Hyderabad

India's first Chhota Bheem Cafe has opened in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, offering a family-friendly dining and entertainment experience centred on healthy food, play and learning. The venture plans to expand across major Tier-I cities with franchise-led growth and create over 500 jobs.

The IMD has forecast hot and humid conditions in parts of Telangana over the next 24 hours, with strong surface winds of up to 40 kmph likely across the State. Tirumalagiri Sagar in Nalgonda recorded the highest temperature at 38.6°C.

The Congress government has resumed the Narlapur pump house wet run and intensified operations under the Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme, signalling greater reliance on irrigation infrastructure developed during the BRS regime as Telangana grapples with a worsening rainfall deficit.

A car driver allegedly ran over a man during a heated argument in Sangareddy’s Kandi mandal, killing him while being taken to hospital. Police said the accused was arrested after the incident, which followed a dispute involving the victim and his son

Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudarshan Reddy urged voters to promptly submit their SIR enumeration forms to Booth Level Officers, stating that names will be included in the draft electoral roll only after the completed forms are received.

Nagarkurnool District Election Officer Hemant Keshav Patel said there is no voter registration in Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's name in the district, rejecting reports of dual enrolment. The clarification comes amid controversy over entries in electoral rolls during the SIR exercise.

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of delaying the Employees Health Scheme despite collecting premiums from employees and pensioners. He demanded immediate issuance of health cards, refund of deductions and implementation of pending employee welfare promises.

With only nine days left for Telangana's Special Intensive Revision enumeration drive, only 49.28 per cent of voters have submitted and digitised their forms. Medchal-Malkajgiri, Hyderabad and Rangareddy recorded the lowest response, raising concerns over timely completion of the exercise.

A 32-year-old man from Warangal district was hacked to death in Hyderabad's Madhapur. Police suspect the murder may be linked to a long-standing personal dispute stemming from a failed relationship, though the motive is yet to be established.

A 28-year-old fruit vendor from Uttar Pradesh was arrested in Hyderabad's KPHB for allegedly raping a minor girl. Police said the accused allegedly lured the Class VII student into her house, assaulted her and threatened her, leading to his arrest under the POCSO Act.

A major fire broke out at a plastic materials warehouse in Hyderabad's Meerpet shortly after midnight on Tuesday, spreading to an adjacent warehouse and causing extensive property damage. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after several hours, with no casualties or injuries reported.

Shubman Gill's fluent 80 and Axar Patel's unbeaten half-century and four wickets helped India beat England by six wickets in the first ODI at Edgbaston. India chased 259 comfortably to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series

A 21-year-old dental student from Secunderabad was killed and her friend seriously injured after their car overturned on the Outer Ring Road near Tukkuguda. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao expressed grief over the demise of veteran politician and Kapu movement leader Mudragada Padmanabham, describing his passing as a major loss to Telugu politics, social movements and public life

The Telangana government has amended the RFP conditions for a Rs 1,341.60 crore streetlight maintenance project covering GHMC, CMC and MMC limits. The revised norms extend LED replacement timelines, relax bidder eligibility criteria and reduce the solvency certificate requirement

At 94, Veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao continues to redefine Indian cinema through innovation and genre-defying storytelling

Sayali Wani produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Manika Batra on Golden Point after saving three successive tie points, helping UP Prometheans register their first victory of Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 with an exciting 8-7 win over Ahmedabad APL Pipers

The Telangana Junior Doctors Association has condemned the alleged denial of stipends and lack of basic infrastructure at Dr Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella, expressing support for postgraduate resident doctors protesting for their rightful entitlements and improved working conditions

The Telangana High Court directed that a writ petition filed by Pradeep Constructions against a GHMC show cause notice proposing cancellation of building permission for a Somajiguda residential project be placed before the appropriate Bench for further consideration

The Telangana government's now-deleted social media post describing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's dual voter registration as an electoral roll anomaly has sparked political debate, with questions being raised over the government's role in issuing a clarification that falls under the Election Commission's domain

Private hospitals under the Telangana Network Hospitals Association have refused to provide services under the proposed new Employee Health Scheme, citing financially unviable CGHS-based package rates. The association has sought revised tariffs, better representation, grievance redressal, and clearance of pending EHS dues

CMC Vellore and IIIT Hyderabad are developing BandhuCare, a multilingual AI companion that answers cancer patients' queries, records symptoms through conversations and supports clinicians with summaries between hospital visits. The platform currently supports eight Indian languages using clinically verified information

The Hyderabad District Electoral Officer has released a constituency-wise correlation statement to help voters trace their 2002 electoral records. The document maps old Assembly constituencies to the present ones, making it easier for electors to locate their details for the SIR 2002 exercise

Haryana dominated the 2026 U-23 National Wrestling Championship by winning the overall team titles in Men's Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling. Services Sports Control Board and Maharashtra finished runners-up, while several young wrestlers impressed with gold medal-winning performances