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Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha has been named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2026 after scoring 420 runs at an average of 140 against India. He hit three centuries and a half-century across the two-Test series

Indian athletes at the Costa Serena cruise ship are facing cramped rooms and accommodation issues ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Some athletes waited over 12 hours for rooms, while competitors also face long journeys to training venues

St Francis College won the Osmania University inter-college swimming championship with 15 points. The meet featured 50m, 100m and 200m events, with swimmers from CBIT, Tapasya, Reddy College and Kasturba College also featuring among the medal winners

EThames Business School has announced the second edition of its TeenCEO Challenge 2026 for students from Class VIII to Intermediate. The programme offers simulated corporate roles and leadership experience, following participation by over 3,000 students from more than 30 schools.

The All India Tennis Association is introducing the National Tennis Mixed Doubles Championship, with Telangana hosting the inaugural edition in Hyderabad. The event will feature a 32-team main draw, a ₹10 lakh prize purse and will be hosted for three years

A 35-year-old man drowned while fishing in Damara Cheruvu at Tujalpur in Medak on Thursday. Katroth Kishan, a resident of Pandya Thanda, reportedly ventured into deep waters despite not knowing how to swim. Police registered a case

SAI is facilitating a Japan training stint for India’s senior judo team ahead of the 2026 Asian Games and World Judo Championships. A 14-member delegation, including 11 judokas and three coaches, is training at Tsukuba University until October 2

BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao has filed a criminal defamation petition against TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud and Congress MLC Addanki Dayakar over allegations that he performed occult rituals to prevent rains in Telangana

TPCC Working President T Jagga Reddy’s call to restrict Sangareddy bypass widening to 50 feet has drawn criticism from citizens and social media users. The project, sanctioned at Rs 12 crore, proposes widening the 2.265-km road to 80 feet

Telangana is working on a fee-based mechanism to clear properties from the 22-A prohibited list. The proposed charges could be around 15 per cent of government market value, with legal and administrative modalities still being examined before implementation

The rupee slipped below 96 against the US dollar in intraday trade before recovering to settle 3 paise lower at 95.94. Likely RBI intervention, softer dollar index and crude prices helped the currency pare initial losses amid global uncertainties

The Asian Games 2026 will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with India targeting another strong medal haul. Here are the details on when the Games begin, where to watch the opening ceremony and how Indian viewers can follow the action live

Dollar Industries has extended its association with Mahesh Babu as the brand ambassador of Dollar BigBoss in South India. The company said the partnership has contributed to brand growth and announced a new television campaign featuring the actor

Secunderabad Cantonment's Bowenpally playground is set to lose nearly half an acre for an elevated corridor under H-CITI. The development follows the partial loss of Trimulgherry football ground, raising concerns among local sports groups and youngsters about shrinking practice spaces.

Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the club defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 to win the Campeones Cup. Casemiro added a second-half header, while goalkeeper Dayne St Clair made six saves to preserve the clean sheet

A 25-year-old unidentified motorcyclist was killed after being hit by the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express near Aushapur on Thursday morning. Railway police said the man was travelling on the tracks and was struck by the speeding train.

The Delhi High Court has asked the CBFC to decide within a week on a producer’s proposal to make changes to the use of the ‘Shoorveer’ song in ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, after observing that its use in a fight sequence was “not in good taste

Telangana authorities will deploy trained Fire Services and SDRF swimmers at major water bodies during Ganesh idol immersions. The teams will patrol immersion points, monitor devotees entering deep waters and respond to emergencies as officials step up safety measures across the State.

Kishanpole MLA Amin Kagzi has questioned fire safety arrangements in Jaipur’s Walled City following the Sethi Complex blaze. He sought re-examination of Fire NOCs and alleged safety systems had not been inspected in nearly three years. Authorities are investigating the fire

The Election Commission has directed Telangana officials to prepare fresh electoral rolls for the Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates' Constituencies. November 1, 2026, is the qualifying date, while applications in modified Form-18 will be accepted until November 6.

Dulquer Salmaan and Satvika Veeravalli-starrer ‘Aakasamlo Oka Tara’, directed by Pavan Sadineni, will release worldwide on November 20. The film follows a rural girl’s dream of becoming an astronaut and features a strong technical team led by G V Prakash Kumar

Steve Smith has recalled the emotional impact of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal ahead of Australia’s Test tour of South Africa. Smith said he still experiences occasional flashbacks but is not concerned about facing a hostile reception on his return

Huawei has unveiled new chip technologies and the Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing cluster as China steps up its AI capabilities. The company also plans new Ascend chip series, amid US restrictions on advanced chips and growing China-US technology competition.

Over Rs 2.9 crore will be distributed to 2,550 farmers in Punjab and Haryana for adopting regenerative farming practices. The payments, linked to verified carbon credits, cover around 30,000 acres and aim to provide additional income while supporting water conservation and environmental benefits