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Brilliant Chess Academy will celebrate its 20th anniversary by hosting the Brilliant Chess Festival in Hyderabad. The events include classical, rapid and blitz tournaments at Brilliant Grammar School, Dilsukhnagar, with prize money of Rs 1 lakh and more
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The counting of votes is set to begin in four key states — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Assam — on the morning of May 4. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s TMC battles the BJP’s growing influence while Tamil Nadu’s contest was disrupted by actor Vijay’s new party. Kerala faces a historic test as Pinarayi Vijayan’s LDF seeks a third consecutive term. Meanwhile, Assam appears set to deliver the BJP-led NDA a third straight victory under Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Falaknuma FC defeated Secunderabad Blues Jr FC 5-0 in the TFA C-Division football league at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Rahul, Fardeen (2), Prudhvi Raj and Rehan scored to secure a commanding win for Falaknuma on Sunday
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Telangana defeated Puducherry 5-0 in the National under-20 men’s football championship at Narainpur, Chhattisgarh. Mirza Abbas Ali Baig was the star of the match, scoring all five goals to secure a commanding win for his team
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Ukraine reportedly carried out a drone strike on the external radiation monitoring laboratory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, according to Russian media. Plant authorities confirmed no injuries or critical damage but warned of risks to nuclear safety and radiation monitoring systems.
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Sai Sudharsan’s composed 57 and Washington Sundar’s last-over six powered Gujarat Titans to a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad. Despite debutant Suryansh Shedge’s fighting fifty, Gujarat pacers Siraj, Holder and Rabada restricted Punjab to 163
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India’s U-17 girls’ boxers made a dominant start at the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent, winning five bouts on the opening day. Rakhi, Ovi, Mamta, Lakshmi and Navya impressed, while Neela Narendra Kumar also secured a strong win in boys’ section
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Telangana’s Vaishnavi Vyas of The Gaudium School clinched gold on the vaulting table at the Artistic Gymnastics National Championship in Bhubaneswar. She also finished fifth on the balancing beam and seventh in the all-around category, earning praise from coach Manoj Rana
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Sreenidi Deccan FC defeated Diamond Harbour FC 2-1 in the Indian Football League Championship Stage at Kalyani Stadium, Kolkata. Goals from Brandon Vanlalremdika and David Castaneda sealed victory, while Hugo Diaz scored for the hosts from a penalty
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A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows US President Donald Trump’s approval rating dipping to 37 per cent ahead of the November midterms, with widespread disapproval of his handling of the economy, inflation, and the Iran conflict.
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Seven OPEC+ countries including Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to a modest production increase of 188,000 barrels per day starting in June, citing a commitment to market stability. The decision comes amid heightened tensions as Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
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Bollywood lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar defended the right of filmmakers to propagate ideas through cinema, saying every story carries an ideology. He praised the film Dhuandhar and questioned the notion of “propaganda films.”
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Nepal has objected to India and China’s plan to conduct the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass, asserting that the territory belongs to Kathmandu under the 1816 Sugauli Treaty.
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Two farmers lost their lives at paddy procurement centres in Telangana on Sunday, one in Mahabubabad due to a lightning strike and another in Rangareddy, reportedly from sunstroke. Both had been waiting for days to have their stocks procured amid delays.
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A 10-year-old boy from Medak, Telangana, suffered severe injuries after attempting to recharge a drained DC battery with AC current at home. The battery exploded in his hand, causing the loss of three fingers.
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A head constable from the Hyderabad Women Safety Wing, identified as Suresh, went missing after leaving his office at Basheerbagh on Saturday evening. Surveillance footage traced him up to Buddha Bhavan at Tank Bund, but darkness prevented further tracking.
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Two young cameramen lost their lives and two others were critically injured in a road accident near Pragnapur on Rajiv Rahadari, Siddipet. The group of four photographers was returning to Hyderabad after covering a marriage ceremony when their car hit a divider and collided with a lorry.
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Residents of Hyderabad staged a candlelight protest at KBR Park opposing the felling of trees for proposed steel flyovers and underpasses. This marked the third consecutive protest in three days. Environmentalists and activists criticised the lack of transparency and ecological foresight in the project.
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The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has received preliminary environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for its ambitious Ramagundam Coal Mine Project. Coal output will primarily supply NTPC Ramagundam and other industries, marking a milestone in SCCL’s history.
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A daylight dacoity rocked Karimnagar when five armed men stormed a PMJ jewellery shop in Jyothinagar, opening fire and looting nearly 1 kg of gold. Four staff members, including the sales manager and security guard, sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment.
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Bengaluru-based startup GalaxEye successfully launched its Mission Drishti satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California. The satellite, described as the world’s first OptoSAR platform, combines optical and radar imaging capabilities for defence, agriculture and disaster management applications
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The Karimnagar police have offered a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of dacoits involved in the PMJ Jewellers robbery in Jyothinagar. Pamphlets featuring the accused have been issued in Telugu, Hindi, and English, and are being circulated on social media.
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Leading journalists expressed concerns about declining press freedom, increasing attacks on reporters, and rising editorial pressures during an IWPC panel on World Press Freedom Day.
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Nine people from two families died after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar early Sunday. Rescue teams evacuated several residents as firefighters battled the blaze for hours amid difficult access conditions and thick smoke
