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BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy-linked KLSR Infra was harassing a 75-year-old woman and questioned Rahul Gandhi over Congress’s “Mohabbat Ka Dukaan” slogan, citing submissions made before the Supreme Court.
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A wandering tiger killed two sheep at Ammapur village in Jangaon district early on Saturday, triggering panic among villagers. Forest officials identified pugmarks at the site and advised residents to remain alert as this marks the tenth reported kill in 20 days.
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App-based transport workers linked to Ola, Uber, Rapido and Porter will observe an All-India “breakdown” on Saturday, protesting falling incomes and alleged exploitation. Unions demand minimum base fares and stricter regulation under the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025.
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Thane police arrested a 50-year-old autorickshaw driver after seizing 2.288 kg of heroin worth Rs.6.68 crore during a late-night operation on Ghodbunder Road. The accused was booked under the NDPS Act and a wider probe is underway
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Seven Maoists, including a top CPI (Maoist) leader from Telangana carrying a Rs.25 lakh reward, were killed in a four-day anti-Naxal operation along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, while one C-60 commando died of injuries sustained during the encounter.
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The Rajasthan Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has stayed the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against actor Salman Khan in a case related to misleading advertisements for Rajshree Pan Masala. The case stems from allegations that Khan, as brand ambassador, promoted products despite an interim ban.
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Seone Mendez remained unbeaten in the league stage of the World Pickleball League, winning all six singles matches for Hyderabad Superstars. Her strong tennis foundation and consistency have powered the team into the top four with two games left
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Bengal struck late through Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep to share honours on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Andhra. Ricky Bhui’s 83 guided Andhra to 264 for six after steady partnerships through the day
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Rudrankksh Patil won gold in men’s 10m air rifle at the Asian Championship, with Arjun Babuta second. India also secured team gold and swept the junior podium as Himanshu, Ansh Dabas and Suresh Pranav clinched medals
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India’s Aadrash Ram Jothi Shankar clinched bronze in men’s high jump with a 2.19m effort at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin. Praveen Chithravel and Yogita finished fourth in triple jump and shot put as Chinese athletes dominated
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England sealed the Mixed Disability T20I series 4-1 with a nine-wicket win over India in Jaipur. Akash Singh’s 51 and Ravindra Sante’s 33 lifted India to 125, but Angus Garant Brown’s 62 powered England to a comfortable chase
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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup begins in Colombo with India defending their crown, Italy making a debut, and Pakistan’s refusal to face India adding intrigue. Twenty teams will compete in a tournament mixing politics, passion, and cricketing drama
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Hyderabad pacer Mohd Siraj has replaced injured Harshit Rana in India’s T-20 World Cup squad. Rana sustained a knee injury in the warm-up match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai, with BCCI confirming his unavailability after medical scans
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India’s challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships ended in the quarterfinals at Qingdao, China. The men lost 1-3 to Korea despite Kidambi Srikanth’s win, while the women fell 0-3 to China in the absence of PV Sindhu
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Tamil Nadu won the team title at the Invitation Boxing Tournament in Bolarum, with 14-year-old Joshika named best boxer. Telangana bagged silver while Andhra Pradesh finished third. Dignitaries from Blue World Boxing Association and local organisations attended the prize distribution
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Forest officials in Andhra Pradesh successfully captured a tiger near Rajahmundry after six days of extensive operations involving expert teams from Pune, Delhi, and Hyderabad. The tiger will be shifted to Visakhapatnam zoo.
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Indian cueist Keerthana Pandian settled for silver at the Asian Snooker Championships in Doha after losing 1-3 to defending champion Narantuya Bayarsaikhan. The 23-year-old, who impressed throughout the tournament, faltered in the final despite a strong semifinal win
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Sandhya Gora’s fine 72 and debutant Kesari Drithi’s five for 25 helped Hyderabad defeat Tripura by 58 runs in the BCCI Senior Women’s One-Day Championship opener at Ranchi. Hyderabad also dominated in men’s and junior cricket matches across formats
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Former India spinner SL Venkatapathi Raju, part of the 2007 selection panel, recalls the team’s historic T-20 World Cup win under MS Dhoni. He sees similarities in the current squad led by Surya Kumar Yadav as India begins its 2026 campaign
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The privatisation of IDBI Bank has been stalled for over three years, after the government and LIC invited expressions of interest in October 2022 to sell a combined 60.72 per cent stake
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The GHMC has intensified its special sanitation drive, focusing on cleaning lakes and nalas across the city. Launched on February 3, the campaign covered 579 areas in 300 wards over four days.
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Hyderabad police arrested Rinita Raita of Odisha for allegedly possessing 11.4 kg of marijuana valued at Rs 5.7 lakh. The arrest was made by the Task Force (West) team in coordination with SR Nagar Police.
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Bartronics India Limited is set to launch its first voice-first, multilingual AI-powered agri-tech application in March, following successful pilots in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The platform will enable farmers to access contextual advisories, proactive alerts and interactive knowledge support.
