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SBI Hyderabad Circle defeated host Bhubaneswar Circle 3-1 in the Inter Circle football tournament at Bhubaneswar. Captain Prakash Rao scored the opener, while Syed Zaki Raza netted twice and assisted once to earn Player of the Match honours

World champion Minakshi, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain began their campaigns with easy wins at the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida. Several male boxers also registered dominant victories in their categories

Mumbai Indians launched its Women’s Team campaign for the 2026 season, Aali Re… Hi Pori Mumbaichi, celebrating Mumbai’s daughters and their resilience. Rooted in city culture and a reimagined folk anthem, the film honours fearless young women who play with pride

Tatenda Taibu, former Zimbabwe captain and 2002 U19 World Cup Player of the Tournament, has been named ambassador for the 2026 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia. He hopes young players create lasting memories while showcasing their talent

Adilabad defeated Nizamabad by 30 runs in the North Zone league of the TFA Telangana Gold Cup at Nirmal. Mohammed Kashif starred with bat and ball. Armoor beat Nirmal, while Musaddiq guided Adilabad to another win in the tournament

Total Football Academy (Tofa) clinched the Hyderabad Elite 9s Cup with a 4-1 win over Brothers in the final at Battlefield Ground, Sun City. Shabbir Ali and Dr Samiuddin Ahmed presented prizes after the thrilling football contest

Hyderabad registered a commanding 10-wicket win over Goa in the BCCI Women's Under-15 one-day cricket championship second round at Vizianagaram. D Ananya and Shaik Aisha starred with the ball before Shanvi and Bhavishya Reddy sealed victory with unbeaten knocks

Nalgonda District entered the final of the HCA B-Division T-20 knock cricket tournament with a thrilling Super Over win against Ensconse in Hyderabad. DS Keerthan Praise starred with 60 runs, while Syed Ghazi Abbas impressed with both bat and ball

School Education Department has extended Sankranti holidays for all schools in Telangana up to January 16, following the Kanuma festival declaration as an optional holiday. Schools under all managements will now reopen on January 17

Without clear measures of livelihoods protected, climate finance will stay carbon-focused, even after COP30

Chandrapur district recorded a rise in tiger-related human deaths despite preventive measures, triggering fear among villagers, criticism from legislators, and concerns over escalating man-animal conflict near forest areas

The State government has prepared plans to develop a six-kilometre Kondagattu Giri Pradakshina road with lighting, parking and basic facilities. The project includes a ghat road stretch and requires forest land, for which clearances are being processed.

Hyderabad-based startup SmartGreen Aquaculture has opened India’s first inland, state-of-the-art trout farming facility in Ranga Reddy district, using Recirculating Aquaculture System technology to enable year-round cold-water fish production in a controlled and sustainable environment.

IIT Kharagpur will host its annual techno-management festival Kshitij 2026 from January 16 to 18, featuring over 40 events, exhibitions, workshops and talks, offering students across India a platform to engage with technology, innovation and learning

An IIT Hyderabad final-year Computer Science student has received the institute’s highest-ever placement offer of Rs 2.5 crore per annum from Netherlands-based firm Optiver, marking a major milestone in IITH’s 17-year placement history.

Despite a ban, nylon glass-coated manja is being sold online, raising concerns among wildlife activists who urge Telangana police to act against e-commerce platforms, citing deaths and injuries to birds, animals and humans

The BRS has moved a privilege motion against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of misleading the Telangana Assembly on Krishna River water sharing and irrigation projects, and demanded an apology for allegedly violating the privileges of the House.

While the two will remain in jail, activists Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad have been given bail

Anomalies in voter lists in Kothagudem and Edulapuram, with votes registered in areas with no residents and migrants voting in multiple locations. Officials plan action, with objections due by January 7

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M A Baby says the ruling effectively enables the BJP government's 'repressive tactics of targeting voices of dissent'

Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu denied plans to divide GHMC, clarifying expansion instead. He criticized BRS members for skipping Assembly and making objections outside, urging the Speaker to address their behavior

BRS women leaders, led by former MLA Gongidi Sunitha, criticised MLC K Kavitha for her remarks against the party and its leadership, accusing her of double standards, weakening the party and staging drama over her resignation from the Council

SC says it finds that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam is prima facie true

A year after launch, Telangana’s Young India residential schools project faces delays, with only 12 of 105 schools under construction, prompting concerns from Congress MLAs over slow execution and funding gaps