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Bengaluru will host the Road to GCL FIDE-rated Rapid Chess Tournament on August 26, bringing together up to 1,000 players ahead of GCL Season 4. The event will feature a Rs 4 lakh prize pool and promote grassroots chess.

The Supreme Court has directed journalist Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in a 2013 rape case after rejecting his plea for exemption. The court will hear his appeal against conviction and sentence on September 22, subject to surrender.

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap the existing caste census questionnaire and formulate a new one after consulting political parties, experts and the public, citing Telangana and Bihar's caste surveys as examples.

Telangana voters served notices during the Special Intensive Revision can seek exemption from personal hearings in certain cases. Elderly, outstation and some prominent individuals may authorise family members to appear for them, subject to the Electoral Registration Officer’s approval.

A 45-year-old man drowned in the Rajiv canal of Sitarama Project near Vinobanagar village in Julurupad mandal of Kothagudem district on Tuesday. Boda Nagaiah had gone fishing when he accidentally slipped into the canal and drowned.

The TGSRTC will introduce dedicated night bus services on six major routes from August 29, operating broadly between 10 pm and 5 am. The services aim to help IT employees, students and other late-night commuters with affordable public transport.

Six persons were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly posing as qualified doctors and practising medicine without valid qualifications. Task Force and local police conducted raids at multiple locations, seizing medical equipment worth Rs 53,000, including syringes, injections and surgical instruments.

Former Indian Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin has been appointed a part-time, non-official director on the RBI central board for four years. The appointment was notified on August 22, along with Annie George Mathew and Janmejaya Kumar Sinha.

Senior BRS leader and former minority wing district president Mohammed Tajuddin died of heart stroke while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Khammam. Former Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar and several BRS leaders paid tributes and consoled his family.

Gachibowli police rescued two minor children within four hours of receiving a kidnapping complaint and nabbed a 45-year-old man near Ghatkesar railway station. The children were allegedly taken from a labour camp near Kondapur while they were playing.

The BRS has demanded a judicial probe and white paper into alleged irregularities in Telangana’s 22A prohibited lands list. Harish Rao accused the Chief Minister and Revenue Minister of failing to protect property rights and threatened to raise the issue in the Assembly.

The Telangana Polytechnic JAC has temporarily suspended its protests against the merger of polytechnic colleges with Young India Skill University after the government formed a high-level committee. However, it warned of intensifying protests if GO No. 97 is not scrapped.

JioStar has announced The Great Indian Cricket Festival, featuring Team India’s home season with four bilateral series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia. The five-month schedule includes 22 matches across ODIs, T20Is and Tests on JioHotstar.

Hyderabad is gearing up for Milad-un-Nabi celebrations on Wednesday, with the Markazi Milad Juloos scheduled from Charminar to Moghalpura. Blood donation, food distribution and health camps are also planned, while police have made elaborate security arrangements across the city.

Ten female farm labourers were injured after their auto-rickshaw overturned near Erraguntapadu in Khammam district on Tuesday. The driver reportedly applied sudden brakes when a cat crossed the road. One injured woman was shifted to hospital in critical condition.

The Congress government is facing questions over its decision to keep Kaleshwaram out of operation after NDSA said pumping decisions rest with the State. CWPRS findings on the barrages have further intensified scrutiny over when pumping can resume.

Jubilee Hills Inspector Muttu Yadav has been suspended for lapses in registering the FIR and failing to arrest former OSD Sumanth, linked to Minister Konda Surekha.

Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya has received an official reprimand and one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against India in Colombo. He struck the boundary wedges with his bat after dismissal.

India women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur speaks about the historic Lord’s Test win, the challenges of the Asia Cup, IND vs PAK pressure, defending the Asian Games gold medal, following other sports and the importance of fan support.

A 12-year-old Class VII student from Bhumpally village sustained critical injuries after jumping from the third floor of her hostel building in Mirudoddi, Siddipet, in an apparent suicide attempt.

Khel Bharathi Indoor Stadium at Navyabharathi Global School in Nizamabad has been enlisted as a table tennis venue for the Khelo India Youth Games 2026. School CEO K Santhosh Kumar described the selection as a historic milestone for the institution.

T-Hub has partnered with the Indian Army’s Central Command to help defence startups develop, validate and deploy solutions for active military challenges. The partnership will connect startups with Army stakeholders and support product development, operational feedback and deployment readiness.

Peddapalli police nabbed a hoarder and seized 600 bags of urea worth around Rs 3.20 lakh at Kasulapalli village on Tuesday. The HACA centre operator was booked after police conducted a raid based on a tip-off.

The Telangana High Court has declared August 27 as a special holiday for itself and associated judicial bodies, while December 19, 2026, will be a working Saturday.