 2024, when India won. It continues Illingworth’s

Sri Lanka escorts Iranian auxiliary ship IRIS Booshehr with engine trouble to port and relocates 208 crew members days after the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was sunk in the Indian Ocean amid the United States–Israel war with Iran. Sri Lankan authorities said on Friday they were escorting a second Iranian naval vessel to harbour and

“Oh! What a Lovely War” — remember the movie? It was a “war musical” described as an epic black comedy and directed by the legendary Richard Attenborough, featuring a stellar cast, which included Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogard, John Gielgud and several other greats. It was based on a successful stage musical, and provided a strong

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon”, signaling what he described as a major diplomatic opportunity for his administration US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon”, signaling what he described as a major diplomatic opportunity for his administration. “Cuba

Hyderabad: Raghava Constructions on Friday strongly refuted allegations made by former minister T. Harish Rao and other BRS leaders that it was operating illegal quarries without permissions at Manasa Hills in Rajendranagar mandal. The company termed the accusations baseless and alleged that these allegations were part of a conspiracy to tarnish the image of revenue

Has the US reverse-engineered Iran’s Shahed drone? Reports say a cheaper American version is now being used in combat as militaries search for low-cost drone weapons. US military engineers have captured, dissected and reborn Iran’s Shahed-136 as the Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a one-way attack drone now seeing first combat against Tehran. Priced

Last Updated: March 06, 2026, 21:05 IST FBI revealed new details of a sexual assault allegation against President Trump from the Epstein files. A woman claimed Trump assaulted her in the 1980s when she was 13-15. Trump and Jeffery Epstein (Image: Getty Images) US authorities have released fresh details of a sexual assault allegation involving