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India’s 30-run loss to South Africa at Eden Gardens exposed a clear divide between skipper Shubman Gill’s call for balanced pitches and coach Gautam Gambhir’s preference for rank turners, raising questions about India’s Test strategy and World Test Championship campaign

Feelkhana FC defeated BHEL 4-3 in a thrilling TFA B-Division Shivkumarlal Football League match at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Md Maseeb scored twice, with Irfan Ali and Babar adding goals, while Mahesh Kumar, Avarungiri and Akshay Kumar struck for BHEL

Himachal Pradesh defeated Hyderabad by 20 runs in the BCCI under-23 one-day championship at Jaipur. Despite Aman Rao’s brilliant 138 and Dheeraj Goud’s 74, Hyderabad fell short chasing 315, with Himachal’s balanced batting effort sealing the win

Telangana Pickleball Association celebrated a fine show at the IPA Pickleball Nationals in Bengaluru, winning 20 medals. Led by captain Sreekar Mothukuri, the contingent saw standout performances from Preety Reddy, Naga Moksha, Siyona Gaddam and the mother-son duo Aruna Bhaskar and Vijay Tej

In Saudi Arabia, 46 Hyderabad pilgrims were traveling to Madina when their bus collided with an oil tanker and caught fire, leaving 45 dead. Only one survivor escaped. Families are being assisted via control rooms and official delegations

India’s Pawan Bartwal shocked Kazakhstan’s Altynbek Nursultan with a 5-0 win to claim his first international medal at Greater Noida. Sumit and Naveen also posted dominant victories, taking India’s tally to seven guaranteed medals at the elite boxing event

Aditya Mehta defeated former world champion Muhammad Asif 3-1 to top Group R at the World Cup of Snooker in Muscat. Pankaj Advani, Brijesh Damani and Hussain Khan also advanced to the knockouts, keeping India’s campaign strong

GM Arjun Erigaisi held Chinese GM Wei Yi to a 31-move draw in the first classical quarter-final of the FIDE World Cup in Goa. The Warangal player now faces a crucial second game with the advantage of white pieces

Hyderabad took control of their Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 match against Baroda, scoring 313 in the first innings and reducing the hosts to 74/4 after dismissing them for 208 earlier. Yashveer starred with 85, while Thanmai Krishna claimed five wickets

Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club defeated Telangana Polo Club 14-9 in the MSN Realty Arena Polo Championship at HPRC. Arsalan Khan starred with six goals, while Chaitania Kumar and Saif Attari added crucial strikes to seal the victory

As fertility falls and ageing accelerates, India must shift from population control to a welfare-centred policy rooted in care, equity, and dignity

Aditya Kilari of Telangana pulled off a major upset by defeating second seed U Ayaan 6-2, 6-0 in the boys under-14 first round of the AITA Championship Series in Khammam, as several other youngsters advanced with strong wins

Olympian Gurpreet Singh won silver in the 25m Centre Fire Pistol at the World Championships in Cairo, narrowly missing gold to Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov on inner 10s. India finished third overall with 13 medals, including three gold

India celebrated a golden day at the Deaflympics in Tokyo as Anuya Prasad won gold with a world record in 10m Air Pistol, teammate Pranjali Dhumal took silver, and Abhinav Deshwal added men’s silver, raising India’s shooting medal tally to seven

New Delhi needs to take a balanced approach in view of the prevailing trust deficit between India and Bangladesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and APCC chief Y.S. Sharmila condoled the deaths of Telangana Umrah pilgrims who died after their bus collided with a tanker and caught fire in Saudi Arabia

Air India will resume non-stop flights between Delhi and Shanghai from February 1, marking its return to mainland China after nearly six years. The airline also plans a Mumbai–Shanghai service in 2026 as diplomatic agreements restore suspended India–China air links

The government has tightened import rules for certain platinum jewellery by shifting it from the ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ category until April 30, 2026. Importers will now require DGFT licences. Similar curbs were earlier imposed on specific silver jewellery from Thailand

The Supreme Court has postponed for six weeks Sahara’s plea seeking approval to sell 88 properties to the Adani Group, asking the Centre to respond to objections raised by the amicus curiae and stating that disputes over sale documents require trial-level scrutin

Azimuth AI and Cyient Semiconductors have launched ARKA GKT-1, India’s first-generation intelligent-power platform-on-a-chip for edge AI and smart energy applications. Unveiled by Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the chip integrates custom computing, sensing, memory, and power management into one efficient SoC

The Indian Navy has unveiled the crest of its first Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft ahead of its commissioning on November 24. Inspired by Kerala’s martial heritage, the crest reflects India’s growing self-reliance in indigenous naval shipbuilding

The Karnataka High Court issued a notice to the Siddaramaiah government over delays in finalising reservation notifications for 187 municipalities. The SEC has sought urgent directions as similar delays persist for Gram Panchayat reservations expiring in January 2026

Haryana DGP O P Singh said the State has strengthened its anti-terror apparatus in NCR following the busting of a major module in Faridabad. He urged citizens to stay alert and report suspicious activity, calling public vigilance the strongest deterrent

The body of 22-year-old Ajeet Chaudhary, an Indian MBBS student missing in Russia since October 19, arrived in Rajasthan’s Alwar. Found near the White River in Ufa, his death remains unclear, and relatives are seeking deeper investigation