Hyderabad

Let Young India Skills University stick to its mandate, not change the goalposts. ITIs, polytechnics and engineering colleges have distinct roles, each catering to different levels of skills and qualifications

Telangana Prisons & Correctional Services is offering the public a supervised taste of prison life at Chanchalguda through its ‘Feel The Jail’ programme. Participants can wear jail uniforms, eat prison meals and follow daily routines for four to 24 hours

Hyderabad’s weather has remained unpredictable through August, with cloudy skies, brief drizzles, sunshine, high humidity and gusty winds alternating frequently. Despite expectations of a rainy month, the city has not witnessed any major spell of heavy rainfall so far.

Telangana Cyber Security Bureau officials saved Rs 85.20 lakh after an 85-year-old retired bank employee from Neredmet was targeted in a digital arrest scam. A fraudster posing as an NIA officer threatened him with arrest before demanding money for verification.

Kalakriti Art Gallery will present ‘Nothing Arrives Unchanged’, a group exhibition curated by Satyajit Dave, featuring works by nine contemporary artists. The exhibition explores how materials, objects, images and myths are transformed by processes, systems, decisions and time.

The National Medical Commission has directed medical colleges to submit monthly Action Taken Reports on student safety, mental health and staffing. Institutions must strengthen support systems, document student suicides and unnatural deaths, and fill vacant teaching and administrative posts.

Chef J.P. Singh brings Bukhara’s celebrated culinary heritage to Peshawri at ITC Kohenur from August 28 to 30. Guests can savour iconic North-West Frontier dishes, including Dal Bukhara, Sikandari Raan, Tandoori Jhinga and Naan Bukhara

Muslims across Hyderabad are celebrating Milad-un-Nabi with religious meetings, blood donation camps and processions. The Milad Peace Juloos will begin from Charminar at 1 pm, with thousands expected to participate. Police have made elaborate security arrangements across the city.

A Sudanese national was rescued after allegedly attempting to end his life by jumping into Hussain Sagar near the Dr BR Ambedkar Secretariat in Hyderabad. Saifabad police pulled him out using a rope and handed him over to Lake Police.

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao extended Milad-un-Nabi greetings to the Muslim community, highlighting Prophet Mohammed’s teachings on peace, brotherhood and compassion. He said the BRS government’s welfare initiatives strengthened Telangana’s Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb and called for communal harmony.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao expressed shock and grief over the fatal bus accident near Dwarakunta in Suryapet district. He condoled the deaths, conveyed sympathies to bereaved families and urged the government to provide immediate medical treatment to injured passengers.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Allahabad High Court's hijab verdict, calling it an “attack on Islam”. He also attacked the RSS and BJP over the Constitution and Manusmriti, questioned the Uniform Civil Code and reaffirmed Muslims’ commitment to India.

The Telangana High Court has set aside the compulsory retirement of a trial court judge, calling the punishment unduly harsh and disproportionate. The court sustained two misconduct charges but ordered his reinstatement without back wages or consequential benefits

Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced Season 3 of its Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme, which will support over 100 startups between August 2026 and October 2027. The programme will focus on sectors including deep tech, agritech, fintech and sustainability

TG SAFE enforcement teams seized 15 tonnes of food articles worth Rs 30 lakh during inspections of 32 manufacturing and retail units in Hyderabad ahead of Milad-un-Nabi and Raksha Bandhan. Officials detected hygiene, storage, labelling and other violations

Akshay Sharma and Manu Gandas carded seven-under 65s to share the opening-day lead at the Telangana Open 2026 in Vikarabad. Vishesh Sharma and Rashid Khan were one shot behind, while play was suspended due to fading light

Olympian G Sathiyan called for sustained collaboration among the government, corporates and sports industry to make India a global sporting powerhouse. At SPORTSCOM's Delhi conclave, policymakers and industry leaders discussed sports investment, manufacturing, technology, employment and grassroots development

The TPCC Disciplinary Committee has recommended dropping Konda Surekha from the Telangana Cabinet and G Chinna Reddy as State Planning Commission vice-chairman over controversial remarks. The report, submitted to TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, will be sent to the AICC

Prakaash Sarran defeated Pradnyesh Shelke 4-2, 4-2 in the boys' singles preliminary round of the Raja Narsimha Rao Memorial ITF Juniors at Lake View Tennis Academy. G Vishwak Reddy and other players also registered wins in Hyderabad

Governments may win young people’s support through promises, but they retain it only through performance. Young people are not merely voters of tomorrow; they are legitimacy test of today

India's U20 men's team will travel to Tashkent unbeaten after four friendlies in Bengaluru, where they recorded three wins and a draw without conceding. The Blue Colts will face Syria, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh in the AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifiers

India's Under-17 women's team have arrived in Tashkent for two friendly matches against Uzbekistan on August 27 and 30. The games are part of preparations for the AFC Under-17 Women's Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers scheduled in Malaysia in October

Five players struck centuries in the HCA C-Division one-day league, with Smarpit Verma, Shaik Rabbani, Vaibhav Agarwal and Arshad Khan scoring tons. Deccan Colts' B Harish Raja narrowly missed a century after making 93 in Hyderabad

The Dr YSR & Dr KVP Foundation will confer its 2026 award on the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation for its contributions to agriculture, food security and sustainable development. The award carries Rs 25 lakh and will be presented in New Delhi