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Sangareddy Collector P Pravinya suspended the hostel warden of the Sirgapur social welfare residential school after students staged a protest over inadequate facilities and lack of power supply. The incident gained attention after videos of the protest went viral on social media.
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Washington delivers a clear message: Nations must prepare to navigate a world where power is transactional, commitments are conditional, and global leadership is no longer guaranteed
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The WTT Youth Contender 2026 began in Vadodara with strong performances from Divyanshi Bhowmik, Syndrela Das, Miku Matsushima and Tanishka Kalbhairav in U-17 girls singles. Ritvik Gupta and Ved Panchal impressed in boys’ U-17, while Divija Paul dominated U-13 girls
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A Secunderabad man was allegedly cheated of Rs 72 lakh by cyber fraudsters posing as stock trading and IPO advisors. Lured through a Facebook advertisement and WhatsApp group, he invested money before being denied withdrawal
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Haryana’s Ameerah Arshad won gold in the 10m Air Rifle Women final, while Uttar Pradesh’s Zuhair Khan clinched the men’s trap title at the 68th National Shooting Championships. Karnataka’s Tilottama Sen secured a golden double in junior and youth women’s events
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M Vinay of Karimnagar and M Mallika of Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri won the men’s and women’s titles in the 11th Telangana State cross country championship at GMC Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad. The meet also saw strong performances across boys and girls categories
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With their five-year tenure nearing completion, GHMC corporators are set to undertake an all-expenses-paid study tour to Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. The trip, planned in two phases, excludes BRS corporators but includes members from Congress, BJP and AIMIM.
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Eight people, including a child, fell ill after consuming chutney contaminated with a dead lizard at a tiffin centre in Jagtial. The victims were hospitalised but are in stable condition.
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The BRS has decided to boycott the Telangana Assembly session, accusing Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of making objectionable remarks and alleging Speaker bias after opposition questions on the Musi Rejuvenation Project were not answered and microphones were switched off
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Khammam traffic police registered 250 cases of drunken driving during surprise checks held on Wednesday and Thursday as part of New Year safety measures. Of these, seventy-six motorists were caught in Khammam city.
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The Telangana Congress accused the Opposition BRS of boycotting the Assembly session to avoid scrutiny of its failures and irregularities. Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao alleged that BRS was unwilling to respond to questions on the allocation of Krishna river waters under the Palamuru-Rangareddy project.
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BRS leader Harish Rao accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of undermining Telangana’s water rights and fast-tracking the Godavari-Nallamala Sagar project. He criticized the composition of the Centre-mandated water-sharing committee, calling it skewed in Andhra Pradesh’s favour
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Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar expressed grief over the Vivekananda Vidyalayam bus accident in Khammam district and criticised the school management for allowing overcrowding in the vehicle. He directed officials to take strict action against those responsible and ordered regular inspections to prevent such incidents.
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BRS MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy has denied allegations of encroaching on land within the full tank level of Durgam Cheruvu, asserting that the case filed against him and his brother is baseless and politically motivated. He clarified that his family’s earlier land purchase was invalidated by the High Court and replaced with Transferable Development Rights.
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An attempted robbery at Balaji Jewellers in Nagaram sparked panic when two men threatened the shop owner with a fake firearm. The suspects, who arrived on a bike, posed as customers before brandishing the weapon.
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The Telangana government has secured Rs 4,100 crore funding from the Asian Development Bank for the Musi Rejuvenation Project and has sought an additional Rs 3,188 crore from the Ministry of Jal Shakti under the National River Conservation Plan.
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The BRS has raised concerns over Hyderabad potentially being steered towards Union Territory status following the Congress government’s decision to merge 27 urban local bodies into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).
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Sai Anshitha Puvvala from Telangana secured second place in the Under-9 Girls category at the 14th National School Championship held in Guwahati, Assam, from December 27 to 31, 2025.
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Superintendent of Police B. Rohith Raju has announced the launch of ‘Operation Smile-XII’ in Kothagudem district, to be conducted from January 1 to 31. The initiative aims to protect child rights, provide counselling to parents, and take strict legal action against offenders.
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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) is set to construct a guest house and a hall at Kondagattu temple, with Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan laying the foundation stone.
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Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker
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The Indian government has issued a stern notice to Elon Musk’s social media platform X, directing it to immediately remove all vulgar and unlawful content, particularly that generated by its AI app Grok.
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The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education has introduced a WhatsApp-based system allowing students and parents to preview hall tickets for the 2026 intermediate public examinations. First-year students can access hall tickets using their SSC roll number and date of birth, while second-year students can use their first-year hall ticket number.
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao has accused Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of misleading the Assembly and the public over the Musi River rejuvenation project, calling it a Rs 1.5 lakh crore scam. He criticised the demolition of poor households along the river while ignoring illegal constructions by the wealthy.