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Y Sai Dedeepya and Sai Ananya Varanasi of Hyderabad finished runners-up in the women’s doubles at the AITA tennis tournament in Puri, Odisha, losing 0-6, 2-6 in the final to West Bengal’s Aleena Farid and Akansha Ghosh

Passengers had a narrow escape after an Odisha RTC bus caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Parvatipuram Manyam district on Thursday morning. The driver’s quick action helped avert a tragedy. The incident adds to a series of recent bus accidents in Telugu states.

Cyclonic storm Montha made landfall along the Andhra coast, battering coastal regions with winds up to 110 kmph. The cyclone disrupted transport, damaged crops across 38,000 hectares, and brought heavy rains to Odisha’s southern districts

Odisha defeated Hyderabad by 63 runs in the first round of the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy (Under-23) cricket tournament. Odisha posted scores of 159 & 268, while Hyderabad could only manage 195 & 169 despite strong performances from P. Raghava and Prithvi

On Day 3 of the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy, Odisha set Hyderabad a target of 233 after scoring 268, with Om’s century leading the charge. Hyderabad were struggling at 126/7 at the close of play, still needing 233 for victory

Preliminary investigation revealed that she hailed from Jharkhand. However, her identity is yet to be fully confirmed as she has no mobile phone or any documents, police said.

Borabanda in Jubilee Hills constituency is one of Hyderabad’s most densely populated wards, home to migrants from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Andhra regions. Many work in construction and idol-making, shaping the area’s economy and voter demographics

Rachakonda police, in a major drug crackdown, seized 5.1 kg of hashish oil worth Rs 1.15 crore in Ghatkesar and arrested a 17-year-old juvenile. The suspect was allegedly working for Debendra Jhodia alias Srinu of Odisha, who remains at large.

Sangareddy: The district police on Wednesday seized 260 kg of dry ganja worth Rs 1.30 crore from two cars transporting the contraband from Odisha to Maharashtra. Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by S-NAB Inspector Nageshwar Rao and Munipally Sub-Inspector Rajesh Nayak intercepted the vehicles at Kamkole toll plaza on National Highway 65 […]

A Sangareddy-based NGO, Raghu Arikapudi Seva Trust, built a permanent house for Odisha’s ‘Tree Man’ Gunithram Jena, who planted over one lakh trees across 10 villages. Founder Arikapudi Raghu said he will add a kitchen and washroom soon

Sangareddy-based NGO RAST has built a permanent home, Prakruthi Nilayam, for Odisha’s ‘Tree Man’ Gunithram Jena, who planted over 1 lakh trees in Jajpur district. The two-room house supports his ongoing environmental efforts with future kitchen and washroom additions.

Mayank Gupta has been appointed the captain of the Hyderabad cricket team for the upcoming Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy match against Odisha, scheduled to start on October 16. The team features several key players including P. Aman Rao as vice-captain

West Bengal Police on Monday arrested two more men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student in Durgapur. With this, all five accused are in custody. The student remains hospitalised and under observation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation for Rs 160-crore fishery projects in Odisha, including a Rs 100-crore aqua park in Sambalpur and a Rs 59.13-crore fish market in Bhubaneswar, aiming to modernize fish farming and create employment

Lawyers across Odisha boycotted courts to protest the murder of senior advocate Pitabas Panda in Berhampur. The Bar Council of India has demanded a Special Investigation Team probe, while state authorities work to track the suspected professional killers.

Odisha-based Coratia Technologies has signed a Rs 66 crore deal with the Indian Navy to supply indigenous underwater robots—Jalasimha, Jaladuta, and Navya (ASV). Powered by AI and ML, these UWROVs enable sonar-based mapping and data analytics for defence and civil use.

Five minor students of a madrasa in Nayagarh, Odisha, were arrested for killing a 12-year-old boy and dumping his body in a septic tank. Police said the victim was silenced after he threatened to expose sexual abuse of juniors.

Hyderabad Police’s EAGLE Force and Railways Police arrested four peddlers from Odisha and seized 91 kg of marijuana worth Rs. 22.75 lakh. The suspects had smuggled consignments over 20 times. A case under NDPS Act was registered, and efforts are on to nab the supplier

The IMD Hyderabad has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in four Telangana districts and an orange alert for 20 districts. Hyderabad and nearby areas are under a yellow alert, with thunderstorms and gusty winds expected over the next two days

A Balasore family alleged they received the wrong body of their kin, who died in Bengaluru, due to mislabelling of a coffin. The mix-up was discovered after opening the casket, forcing an ambulance en route to Siliguri to return