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Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh will make her Global Chess League debut with defending champions Alpine Pipers in Bengaluru on September 5. The 20-year-old will team up with Magnus Carlsen and other top players in the rapid chess format

Employees, teachers, pensioners and other groups staged a massive dharna at the Karimnagar Collectorate on Thursday following a call by TGEJAC. The protesters demanded implementation of PRC, release of pending DAs, cancellation of CPS, renewal of OPS and other measures

Andabatla Satvik won the Open category at the BS Chess Academy Champions Cup in Pragathi Nagar, while Rishi Pallagani claimed the Under-15 title. V. Aarush Reddy won the Below 1600 category, with G.V. Srinivasa Rao taking Veteran honours

BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao demanded the release of six pending DAs, implementation of the PRC and settlement of retirement benefits for government employees. Addressing TNGOs at Hanamkonda Collectorate, he accused the Congress government of neglecting employees.

Officials of a tribal welfare-run Ashram school in Bellampalli, Mancherial district, faced criticism for reportedly organising a rally involving students to welcome a Congress leader during a Milad-un-Nabi fruit distribution programme. Student unions urged higher officials to investigate.

Angad Cheema retained his two-shot lead in the Telangana Open 2026, firing a seven-under 65. Rashid Khan matched the score to stay second, while Jairaj Singh Sandhu surged to third with a nine-under 63 at Vooty Golf County in Vikarabad

Shaik Parvez and P. Bhuvaneshwari won the boys’ and girls’ Under-14 titles at the A2H Chess Academy children’s chess tournament. P. Nachikethan and P. Nandana Reddy emerged champions in the respective Under-12 boys’ and girls’ sections

The Women’s Selection Committee has announced India A squads for the upcoming multi-format tour by Australia A. The tour features three T20s in New Chandigarh, three One-Day matches in Mohali and a Multi-Day fixture in Dharamshala

Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts have sounded a high alert and intensified river monitoring following devastating floods in Nepal that killed at least 177 people. Officials are monitoring the Gandak, vulnerable villages and embankments while keeping rescue teams ready

Sonal Dinusha’s unbeaten 133 helped Sri Lanka fight back from 229/6 to force a draw against India in the second Test. India won the series 1-0, but failed to dismiss the final four Lankan wickets on a tiring fifth-day pitch

Mobile phone repair shops in Hyderabad are under scrutiny for allegedly unlocking devices without verifying customer identities or ownership. Cybercrime officials have warned technicians to check identification and IMEI details, amid concerns that stolen phones are being unlocked and security features bypassed

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for a Rs 472-crore facility at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur to overhaul T-72 and T-90 tanks. The facility will overhaul 80 tanks annually and help bridge the Army's existing overhaul capacity shortfall

A series of ACB traps against police personnel in Telangana has put alleged bribery under the spotlight. Personnel from constable to inspector ranks have been caught or booked in separate cases involving investigations, arrests, bail conditions and other police procedures.

A 68-year-old man was killed after a speeding lorry knocked him down near IIT-Hyderabad in Sangareddy on Thursday. Narayana Goud, a Sadasivpet resident, was crossing an underbridge while returning from Patancheru when the accident occurred, police said

Fisherman Kosari Rameas drowned while fishing in the Wardha river near Thatipalli village in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district on Wednesday. Police launched a search after his family reported him missing, recovering his body from the river on Thursday morning.

Several key roads passing through forests in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district remain narrow and badly damaged due to delayed forest clearances. Motorists face hardships every monsoon, while officials and public representatives continue to blame each other for the delay.

A 50-year-old man in Siddipet reportedly died by suicide hours after his 16-year-old daughter died by suicide at her maternal grandparents’ home in Ananthagiripally. Police said the father was found hanging at Yavapur on Wednesday evening

Four widely used Central Nervous System medications, including Zopiclone and Gabapentin, have been placed under Schedule H1 controls amid concerns over over-the-counter availability and off-label intoxication. Chemists will have to follow stricter prescription, record-keeping and warning-label requirements for these drugs.

The rupee pared its initial gains to settle 11 paise lower at 95.55 against the US dollar, pressured by a stronger greenback and weak domestic markets. Easing crude prices provided some support, while analysts expect the currency to trade within 95-96

The Telangana Chief Electoral Office has begun serving SIR notices to electors whose enumeration forms have anomalies or lack mapping with the SIR 2002 list. Claims and objections can be filed until September 16, with the final roll due October 19

Hyderabad Public School Begumpet student Amolika Kaushal has been selected for the Science Internship Program 2026 at UC Santa Cruz with a 100% scholarship. She participated in advanced biology research on nutrition, clean water and gut health under university researchers.

Rana Daggubati's Spirit Media will release Last Man in Tower, an adaptation of Aravind Adiga's bestselling novel, in Indian theatres on September 11. Directed by Ben Rekhi, the film stars Manoj Bajpayee, Boman Irani and Divya Dutta

Two Gurunanak College students were killed and two others injured after a speeding Ashok Leyland auto-rickshaw rammed into five students walking near JB Venture in Ibrahimpatnam on Wednesday night. Police registered a case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Quick-commerce platforms are delivering prescription medicines within minutes, with some offering doctor-on-call services to generate digital prescriptions. While consumers welcome the convenience, pharmacists and public health experts warn of rubber-stamp consultations, self-medication, antimicrobial resistance and regulatory accountability concerns