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BRS leader T Harish Rao criticised the Telangana government after retired employees and contractors protested at the Secretariat over pending dues. He questioned delays in payments to small contractors and retirement benefits and alleged that commissions were being sought

Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute hosted its quarterly No More Chemo Party for children who completed chemotherapy. The event brought together children, families, doctors and medical staff to celebrate recovery and highlight the importance of timely cancer care.

The Kothagudem Banjara Associations JAC has urged the district administration to construct public toilets at Yellandu crossroads. The junction serves thousands of passengers travelling between several towns, but commuters currently lack basic sanitation facilities while waiting for connecting transport

Mumbai Indians have released promising wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini along with five other players ahead of the 2027 WPL season. RCB have also let go of Grace Harris, while Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants have made changes to their squads

Walima-style dinners are gaining popularity in Hyderabad, offering guests traditional Muslim wedding food, music and ambience without a wedding ceremony. Events such as Daawat-e-Dastarkhan are attracting youngsters, IT professionals and families eager to experience the city's distinctive culinary traditions

A man and two others were arrested for allegedly murdering a 40-year-old man following a land dispute in Mancherial's Chennur mandal. Police said the accused took the victim to a forest, killed him and allegedly set his body on fire

Alia Bhatt wished husband Ranbir Kapoor on his 44th birthday with a series of unseen pictures, including loved-up moments of the couple and a photograph of Ranbir with daughter Raha. Ranbir also celebrated by cutting cakes with paparazzi outside his Mumbai home

Tata Trusts have proposed merging TESS and Tata Consulting Engineers with Tata Sons, saying the move could take the holding company outside the RBI's NBFC and CIC framework. The proposal seeks to retain Tata Sons as an unlisted private company

The Telangana Assembly has issued a gazette notification declaring the Khairatabad seat vacant following the disqualification of Danam Nagender. The Telangana High Court had disqualified him with effect from April 23, 2024, a decision later upheld by the Supreme Court.

A multicentre clinical study involving 1,200 adults found that daily use of a standardised Ashwagandha root extract for 24 weeks was well tolerated, with no evidence of treatment-related liver or kidney injury and no significant difference in vaccine-induced immune response.

The Maharashtra Congress held protests across the state over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The party accused the Election Commission of favouring the BJP, sought action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and submitted memoranda to officials

The Supreme Court refused to stay the proposed MDR on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 from October 15. It sought responses from the Centre, RBI and NPCI within four weeks on a petition challenging the levy

SpaceX launched Starship toward orbit for the first time, aiming to circle Earth six times during a nearly 10-hour mission. The test is designed to demonstrate the spacecraft's capabilities ahead of planned lunar missions under NASA's Artemis programme

A Varun Goud scored 109 retired hurt as Team A made 324/4 against Team B’s 336 in an HCA senior men’s practice match. The day also featured Under-23, Under-19 and Under-14 girls’ matches, with several individual batting and bowling performances.

Samsung has increased Galaxy S26 series prices in India by up to 17 per cent. The base 256 GB model now costs Rs 1,02,999, while industry sources attributed the price hike to higher costs of memory chips and other electronic components

Osmania University will conduct its inter-college women’s chess tournament at St Ann’s Women’s College, Mehdipatnam, on September 29 and 30. The university has also announced dates and venues for women’s fencing, cross country, basketball, volleyball and judo tournaments

The Aristotle PG College, School of Business Management, Moinabad, held its 22nd Graduation Day, celebrating 134 MBA graduates. Shreethi and Asma Fathima received gold medals for academic excellence. Former TGCHE Vice-Chairman Prof K Venkatachalam was the chief guest.

Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal says independent music gives her the freedom to explore sounds beyond the usual playback space. With her new song ‘Bairi Piya’, she ventures into contemporary pop while retaining subtle Indian classical influences

A 65-year-old woman was allegedly tied to a tree and assaulted along with her husband and son at Nomula village in Ranga Reddy district. Police said the attackers suspected her of practising black magic. The woman suffered serious injuries.

Ch Anirudh’s 114 and Devashvith Yadav’s five-wicket haul were among the highlights of the HCA Under-16 two-day selection matches in Hyderabad. Anirudh struck nine fours, while Devashvith returned impressive figures of 5/15 for Team K

A 19-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her elder sister’s residence in Shamshabad on Sunday night. Police said she was reportedly in a relationship with a man who died in an accident about 15 days earlier. A probe is underway.

Hyderabad’s Vanisha Surineni won three gold medals at the AWPC World Powerlifting Championship 2026 in Manchester, representing India in the Women’s Teen-2 (60kg) category. She topped the SBD, deadlift and bench press events with impressive performances

Future City Commissionerate police apprehended nine persons and seized 13 kg of blackbuck meat, a .315 rifle, ammunition, vehicles and other material. Police said the suspects allegedly hunted a blackbuck near Marikal and transported the meat towards Hyderabad.

The CMC has accelerated H-CITI flyover and underpass works at IIIT Junction and Khajaguda after completing earth excavation at Gachibowli Junction. Officials said 40 per cent of civil works was complete, with pillar and beam construction progressing towards 2027 deadlines.