Hyderabad

Kerala maintained their perfect run in Group B with a 2-0 win over Odisha, cementing their position at the top of the Group B table with nine points from three matches in the final round of the 78th Senior National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy at Deccan Arena on Thursday.

Telangana girls narrowly defeated Chandigarh 53-52 to qualify for Level I and enter the pre-quarterfinals of the 49th Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship for Boys & Girls (Under-13 Years) at the Sports Authority of Telangana Indoor Stadium, Saroornagar, Hyderabad, on Thursday.

Parmeet smashed an unbeaten 102 (13x4, 3x6) in Ameerpet’s 13-run win over SK Blues in the HCA C Division One-Day League Championship on Thursday. Aditya (4/46) was the standout bowler for SK Blues, who fell short in the chase by 13 runs, finishing at 237/8 in 40 overs.

Harish Rao expressed his gratitude to Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for acknowledging that the Congress government had raised Rs.1,27,208 crore in loans during its first year. He further projected that, with the increase in FRBM limits, the Congress government was likely to raise nearly Rs.7 lakh crore in loans.

BRS legislators have been making statements at the ongoing Assembly and Council sessions by donning different attires each day to spotlight various public issues. On Monday, they wore T-shirts featuring images of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and industrialist Gautam Adani. On Tuesday, they dressed in black to protest the detention of Lagacherla farmers. By Wednesday, they switched to the khaki uniform of auto-rickshaw drivers to draw attention to their struggles.

The ACB has listed Rama Rao as Accused No. 1, Arvind Kumar as Accused No. 2, and BLN Reddy as Accused No. 3 in a case involving alleged irregularities of Rs. 55 crore related to the Formula E car race held in Hyderabad in 2023 and its proposed second edition scheduled for February this year. On Tuesday, Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari wrote to the Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), requesting an investigation into the allegations against Rama Rao.

BRS Legislative Party lodged a complaint to Speaker Gaddam Prasad against Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy for making derogatory remarks about former Minister and senior MLA T Harish Rao during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Wednesday.

Responding to speculative reports on Rama Rao's possible arrest, Kavitha stated that the people of Telangana were closely watching the scripted drama by the Congress party, which was desperate to use legal tactics to target the BRS and its supremo K Chandrashekhar Rao, as it could not face the opposition politically.

The Telangana Bhavan, which was bustling with BRS leaders until the afternoon, saw a heavy deployment of police in the evening, creating a tense atmosphere in the area. At one point, the number of policemen surpassed the party cadre present at the premises. BRS leaders, including spokesperson Manne Krishank, criticized the heavy police presence, accusing them of intimidating party activists. The police, however, stated that they were acting on orders from their superiors.

The victim, A Uma Sri (52), died by suicide by consuming unknown poisonous substance in her car, which was parked near her house at Vanasthalipuram on Thursday.

Aciana, a Hyderabad-based health-tech innovator on Thursday launched a unique healthcare platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which provides users more than 25 health metrics from just a single face scan

Ch Vidyasagar Rao met the President along with his family on Wednesday and presented his autobiography titled "Unika” to her.

Even as Opposition parties demanded the government to cancel the Outer Ring Road toll contract, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) would be constituted to probe into the alleged irregularities.

B Lohitesh Reddy has been named captain of the SSGF Hyderabad Jr. team for the 4th edition of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jr National Cricket League, organised by the School Sports and Games Federation (SSGF)

During a short discussion on the "Outstanding Liabilities of the State," Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was speaking when a member from the treasury benches shouted "thief" as Harish Rao was about to begin his remarks. Harish Rao responded by calling the member a "useless fellow." In response, members from the treasury benches demanded that Harish Rao withdraw his comment. However, Harish Rao stood his ground, stating that if the member's remark was expunged, he would also withdraw his comment.

During the Question Hour, Kavitha defended the BRS government's decision to issue GO 317 following the creation of new districts, in line with the Presidential Orders. She explained that the government orders were intended to provide local youth with better access to government jobs. "However, those who criticized the formation of new districts and GO 317 during the BRS tenure are now in power. Instead of addressing the ongoing issues over the past year, they continue to blame the previous BRS government," she remarked.

Former Minister T Harish Rao objected to Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy questioning Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy during the question hour. When Nakrekal MLA Vemula Veeresham inquired about the Pillaipally and Dharma Reddy canal works, the Irrigation Minister responded. Following this, the Roads and Buildings Minister criticized the BRS for neglecting irrigation projects in the former Nalgonda district. He also accused the BRS government of showing indifference towards the River Musi and its development.

Displaying a copy of GO Ms 54, issued on June 26 this year, he stated that the Congress government had allocated 400 acres of government land in survey number 25 at Gachibowli village, Serilingampally, to the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. This allocation was intended for the development of IT and mixed-use projects and was made at a market rate of ₹75 crore per acre, he explained.

The rigorous procedures and the sheer number of hurdles have made it difficult for the women to access the social benefits, activists familiar with the initiative argue.

With a dedicated AI department of 100 engineers, AIG stands out as a leader in healthcare innovation, he said.

On a complaint, the police registered a case and took them into custody. On interrogation, the duo admitted to robbing the victim. The police arrested them and produced them before the court

In a press release, the organizer, Mannan Khan Engineer said many companies will be participating in the job mela and offering jobs in various positions in pharma, health, IT & ITes firms, education, banks and others

According to the police, Govind and Rawal, went into the hostels in early hours of the day and took away the mobile phones when the inmates were asleep or busy with morning chores

Developed by US-based medical innovator Endiatx, the PillBot is a remote-controlled (robotic) disposable endoscopy capsule, measuring just 13mm by 30mm, can be ingested by a patient, who does not have to be sedated to undergo endoscopy.