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Public sector bank services are set to be disrupted nationwide as the United Forum of Bank Unions goes on strike seeking implementation of a five-day work week, with branch-level operations affected while digital services continue

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek defeated Australia’s Maddison Inglis 6-0, 6-3 to reach her 14th Grand Slam quarterfinal and third at the Australian Open. She now faces Elena Rybakina, with a career Grand Slam in sight

Bihar crushed Manipur by 568 runs in the Ranji Trophy Plate Division final at Patna, earning promotion to the Elite Division. Piyush Singh’s unbeaten 216 and Bipin Saurabh’s 143 powered Bihar, while Suraj Kashyap starred with the ball

India’s 13-year-old tennis star Srishti Kiran clinched her fourth consecutive ITF Junior singles title at the J30 tournament in Huamantla, Mexico. She defeated Canada’s Natalie Tsatsalashvili in the final and also finished runners-up in doubles with partner Tamara Herman

Hyderabad Toofans clinched third place in the Hero Hockey India League with a 4-3 win over HIL GC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Amandeep Lakra scored twice, while Nilakanta Sharma and Jacob Anderson added goals in a thrilling contest

India’s men’s futsal team defeated Pakistan 4-1 to clinch the silver medal at the SAFF Futsal Championship 2026 in Bangkok. Lalsawmpuia scored twice, while Vincent Laltluangzela and Nikhil Mali added goals as India finished second behind Maldives

Kandi Ravi won the OGCA Veterans Chess tournament held in Hyderabad on Monday. T Gowtham and G Satyanarayana finished second and third respectively. The event saw strong participation, with J Harender and B Deo Raju also featuring in the top five

TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud dismissed speculation over Ministers meeting Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka during CM Revanth Reddy’s foreign tour, calling it routine administrative practice. He said party organisation issues were discussed with AICC leadership in Delhi

The Indian Army retained their men’s ice-hockey gold at the Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh, edging Chandigarh 3-2 in a thrilling final. Haryana won the team championship, while Ladakh, Maharashtra and Telangana secured two golds each in the medal standings

Nikita Janin defeated Korea’s Seonyong Han in the final qualifying round of the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour in Hyderabad. Aryan Lakshmanan, Raghav Jaisinghani, Dmitry Dolzhenkov and others also registered wins to advance from the Jubilee Hills qualifiers

Mantri and Keystone Basketball Academy won the boys’ and girls’ under-13 titles in the Republic Day 3x3 basketball tournament organised by Young Men’s Guild, Secunderabad. YMCA Hyderabad, PSA Morant and Pushpan Kobe also registered wins in other age-group finals

Telangana Cricket Association has urged the BCCI to scrap the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s Governing Council, alleging it was illegally constituted. TCA sought suspension of HCA’s privileges, appointment of an interim administrator, and denial of approval for the proposed T20 League

Telangana Cricket Association has urged the BCCI to scrap the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s Governing Council, alleging it was illegally constituted. TCA sought suspension of HCA’s privileges, appointment of an interim administrator, and denial of approval for the proposed T20 League

The Sports Authority of Telangana is relaying two astro-turfs at the Gachibowli Hockey Complex to meet international standards for the FIH Women’s World Cup qualifiers in March. Work is expected to finish by mid-February, boosting hockey infrastructure in the state

Indian paddlers won 10 medals, including four gold, at the 2026 WTT Star Youth Contender and Feeder events in Doha. Highlights included an all-Indian podium sweep in U15 girls and doubles triumphs, underlining India’s growing strength in junior table tennis.

Telangana’s Hitesh Dolwani won the men’s singles Class X title at the third National Para Ranking Table Tennis Championship in Chennai. He defeated Maharashtra’s Vishwa Tambe in the final after earlier wins over Nitin of Tamil Nadu and Dibrojit of Assam

Indian Railways won the ninth Federation Cup ball badminton championship in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, for the fourth consecutive time. Led by G P Vignesh and coached by K Sashi Kumar, Railways dominated both league and Super League matches to emerge champions

Rohit Sharma said he sensed something different about Tilak Varma when he joined Mumbai Indians, praising his temperament and Asia Cup knock. He also spoke about batting flexibility, intent in knockouts, and moving away from the rebuild philosophy in T20 cricket

The Col C K Nayudu Trophy league match between Vidarbha and Hyderabad ended in a draw in Hyderabad. Vidarbha took the first-innings lead, while Wafi Kachhi’s 98 and Ruthik Yadav’s 68 helped Hyderabad finish strongly in their second innings

State Bank of India’s Local Head Office in Hyderabad celebrated the 77th Republic Day with the theme “150 Years of Vande Mataram”. CGM S Radhakrishnan unfurled the National Flag and urged employees to embody excellence and enhance customer experience across touchpoints

Noted pulmonologist Dr Pradyut Waghray was conferred the Governor’s Award for Excellence 2025 by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma in Hyderabad. Recognised for his service in rural health and medical philanthropy, Dr Waghray continues to contribute through teaching and clinical practice

Secunderabad Cantonment MLA N Sri Ganesh criticised BJP MP Etala Rajender over the proposed SCB merger, accusing him of lacking understanding. The MLA challenged the MP to a public debate and demanded the board’s merger with GHMC.

An FIR has been registered against NIT Warangal chief warden Abdul Azeem for allegedly injuring stray dogs during relocation. Activists from SAFI highlighted mass killings of 200 dogs in Shayampet mandal, prompting police investigation and planned veterinary post-mortems

A five-year-old girl, Nishvika Aditya, died after a sharp Chinese kite string got entangled around her neck while she was travelling with her father in Kukatpally, Hyderabad. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation