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A teenage girl from Kachiguda died by suicide on railway tracks near Uppuguda railway station after reportedly being reprimanded by her father for spending excessive time on her mobile phone. Railway police registered a case and are investigating the incident.

T-Hub and Honda Digital Innovation India have launched Honda Innovation Challenge 2.0, a year-long programme for Indian startups. Three challenges will offer selected startups funding of up to Rs 40 lakh each to develop mobility and customer experience solutions.

Senior Telangana Congress leaders have reportedly expressed displeasure over media reports targeting some party leaders. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud and Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy have questioned such reports and warned against targeting party leaders.

Hyderabad’s historic Paigah Palace at Begumpet has lost 23 trees as HMDA takes up a three-level underground parking facility. The trees, including neem and mango, were removed for translocation to Sanjeevaiah Park, while renovation works continue at the palace.

Attapur Police arrested automobile thief Syed Mazher alias Takla and recovered a Hyundai i20 Asta car and laptop from his possession. Police said the accused, a habitual offender, stole the vehicle after taking keys kept near a valet counter.

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan has urged the Centre to explicitly include OBCs in Question 10 of the 2027 Census notification. He also sought standardised caste lists, digital coding and scientific guidelines to ensure accurate and reliable caste enumeration.

Hyderabad witnessed Milad-un-Nabi celebrations with religious meetings, blood donation camps and the Milad Peace Juloos. Thousands participated in the procession from Charminar, while police deployed special teams, drones, CCTV cameras and camera-mounted vehicles for security and traffic management.

BRS leader T Harish Rao demanded death gratuity, family pension and compassionate appointments for families of Model School teachers who died in service. He also sought clearance of five pending DAs, implementation of EHS and financial support for Model Schools.

The BRS will raise alleged unparliamentary remarks and conduct of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Ministers and Congress MLAs before the Assembly Ethics Committee on August 29. The party wants them questioned before BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy’s case.

The Centre will begin selling onions at a subsidised rate of Rs 35 per kg in Delhi from Thursday as retail prices rise across India. Nafed, NCCF and Kendriya Bhandar will conduct the intervention using buffer stock.

Telangana Prisons & Correctional Services is offering the public a supervised taste of prison life at Chanchalguda through its ‘Feel The Jail’ programme. Participants can wear jail uniforms, eat prison meals and follow daily routines for four to 24 hours

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condoled the death of party’s Khammam district Muslim Minority wing president Mohammed Tajuddin, who died of a heart attack. Rama Rao recalled his contribution to party programmes and efforts to raise minority community issues.

Former Minister V Srinivas Goud accused the Telangana government of failing to secure its share of Tungabhadra water and opposed Andhra Pradesh’s Veligonda project inauguration. BRS leaders also demanded operation of Kannepalli pumps and irrigation projects to provide water to farmers.

The Musi rejuvenation project is facing hurdles over land acquisition, with several property owners opposing TDRs and seeking cash, flats or open plots as compensation. The government plans to acquire land from nearly 500 owners for the project's first phase.

India will host the second Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships in Ahmedabad from October 7-10, with cueists from nearly 46 countries competing in five disciplines. The BSFI has named a 13-member Indian squad for the four-day international event.

Bengaluru will host the Road to GCL FIDE-rated Rapid Chess Tournament on August 26, bringing together up to 1,000 players ahead of GCL Season 4. The event will feature a Rs 4 lakh prize pool and promote grassroots chess.

Former Indian Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin has been appointed a part-time, non-official director on the RBI central board for four years. The appointment was notified on August 22, along with Annie George Mathew and Janmejaya Kumar Sinha.

Gachibowli police rescued two minor children within four hours of receiving a kidnapping complaint and nabbed a 45-year-old man near Ghatkesar railway station. The children were allegedly taken from a labour camp near Kondapur while they were playing.

The BRS has demanded a judicial probe and white paper into alleged irregularities in Telangana’s 22A prohibited lands list. Harish Rao accused the Chief Minister and Revenue Minister of failing to protect property rights and threatened to raise the issue in the Assembly.

JioStar has announced The Great Indian Cricket Festival, featuring Team India’s home season with four bilateral series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia. The five-month schedule includes 22 matches across ODIs, T20Is and Tests on JioHotstar.