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The IITH Half Marathon 2025 saw 2,258 participants run in support of the Fit India movement. Held on the IIT Hyderabad campus, the event featured the theme “Run to Inspire, Run to Innovate,” with Sunima Dila and Vipin Tyagi winning the 21.1 km categories.

A Hyderabad dentist, Dr Mariyam Syed Hafiz, is in a coma after a doctor allegedly gave her an injection she was allergic to. The family says she went into cardiac arrest due to anaphylactic shock and improper emergency care. Police have filed a case.

Muslim community leaders, including Pasmanda and Barelvi representatives, criticised Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (MM) chief Maulana Mahmood Madni for his remarks on “bulldozer action”, judiciary and “jihad”. They called the comments provocative and urged Muslims to maintain peace and ignore divisive rhetoric

Cyclone Ditwah continues to bring heavy rain across Tamil Nadu, inundating coastal towns and disrupting normal life. Three people have died in rain-related incidents, while authorities have deployed multiple disaster response teams as strong winds and rough sea conditions persist

A 54-year-old farmer from Surzapur village in Nirmal district died after being accidentally electrocuted while irrigating his maize crop on Saturday night. He was found dead near a well on his farm. A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

Hyderabad’s Naveen Puligilla and veteran co-driver Musa Sherif created history by becoming the first all-Indian team to secure a podium finish in a World Rally Championship event, taking second place in the WRC3 category at the Saudi Arabia Rally 2025.

Thirty-seven Naxalites, including 27 carrying a collective reward of Rs 65 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada on Sunday. Officials said the ongoing Poona Margem initiative has prompted over 2,200 Naxalites to give up arms in the last 23 months

YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of dividing regions and farmers through “irrational” district reorganisation. He said shifting key Nellore mandals to Tirupati breaks earlier promises and will cause serious problems for farmers depending on existing administrative systems

The Department of Telecommunications has set up a 24/7 control room and directed service providers to ensure uninterrupted connectivity as Cyclone Ditwah approaches Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. IMD has issued yellow alerts, with heavy rains affecting several districts

Two armed robbers looted ₹40 lakh from the house of a bangle trader in Tallabkatta, just 100 metres from the Bhavaninagar police station. Police suspect insider involvement and are analysing CCTV footage as special teams work to trace the culprits.

Opposition parties at Sunday’s all-party meeting flagged concerns over electoral roll revisions, the Delhi blast, unemployment, inflation and federal issues. They criticised the shortened Winter Session, demanding time-bound debates as Parliament meets from December 2 to 19 with just 15 sittings

Cyberabad police booked 431 drunken driving offenders during weekend checks, including two-wheeler, auto, car and heavy vehicle drivers. Eleven recorded extremely high BAC levels. Chevella topped the list with 49 cases. Courts sentenced 21 offenders to jail and fined several others.

GHMC teams, assisted by traffic police, cleared roadside sheds and kiosks around Mindspace in Hitec City to ease traffic congestion. Shopkeepers protested the drive, claiming the sudden removal of encroachments would disrupt their livelihood and demanded reconsideration from authorities.

Over 25,000 nominations for Sarpanch posts and more than 82,000 for Ward Member posts were filed for the first phase of Telangana’s gram panchayat elections. Polling will be held across 4,236 panchayats, while the SEC is monitoring reports of forced unanimous elections.

KNRUHS is facing serious allegations of procedural malpractice after PG students reported an unprecedented 11% failure rate. Students claim faulty evaluation and software issues. Amid demands for a vigilance inquiry, VC Dr. Nandakumar Reddy briefly resigned before returning as interim chief.

A total of 2,593 sarpanch nominations and thousands of ward member nominations were filed across 506 gram panchayats in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Several panchayats and wards, however, received no nominations, particularly in Mancherial, Utnoor, and Dasturabad mandals.

An 18-year-old first-year engineering student, G. Abhilash, died by suicide at his home in Suraram on Saturday night. He was found hanging on Sunday morning. Police have registered a case and are investigating the reason behind the incident.

A 71-year-old Hyderabad man lost Rs 1.92 crore after cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers put him under a fake “digital arrest” and claimed his Aadhaar was linked to illegal activity. Police arrested three men who allegedly supplied bank accounts for the scam.

A 40-year-old businessman from Shastripuram died by suicide on Saturday night, with family members alleging he was harassed by two private moneylenders who collected Rs 9 lakh on a Rs 3 lakh loan. Mailardevpally police have registered a case and begun investigation.

Andre Russell announced his retirement from the IPL, saying he will continue playing in global leagues. Preferring to leave on a high, he thanked KKR for their support and confirmed he will return in 2026 as the franchise’s new “Power Coach”

The Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 552 motorists during weekend drunken-driving checks across the city. Those caught, including riders and drivers with high BAC levels, must appear in court. Police said the zero-tolerance enforcement drive will continue.

KT Rama Rao expressed anguish over a massive fire that destroyed nearly 30 shops near Kondagattu temple in Jagtial. He blamed government negligence for delayed fire response, sought ₹30 lakh aid per family, and assured BRS support for victims

The IMD has issued a red alert for Nellore, Chittoor and Tirupati districts as Cyclone Ditwah triggers the possibility of heavy to extremely heavy rain and gale winds across Andhra Pradesh. The APSDMA and NDRF have deployed teams, with ports hoisting cautionary signals.

A Kerala software employee was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly misbehaving with an air-hostess on a Dubai–Hyderabad flight. Reportedly intoxicated, he touched her inappropriately and left an obscene note. Police booked him under BNS Sections 74, 75 and other provisions; he was remanded