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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur termed the historic women’s Test at Lord’s against England the perfect opportunity to rebuild team confidence following a disappointing 2026 T20 World Cup campaign, while welcoming BCCI's push for domestic red-ball cricket

Khammam Two-Town police and the EAGLE force seized 113 kg of ganja worth ₹56.5 lakh and arrested four Maharashtra residents. Police also seized two vehicles, four mobile phones and cash, while launching a manhunt for two absconding accused.

Six Indian Under-19 women boxers, including Chandrika Pujari and Joyshree Devi, stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Youth Championships in Jakarta on Thursday, guaranteeing themselves a haul of at least bronze medals after dominant quarter-final victories

Endowments Minister Konda Surekha took her complaint against Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari to TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud. She also challenged Srihari to resign and seek a fresh mandate if he claimed to remain loyal to the BRS.

Pranay Akula clinched the A2H Open blitz chess title in Hyderabad via a tie-break. Meanwhile, entries have opened for the 242nd Brilliant Trophy chess tournament and the Hyderabad district middle and long-distance athletics selection trials at Gymkhana Ground

The Telangana government has begun contingency planning to tackle the possibility of deficient rainfall and prolonged dry spells. Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy directed departments and district administrations to prepare response strategies, promote climate-resilient crops and ensure timely support for farmers.

Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan urged MPs to press the Centre to raise the state's borrowing limit from 3.5 to 4.5 per cent. The demand, discussed ahead of Parliament's monsoon session, sparked criticism from the Opposition over the government's changed stance

Shailesh Vagerwal has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Dynamics Limited. An Indian Ordnance Factories Service officer, he brings nearly three decades of experience in defence manufacturing, having served in key positions across ordnance factories and Munitions India Limited.

MLR Institute of Technology alumnus Gopal Yadav has won a gold medal for India at the South Asian Rockball Tournament in Nepal. The institute credited its sports scholarship for supporting his academic and sporting journey while celebrating his international achievement.

MMC Commissioner T. Vinay Krishna Reddy reviewed civic works in Uppal Baghayat and Ramanthapur, directing officials to expedite road works, repair streetlights, prepare stormwater drain proposals and immediately clear construction and demolition waste near the Devender Nagar nala.

CPI(M) workers staged a protest at the Sangareddy Collectorate, demanding improved infrastructure in government schools, recruitment of teachers and staff, timely supply of textbooks and uniforms, stricter action against private school fee hikes and higher budget allocation for education.

Tata Play Binge has partnered with ETV Win to strengthen its regional streaming portfolio, giving subscribers access to over 499 Telugu movies, originals, web series and seven live ETV channels through a single subscription and unified entertainment platform.  

The Telangana High Court granted conditional bail to Bandi Bageerath, son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a POCSO case. The Court imposed strict conditions, including surrendering his passport, executing a bond and refraining from influencing witnesses or tampering with evidence

Australia's Victoria University received approval to establish a campus in Gurugram, while Flinders University secured a Letter of Intent for a Bengaluru campus. The agreements, announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Australia visit, aim to deepen education, research and people-to-people ties

A government primary school reopened after five years at Gangaram thanda in Khammam is yet to receive a regular teacher despite enrolling nine students. Meanwhile, a government school in Mahabubabad is set to close after its lone student and headmaster were transferred.

Non-Telugu-speaking voters in Hyderabad, Medchal and Rangareddy are facing difficulties in filling Special Intensive Revision forms printed only in Telugu. With many BLOs reportedly unavailable, voters are seeking help from others or using the online English form, while the BJP has sought bilingual forms.

Former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik joined the BJP in Kolkata. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya welcomed the leaders, saying their experience would strengthen the party in West Bengal

Draft electoral rolls released during Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision show around 22 lakh voters omitted across Odisha, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim. The Election Commission said excluded individuals can still seek inclusion before the final electoral rolls are published

Students staged a protest at JNTU-Hyderabad demanding 30 grace marks for those admitted under the R22 regulations. Alleging discrimination, they sought parity with R18 and R21 batches. Police detained several student activists following the demonstration on the university campus.

A weak Southwest Monsoon has sharply depleted Telangana's reservoir storage, with poor inflows into the Krishna and Godavari rivers raising fears of a drinking water crisis. Officials warn that without widespread rainfall by July-end, water supply and agriculture could face severe stress

The Cockroach Janta Party announced a peaceful march to Parliament on July 20, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged examination irregularities. The protest at Jantar Mantar, joined by Sonam Wangchuk, continued despite heavy rain and hunger strikes

The Telangana School Education department has declared July 11 a working day for all schools, cancelling the usual second Saturday holiday. The move aims to compensate for academic time lost after the reopening of schools was postponed from June 12 to June 15.

IOA President Dr. P.T. Usha inaugurated the renovated ₹1.5-crore Telangana Olympic Bhavan and unveiled a statue of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand at LB Stadium, urging young athletes to use the facility to chase international sporting excellence

The Centre has exempted GIFT City-based International Financial Services Centre entities from obtaining DGMA licences to lease foreign vessels. The move under the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 aims to ease vessel chartering and strengthen India's maritime and international financial services ecosystem