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CM M K Stalin will launch the Chennai Ondru app today, integrating buses, metro, suburban trains, taxis, and autos with a single QR-based ticket system, while approving a 25-year transport plan.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in Chennai and Hyderabad in connection with an alleged Rs 200-crore Canara Bank fraud and benami assets case linked to Sasikala aide GRK Reddy of the Marg group. Sasikala has not been named in the CBI FIR

India’s metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru remain the country’s costliest cities in 2025, with Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai following close behind. Rising housing, healthcare and lifestyle costs are straining middle-class budgets, pushing many families towards more affordable tier-2 cities

Chennai has unveiled a ₹14,000-crore water expansion plan to meet its 2050 demand, including 704 projects across 12 basins. The blueprint features new reservoirs, revival of 1,150 tanks, recharge structures, and inter-basin linking to triple storage capacity.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called GST reforms a win for all citizens, with major tax cuts and simplified slabs. She said the number of GST payers grew from 66 lakh to 1.5 crore, boosting revenue and tax compliance

Vijay Mohan Raj, former Ranji cricketer, urges the BCCI to make the Hyderabad Cricket Academy of Excellence fully autonomous and financially independent. He highlights delays, administrative interference, and stresses the Academy’s role in improving state-level cricket performance

Hyderabad secured a 23-run first-innings lead over Tamil Nadu President’s XI in the Buchi Babu final at Chennai, with spinners Nitin Sai Yadav and Rohith Rayudu bagging three wickets each

City boys Rahil, Zubair and Rajender showcase their skills at the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2025

Nitin Sai Yadav’s superb seven-wicket haul (7/44) powered Hyderabad to a 90-run win over Haryana in the semifinal of the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament

Hyderabad struck early in the semifinal of the Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, reducing Haryana to 6/2 while chasing 272. Hyderabad had earlier posted 225 and 254 in their two innings

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu announced that South India will soon get bullet train connectivity linking Hyderabad, Chennai, Amaravati and Bengaluru. The project, covering a population of over five crore, will also be supported by upgraded international-standard roadways

Tanmay Agarwal’s 130 and Varun Goud’s unbeaten 100 helped Hyderabad secure an innings and 59-run win over Madhya Pradesh in the All India Buchi Babu Invitation Cricket Tournament in Chennai. Aryan Tiwari and Saksham Purohit scored fifties for MP

Rohith Rayudu’s five for 44 bowled out Madhya Pradesh for 181 in the Buchi Babu tournament, with Hyderabad replying strongly at 155/1, led by Tanmay Agarwal’s unbeaten 85

Nitish Reddy’s century powered Hyderabad to 205/4 in reply to Jharkhand’s 283, with Kumar Kushagra scoring 103. Tanay Thyagarajan and Rohith Rayudu starred with the ball in Chennai

Tanay Thyagarajan and Rohit Rayudu took three wickets each to help Hyderabad limit Jharkhand to 209 for six on day one of the All India Buchi Babu Trophy cricket league match

PKL Season 12 starts August 29 with 108 matches, introducing Golden Raid tie-breakers, simplified points, and play-ins in playoffs, ensuring decisive results, intensified competition, and more thrilling kabaddi action for fans

Hyderabad reached 267/6 in reply to Punjab’s 348/5 on day two of the Buchi Babu Invitation in Chennai, with Abhirath Reddy’s 74 (retired hurt) keeping Hyderabad in contention

Punjab reached 187 for four on Day 1 against Hyderabad in the Buchi Babu Invitation Cricket Tournament, with Prabhsimran Singh and Uday Pratap Singh scoring half-centuries. Spinner Aniketh Reddy took two wickets

Jawahar Soccer Club clinched the Pattabhiram Veterans Football Tournament title in Chennai, defeating Nilgiri Ooty Club 4-3 in a tie-breaker after a goalless final. Prakash scored in the semifinal win

Chennai faces mounting garbage piles as sanitation workers strike enters its 13th day over privatization concerns. Greater Chennai Corporation hires contract labourers and mobilizes staff from other zones, clearing 650+ tonnes of waste amid ongoing protests and stalled negotiations.