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Eight held for running fake currency racket in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Nov 13 (UNI) The city police have busted a counterfeit currency racket by arresting eight persons. Police seized Rs 4.75 lakh in fake Rs 500 notes, a car, three two-wheelers and nine mobile phones from their possession.
In a joint operation, the Mehdipatnam Police and the Commissioner’s Task Force (South West Zone) arrested eight suspects at Eidgah Grounds on Wednesday night when they were in possession of counterfeit notes.
A police statement said the prime accused, Kasthuri Ramesh Babu, a car mechanic from Tandur, was manufacturing the fake notes at his residence with the help of his sister. He had previously been arrested in similar cases in Gujarat and Hyderabad.
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Another golden idol missing: New twist in Sabarimala loot, smuggling network

08 Dec 2025 | 12:20 PM

Sabarimala (Kerala), Dec 8 (UNI) A sensational new claim has reignited a decades-old mystery surrounding the alleged disappearance of a priceless golden idol connected to the early worship traditions of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa hill shrine.
The revelation, emerging from the Malamel family, historically entrusted with the rituals of Kochukadath Swami, has reopened questions about heritage protection, institutional accountability, and the possibility of a wider antiquities-smuggling network operating around Kerala’s temple assets in the 1970s.

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Hyderabad airport receives hoax bomb threat mails

08 Dec 2025 | 11:16 AM

Hyderabad, Dec 8 (UNI) A late-night bomb threat email sent to the Hyderabad Airport customer support on Sunday triggered heightened security measures for three incoming flights, prompting authorities to initiate standard safety protocols without delay.

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Realtor brutally murdered in Medchal-Malkajgiri district

08 Dec 2025 | 10:53 AM

Hyderabad, Dec 8 (UNI) A realtor was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants near Foster Billabong School in Saket Colony, Jawaharnagar, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, on Monday.

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Telangana Global Summit 2025 begins on Dec 8; CM to lead key engagements

08 Dec 2025 | 9:33 AM

Hyderabad, Dec 8 (UNI) The much-awaited Telangana Rising Global Summit–2025 will begin this afternoon, bringing together global industry leaders, diplomats, economists and innovators for a two-day event the government describes as the most ambitious international gathering ever hosted by the state.

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Philanthropist Minal Bajaj extends support to Kochi-Muziris Biennale

08 Dec 2025 | 8:51 AM

Kochi, Dec 8 (UNI) Renowned philanthropist Minal Bajaj, Trustee and Honorary Director of the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation (JBF) since 2009, has extended her support to the upcoming sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) as a Platinum Patron.

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