Hyderabad

Commuters in Hyderabad’s Old City are facing hazardous conditions as continuous rains worsen potholes and cause road erosion. Several roads are flooded, and many women have stopped using two-wheelers due to safety concerns. Locals demand urgent civic intervention.

Hyderabad and its surrounding districts continued to experience persistent rainfall and overcast skies on Thursday. The IMD forecasts that this damp weather will persist until Sunday. Rainfall peaked at 38.8 mm in Quthbullapur, with average GHMC rainfall above normal.

Hyderabad’s idol makers are shifting from Plaster of Paris to eco-friendly clay Ganeshas. While Dhoolpet artisans still use PoP for large idols, demand for clay idols is surging—especially from NRIs and civic bodies. Prices have risen amid higher material costs.

Tulsi Therapeutics, a biotech startup from Hyderabad, has reversed chronic liver failure in animal trials using Tulsi-28X, a first-in-class stem cell–exosome therapy. The innovation showed 100% survival and fibrosis reversal, setting the stage for human clinical trials.

Heavy rains wreaked havoc across Telangana, submerging villages, damaging infrastructure, and displacing thousands. Red alerts were issued for several districts as the government deployed NDRF teams and opened relief camps. Mulugu and Karimnagar bore the brunt of the devastation.

Heavy rains continued to lash Telangana for the second day, with Bejjur recording 236.8 mm. The State's daily rainfall average was three times the norm. IMD has forecast continued downpour across districts, with red alerts for Mulugu and Bhupalapally.

A 20-year-old man named Sabeel was allegedly kidnapped from Sanathnagar and murdered in Toopran, Medak district. Police suspect he was killed by Afsar and others over a personal relationship. The body was found after the family alerted police.

A woman visiting Peddamma Temple in Jubilee Hills had her purse stolen, and Rs 40,000 was later withdrawn using her ATM card. Police are examining CCTV footage. The victim had written her PIN on the back of the card.

A 17-year-old boy from Adilabad drowned while swimming in a pond at a waterfall near Khandala village. The incident occurred on Wednesday, and the body was retrieved the following morning after a search operation involving expert divers.

Jeedimetla police arrested Bodimi Shetty Haribabu, former assistant to Quthbullapur MLA K P Vivekanand, for allegedly cheating 84 people by promising them double bedroom flats. Haribabu collected Rs 1 lakh from each person and used the money to build a house.

Rainfall disrupted daily life in Mancherial and Asifabad districts, cutting off villages and overturning a tractor in floodwaters. Mancherial recorded a 35% rainfall deficit, while Asifabad was closer to normal. One mandal in Mancherial exceeded seasonal expectations.

R. Rajeshwar Rao, an inspector with the Intelligence Department of Telangana Police, died in a road accident while on duty on July 20. The mishap occurred between Tarnaka and Habsiguda in Hyderabad.

Following a deadly stampede during the premiere of Pushpa 2, which led to the death of a woman and critical illness of her child, the Chikkadpally police deployed tight security at Sandhya Theatre for the screening of Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu.

Following recent heavy rains, the water level in Hyderabad’s Himayathsagar reservoir rose by one foot, reaching its Full Tank Level (FTL) of 1763 feet,

Prof Ajailiu Niumai from University of Hyderabad co-edits a new volume titled Hundred Years of Sociology in India, released by Springer. The book captures a century of sociological evolution and includes essays from leading and emerging Indian sociologists

The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two more individuals in connection with a kidney transplant racket busted in Hyderabad’s Saroornagar in April.

The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) arrested a 28-year-old software professional, Harshavardhan, for allegedly peddling drugs.

A research team led by Dr. Manjula Reddy at Hyderabad’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has discovered a crucial proofreading mechanism in bacteria that helps maintain the strength of their cell walls.

Chinthala Yamini (27), a software professional from Khammam, was found hanging in her room at a ladies hostel in Gachibowli on Tuesday night. Police said she was alone at the time. A case has been registered and investigation is underway

New AI lead for Lloyds Technology Centre has been appointed in Hyderabad.

A 24-year-old UPSC aspirant from Cherukuthota Colony, Saroornagar, died by suicide after failing to clear the prelims exam twice. He had been preparing for civil services for three years and reportedly slipped into depression over repeated failures

A construction worker named Mohd Saleem Pasha died after an unknown vehicle hit his bike near Golconda on Tuesday night. He was taken to the hospital but didn’t survive. Police are trying to find the vehicle and driver involved

Hyderabad police arrested five people, including four from Maharashtra and one local man, for selling cocaine in the city. Two customers were also caught. Police seized 276 grams of cocaine and eight phones during the operation

Should the offer be accepted, the company will hold a 35.75 per cent stake in the South Africa firm, valued at R4 billion (USD 226 million), the company stated in a regulatory filing