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Hyderabad boxers M Ramcharan and G Abhinay secured silver and bronze medals respectively at the Sub-Junior National Boxing Championship in Noida. They train at Nizam College Ground under coach G Durga Prasad

Prime Minister Modi reiterated the government’s commitment to creating an inclusive sporting culture through the Khelo Bharat Neeti, which aims to foster excellence from grassroots to elite athlete levels, ensuring national sporting success

House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats said tariffs on India will not stop Russia or address the Ukraine war. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated secondary sanctions could rise. India called the targeting “unjustified,” pledging to safeguard national and economic interests.

Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 celebrates Independence Day with a tribute to service members. Bharat from Telugu Titans and Varinder Singh from Gujarat Giants share their insights into how kabaddi connects with national service

Grand Master Shaswat Kumar, founder of Senkoukai Karate, received the International Martial Arts Legend Award in Malaysia, recognizing his contributions to martial arts, particularly through the promotion of his unique Karate style

Rising Under-23 stars, including Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs, are the key attractions for the upcoming SA20 Season 4 player auction, with the auction focusing on young talent across South Africa

The 134th IndianOil Durand Cup quarterfinals will showcase high-intensity matches in Shillong and Kokrajhar, as Shillong Lajong, Indian Navy, Bodoland FC, and NorthEast United battle for a spot in the semifinals

Many hapless people are bitten by dogs everyday, contracting rabies, and dying in agony. Yet these tragedies barely stir the consciences of celebrity dog-lovers. They root more for the rights of animals than for humans

M Siddhanth of Karnataka and Debanshi Chakraborty from West Bengal won the under-13 titles at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships, with Rajdeep Biswas and Aadya Baheti winning Under-11 titles

Saliya Saman, former Sri Lankan domestic cricketer, has been banned for five years by an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal for breaching the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code during the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10

TOFA wins 7-1 against Hazrat Nizamuddin Club in the AIFF Futsal Championship, with Ahtesham Ali, Raheem, Hammad, Chaitan, and Haseeb scoring. TOFA will face Bhawanipore FC in the semifinals

Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren, 62, passed away on Friday after being critically ill. The JMM leader was airlifted to Delhi from Jamshedpur following a fall at his residence and was under intensive care at a private hospital

After a dry day, Hyderabad witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday night across several areas, especially in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Due to public holiday, the vehicular traffic on roads was light, and waterlogging had minimal impact.

For the first time, women have been elected to the top leadership of AMMA, with Shwetha Menon as president and Kukku Parameswaran as general secretary. State Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian welcomed the development, calling it a milestone for gender representation in cinema

The BJP parliamentary board is expected to meet on August 17 to finalise the National Democratic Alliance’s vice presidential candidate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief JP Nadda have been authorised to make the decision.

The teaser for director Koushik Pegallapati’s horror-thriller 'Kishkindhapuri', starring Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran, was released on Independence Day. Set to release worldwide on September 12, the film teases a suspenseful narrative involving a mysterious disappearance in a ghost-filled mansion.

Illegal liquor sales continued in over 200 belt shops in Bhadrachalam town on Independence Day despite the ban. Shop owners overcharged customers, while excise authorities failed to intervene, raising law and order concerns and damaging the reputation of the temple town

In Satrajupalli village, Rajanna-Sircilla district, farmers staged a unique protest on Friday by gifting a urea bag to Maru Kishan Reddy, a fellow farmer, on his birthday. This gesture aimed to highlight the ongoing fertiliser shortage in Telangana.

Telangana remains on high alert as a low-pressure system from the Bay of Bengal brings heavy rainfall. Floods have damaged roads, bridges, and paddy fields across multiple districts, with orange and yellow alerts in place for 20 districts, says the IMD

Nearly 13,000 diploma seats in Telangana polytechnics went vacant in 2025-26 due to a steep tuition fee hike and capped reimbursement. Private colleges saw the sharpest drop, while mismanagement of the admission process further affected enrollment

In Hyderabad, a rising number of women are being arrested for smuggling hydroponic ganja, lured by the promise of big money from drug cartels. In two separate incidents at RGI Airport in the past fortnight, women were caught carrying large quantities of the substance, having traveled through international routes such as Dubai and Bangkok.

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay countered the ‘Marwadi Go Back’ rallies in Telangana, highlighting Marwaris’ positive contribution to the state’s economy. He warned of a potential ‘Rohingya Go Back’ movement and urged the public not to support politically motivated campaigns

A 10-year-old boy, Mubarak, died in a mysterious explosion in Chinnayyapalya, Wilson Garden, Bengaluru. The cause of the blast, suspected to be a cylinder explosion, is under investigation by SOCO and FSL teams.

A group of French interns in Kudlu, Kanyana village, Udupi, donated a fully functional toilet facility to a local government school after a two-month internship. Their act, captured on social media, has drawn praise for directly improving rural students’ lives