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Renowned devotional artist JS Sriram and his team presented a special Namasankeertana programme as part of Kohinoor Ganesh Festival-2026 celebrations in Hitec City. More than 1,500 devotees attended the event featuring Annamayya Sankeertanas and devotional music

Punjab National Bank inaugurated its Hayathnagar branch under the Hyderabad Circle Office. The branch, the bank’s 78th in Hyderabad, was inaugurated by Zonal Head Vandana Pandey in the presence of Circle Head Arvind Kalra, local residents and customers

Bank of Baroda has received the second prize under the Government of India’s Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar Scheme for 2025–26. The bank was recognised for its Official Language implementation and has won the prestigious award for five consecutive years

Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender welcomed the High Court judgment disqualifying him from the Assembly and said he had not considered moving the Supreme Court. He asserted that he was ready to contest again if elections were announced and fight for victory

Freestyle Ballers defeated 125 INF Battalion 69-66 in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at YMCA Secunderabad. After building a strong lead, Freestyle Ballers survived a spirited comeback attempt by the Army outfit to secure victory

Gurugram hit-and-run victim Shivani Chauhan, alias Sia, said the incident became a “national issue” because people could relate to it. She said her fight was for others facing similar circumstances, while a court sent two accused to 14 days’ judicial custody

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders will develop a greenfield shipyard at Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh with an envisaged investment of Rs 15,000 crore over five to seven years. The project will have 1.2 million gross tonnes annual capacity and generate around 45,000 jobs

Trai has tightened anti-spam rules by bringing AI-based detection of suspected spam numbers and automated calls under its regulatory framework. The amended norms introduce complaint-based triggers, A2P call declarations, termination charges, consumer appeals and stricter action against repeat violations.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in Portugal’s squad for upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures, ending uncertainty over his international future. New head coach Jorge Jesus said Ronaldo would receive no preferential treatment as Portugal begin a new chapter after their World Cup exit

The Telangana Assembly passed a resolution seeking comprehensive Central assistance to tackle the El Nino-induced crisis, including a Rs 20,000-crore special package, additional employment, power and coal supplies, fertiliser support, crop-loss assistance and higher borrowing limits.

Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy and other leaders demanded an ED probe into alleged irregularities involving former minister T Harish Rao near Ranganayaka Sagar. Chamala alleged changes to project alignment and questioned Rao’s reported purchase of two acres for Rs 4 lakh

The Telangana High Court directed police not to arrest BRS social media convenor Manne Krishank in a case over a social media post. The court ordered compliance with Section 35(3) of the BNSS and directed Krishank to cooperate with the investigation.

BRS MLC Tata Madhusudhan and former Sathupalli MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah raised housing and irrigation issues with Khammam Collector Divakara TS. They sought cancellation of unofficial Indiramma housing lists, completion of canal works and immediate restoration of stolen irrigation transformers

The Telangana Assembly witnessed heated exchanges over Kaleshwaram and Tummidihatti projects during an El Nino debate, with the BJP demanding action on irrigation and barrage repairs. Ministers blamed the previous BRS government and sought Central assistance to tackle the water crisis.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said no decision had been taken on Ajit Agarkar's future as chairman of selectors, noting that his contract expires on October 4. Saikia also denied requests to shift the Ranchi Test and discussed junior selectors

The BRS celebrated the Telangana High Court’s decision disqualifying Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, with party leaders saying other defected MLAs could face similar action. They also demanded action on pending disqualification petitions and sought fresh mandates for defectors.

Former minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of targeting BRS leaders over allegations concerning 22-A lands and other land issues. He questioned the survey of his agricultural lands and urged Congress leaders to focus on public issues

Senior Congress leaders have described the Telangana High Court’s disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender as an embarrassment to the party high command. They said the verdict could intensify scrutiny of defections from the BRS into the Congress.

An illegal four-storey residential building developed a dangerous tilt in Gopanpally on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate residents and cordon off the area. Following an inspection, CMC Commissioner G Srijana ordered immediate demolition of the structure.

Former minister T Harish Rao responded to Congress leaders’ visit to his lands in Siddipet, saying his property details were disclosed in election affidavits. He questioned their use of heavy police security and drone surveys during the inspection

The Eagle Force and Miyapur police arrested P Suresh Gopi with 14 MDMA pills weighing 9 grams near Miyapur Metro station. Police said he procured 29 pills from Mumbai and allegedly sold 15 to an associate before bringing the rest to Hyderabad

Survey and revenue officials continued surveying 388 acres of assigned land at Erravalli in Siddipet for the second day on Friday amid opposition from farmers. Over 50 police personnel were deployed as officials marked the boundaries of the land.

Hours after the High Court disqualified Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, he welcomed the judgment and said he was prepared to contest again if elections were held. In the Assembly, he also criticised Housing department officials over Indiramma Houses.

Dey Shubham defeated Sripada Siddharth in straight games to enter the Under-11 semifinals of the Telangana State-ranking table tennis tournament at LB Stadium. Jatin Jairam Ghanta, Aashrith Nandiraj and Jain Shobhik also advanced to the last four