Hyderabad

BRS MLC Shambhipur Raju sustained minor injuries after two vehicles in the convoy accompanying KT Rama Rao collided in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Sunday. He was admitted to KIMS Hospital, Kompally, where doctors said his condition was stable

Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh pushed flood inflows at the Medigadda Barrage to around one lakh cusecs on Sunday. Authorities lifted all 85 gates, while political debate over the utilisation of Kaleshwaram project floodwaters intensified amid below-normal rainfall in Telangana

Voters trying to complete the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls online are facing multiple hurdles, including Aadhaar and voter ID name mismatches, mobile linking issues and difficulties in downloading acknowledgements, even as many await visits from Booth Level Officers

Malkajgiri MLA Marri Rajasekhar Reddy met Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha and Health Principal Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu, seeking faster completion of healthcare projects, additional doctors, and infrastructure upgrades, including a CT scan machine and development works at Malkajgiri Area Hospital.

The Hyderabad Youth League has been launched to provide a structured, season-long competition for grassroots football players. Organised jointly by three leading football organisations, the league will feature five age groups and aims to strengthen Hyderabad's youth football ecosystem from August onwards

Top seed Nirvaan Uppal of Delhi advanced comfortably in the boys' under-13 category of the Telangana State Open Squash Championship with a straight-game win over Arvind Sendilnath. Several junior, girls and masters category matches were also decided at the Secunderabad Club

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has urged the Centre to expedite the appointment of SBI Capital Markets Limited for valuation of Hyderabad Metro Phase I, citing operational uncertainty and delays in Phase II approvals.

Medak defeated Mahabubnagar 2-0, while Ranga Reddy registered a comfortable 3-0 victory over Adilabad in the 12th Telangana Sub-Junior Girls Football Championship at the Nizamabad Police Grounds. M Druthi starred with a hat-trick for Ranga Reddy

Veteran cricket scorer and statistician H.R. Gopalakrishna will launch his autobiography, Records Galore, on August 7. Reflecting on more than five decades of meticulous scorekeeping, he recalls memorable encounters, statistical milestones and the evolution of cricket scoring from manual records to the digital era

International Master Moogi Sahithi Varshini was adjudged the best woman player at the Juraflore International Chess Tournament in France. The Visakhapatnam player gained 30 FIDE rating points and moved a step closer to achieving the prestigious Woman Grandmaster title

A Sub-Inspector posted at Borabanda police station has been suspended after his wife complained to senior police officials about his alleged extramarital relationship with a woman constable. The action followed an internal inquiry and earlier counselling by senior officers.

A Shastripuram resident, Mohd Fazal, was killed after a speeding DCM vehicle rammed his motorcycle near the Simplex U-turn on Aramghar Road early Sunday. A case has been registered by the RGI Airport police, and an investigation is ongoing

Nearly 13 years after pavement cobbler P Ashok was shot dead while sleeping in Hyderabad's Leelanagar, police have neither identified the killer nor established a motive despite an extensive investigation involving multiple teams, forensic analysis, and the questioning of nearly 250 people.

Researchers from CSIR-IICT and CSIR-CCMB have found that the dengue virus is genetically evolving and may influence mosquito behaviour, potentially making conventional fogging and anti-larval measures less effective while increasing the risk of dengue transmission in Hyderabad.

With less than three weeks left for the Special Intensive Revision deadline, many Hyderabad voters say Booth Level Officers have not visited their homes. Residents are instead travelling to polling stations to collect enumeration forms, raising concerns about completing the process on time.

The Hyderabad Task Force arrested three persons for allegedly using the same vehicle registration number on three different Honda Activa scooters. Police said the duplicate number plate was used to evade traffic enforcement, loan repayment, and financial recovery proceedings.

AIMIM has intensified its voter assistance campaign in Hyderabad by setting up help centres and conducting door-to-door outreach to help eligible voters complete the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Asaduddin Owaisi has also raised concerns over the SIR exercise.

A supply shortage has pushed up wholesale flower prices in Hyderabad, increasing the cost of bouquets and floral arrangements. Florists, event planners and hamper makers are facing higher input costs, prompting price revisions and greater use of artificial flowers for décor.

BRS MLC Shambhipur Raju sustained injuries in a road accident near Bhuvanagiri while travelling to Warangal on Sunday. He was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, where doctors said his condition is stable. Police have registered a case.

The distribution of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Telangana has slowed down in Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts, with Medchal recording the lowest coverage at 61.57 percent.

Hyderabad City Police have warned students against unaffiliated colleges falsely claiming Osmania University affiliation. Students and parents have been advised to verify affiliation through the official DOST portal before seeking admission, while police warned of strict action against erring institutions.

Balapur police have registered a case against a group of AIMIM workers following allegations by a Congress worker that he and other party activists were threatened during two election-related incidents in Wadi-e-Saleheen. Police have launched an investigation into the complaint.

Tension prevailed as BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao's convoy encountered multiple police barricades while heading to the Kannepalli pump house. BRS workers removed obstructions, allowing the convoy to proceed, while Rama Rao accused the Congress government of obstructing the visit.

The Telangana government has proposed the Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, 2026 to replace the decades-old GHMC Act, 1955. Public feedback on the draft legislation has been invited until July 24 through online and written submissions