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BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao welcomed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and urged him to set up India operations in Hyderabad. Rao highlighted the city’s innovation ecosystem, AI initiatives, and global tech presence, positioning it as a hub for artificial intelligence.

Eight people were killed and five seriously injured when a speeding truck collided with an auto-rickshaw carrying devotees from Malama village to Fatuha in Patna district, Bihar. The driver fled; police are tracing him through CCTV footage.

Heavy rains in Jharkhand have killed five people and left one missing. House collapses and river floods were reported in Seraikela-Kharsawan, Chatra, and Pathalgada districts. Several others were injured, prompting authorities to warn residents in vulnerable areas.

Severe flooding in Tharali, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) has left two people missing after heavy rain caused debris and roadblocks. Schools are closed, and national and local highways remain shut as rescue operations continue amid flood-like conditions near the Pindar River.

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Tanay Thyagarajan and Rohit Rayudu took three wickets each to help Hyderabad limit Jharkhand to 209 for six on day one of the All India Buchi Babu Trophy cricket league match

Diamond Harbour FC, debutants in the Durand Cup, face defending champions NorthEast United FC in a high-stakes final in Kolkata, with a record Rs 1.21 crore prize at stake

India is turning into a global epicentre of antimicrobial resistance, and this calls for urgent changes on how we use life-saving drugs

Without large-scale storage, coal will keep powering India’s grid, exposing the biggest challenge in the country’s renewables goals

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The Supreme Court has allowed voters excluded from Bihar’s electoral rolls to submit claims online or physically using Aadhaar and 11 other documents. The court directed political parties’ involvement and set September 8 for the next hearing in the SIR exercise

Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused Opposition Vice-Presidential nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy of aiding Naxalism through his 2011 Salwa Judum ruling. Shah said the judgment prolonged Left extremism, hit out at Congress’s choice, defended anti-graft bills, and targeted Rahul Gandhi’s “double standards.”

India’s new Online Gaming Bill, 2025, has prompted WinZO and PokerBaazi to suspend real money gaming operations. The move follows similar decisions by Dream11 and My11Circle, signalling major disruption in the country’s fast-growing online gaming and fantasy sports sector

The Enforcement Directorate raided 30 locations across Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan and Maharashtra in a money laundering probe linked to illegal betting. Congress MLA K C Veerendra, his brother, associates and casinos in Goa have come under the agency’s scanner

The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to allow online claims for excluded voters in Bihar’s electoral roll revision, while involving political parties in the process. Congress welcomed the ruling, saying the ECI stands "discredited" and democracy has survived its "brutal assault

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis accused the Congress of “vote theft,” citing BJP MLA Atul Bhosale’s claims against Prithviraj Chavan’s associates. He urged Rahul Gandhi to respond, while also seeking Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar’s support for NDA vice-presidential nominee C P Radhakrishnan

New Ganga bridge to cut travel distance by 100 km, boost growth in north Bihar

An indigenously developed drone - Skyswift 56, by Marut Drones was granted DGCA certification, The drone is useful for security agencies as it can be launched within two minutes and packed into a backpack.

Paradha blends tradition, fear, and courage in the fictional village of Padathi. With powerful performances from Anupama Parameswaran, Sangeetha Krish, and Darshana Rajendran, the film questions women’s boundaries and their fight for freedom

The Supreme Court on Friday protected The Wire editors Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar from arrest in Assam FIR cases under Section 152 of the BNS. The court asked them to cooperate with investigations while extending earlier interim protection

A Naukri report shows 94 per cent of Indian employers plan to hire in H2 2025, with 72 per cent expecting new job creation. IT, Business Development, and Operations will drive hiring, while AI is expected to create, not reduce, opportunities

India is ChatGPT’s second-largest market, with rapid growth in students, developers, and businesses adopting AI tools

A PIL filed in the Supreme Court seeks the de-registration of the Congress for allegedly running “anti-constitutional” propaganda against the Election Commission. The plea accuses Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge of undermining the poll body and violating party and constitutional obligations

Manakondur MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana was stopped by villagers in Balaiahpalli, Karimnagar, who staged a protest demanding the gram panchayat office be built at a neutral location between Balaiahpalli and Sahebpalli, rather than exclusively in Balaiahpalli. Police intervened to pacify residents