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Pankaj Advani won his maiden National 9-ball pool title in Ludhiana, defeating Nitin Sharma in the final. The veteran cueist impressed in a format he had not played for over 25 years, adding another achievement to his illustrious career

HCA Ombudsman Justice Suresh Kumar Kait ordered the promotion of four clubs to the A-Division for the 2026-27 season after resolving disputes over player eligibility during B-Division matches involving Imperial, Rohit XI, Sportive XI and Charminar CC

India defeated Hong Kong 2-1 in Kochi, with debutant Ryan Williams and Akash Mishra scoring in either half. The win ended India’s wait for victory at the venue as they finished their AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign on a positive note

Auto rickshaw drivers in Hyderabad continued their protest for the second day against the shortage of auto LPG at fuel stations. At Bahadurpura, drivers blocked traffic after waiting overnight in queues, only to find pumps shut due to technical issues.

R Praggnanandhaa suffered a setback after losing to Javokhir Sindarov in the third round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament. The defeat leaves him on 1.5 points, while Sindarov and Fabiano Caruana share the lead with 2.5 points

Cooper Connolly scored a match-winning 72 on debut as Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal and Vijaykumar Vyshak starred with the ball, while PBKS chased down 163 in a closely fought IPL encounter

Several districts in northern Telangana, including Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal and Mancherial, experienced light to moderate rainfall on Monday night.

Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy distributed Chief Minister Relief Fund cheques worth Rs 34 lakh to 156 beneficiaries at his camp office in Siddipet.

A burglar in Kandugula village, Huzurabad mandal, Karimnagar, tricked a woman by posing as a gas delivery boy. Claiming her son had requested an LPG cylinder, he lured her to a bus stop and then robbed her gold ornaments from her house.

The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (Golconda) and Mehdipatnam police raided an ice cream manufacturing unit in Ahmednagar’s First Lancer area, seizing ice cream and lassi products allegedly prepared in unhygienic conditions.

An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team led by Khammam range DSP Y. Ramesh carried out surprise inspections at the Sathupalli municipal office following complaints of irregularities in development works.

Kakatiya University has proposed a Rs 331.99 crore budget for the financial year 2026–27, with major allocations towards salaries, pensions, examinations, and development initiatives. The university anticipates a deficit of Rs 2.16 crore.

A caste-based population count is essential to ensure fair distribution of benefits and advance true social justice

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), despite being profitable for two decades, has failed to meet its 2025-26 production target of 72 million tonnes, achieving only 58 million tonnes.

Public policy promises not comfort but relevance, offering no fixed ladder but adaptive, impactful, purpose-driven careers that evolve with society and the state in the 21st century

The Telangana Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has directed officials to release water from Annapurna reservoir to Ranganayaka Sagar following a request from former minister T Harish Rao.

The District Educational Officer (DEO) of Sangareddy suspended the headmistress of Zilla Parishad High School, Isnapur, for issuing a false attendance certificate to a volunteer who had not reported for duty in February.

Synfosys Business Solutions Ltd has clarified that it was wrongly named in GHMC’s list of top property tax defaulters. The company stated that it had sold the property in question back in 2012 through registered sale deeds, transferring all municipal responsibilities to the new owner.

The Centre appointed senior IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav as the Director General of Civil Aviation as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle. The government also made 25 senior-level appointments across ministries, including postings in civil aviation, agriculture, finance, and home affairs

A woman named Sravanthi allegedly died by suicide after killing her two young sons in Kukatpally, Hyderabad. The incident sparked tensions in her native village, Boda Manikya thanda of Warangal district, where her father and relatives set fire to her in-laws’ house and cattle shed in anger.

Congress MLA J Anirudh Reddy criticised the State government for favouring wealthy individuals in granting approvals while the poor struggle with delays. He advocated large-scale Mahua plantations to support tribal livelihoods, citing the tree’s economic and medicinal value.

Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao has accused the Andhra Pradesh government of violating guidelines in the utilisation of Krishna river water from the Srisailam reservoir.

The Telangana High Court, led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, heard a batch of PILs challenging the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) works around Hyderabad’s KBR Park. Petitioners highlighted ongoing construction despite the Eco-Sensitive Zone notification of 2020 being contested.

Retail chicken shops across Telangana, including nearly 50,000 in Hyderabad, have announced an indefinite strike starting April 1. Shop owners allege that monopolistic practices by large poultry integrators have reduced their profit margins drastically.