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DRI officers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport seized 4.15 kg of hydroponic ganja worth Rs 4.15 crore from a woman arriving from Bangkok. The cannabis was hidden in her luggage’s false bottom. She was arrested under the NDPS Act

Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar warned citizens against fake WhatsApp accounts impersonating him and misusing his photograph. He urged the public not to share personal details or money and to report such cases to the Cybercrime Helpline 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in

Dr John PA Ioannidis, Greek-American physician-scientist and Stanford University Professor, received an Honorary Doctorate at Woxsen University Convocation 2025. Over 800 students graduated, while Dr Ioannidis praised India’s scientific progress and projected it may surpass the US by 2029

A 38-year-old man, Y. Reddappa, was arrested by Punjagutta police for the rape and murder of a 35-year-old Assamese woman near Begumpet, Hyderabad. Police said he confessed to killing her after she resisted his advances following alcohol consumption

An unidentified woman, believed to be in her forties, was killed after being run over by a speeding train at Charlapalli railway station in Hyderabad. Police suspect suicide and have launched efforts to establish her identity. Investigation is underway

MLR Institute of Technology won multiple honours at the Bharat Education Excellence Awards 2025 in Hyderabad. Chairman Marri Laxman Reddy and Principal Dr K. Srinivas Rao received top leadership awards, while the college was recognised for overall excellence in education

Kothagudem police invoked the Preventive Detention Act against ganja smuggler D Sivashankar Reddy, involved in multiple cases and continued smuggling after release. SP Rohith Raju highlighted youth drug addiction and the district’s ‘Chaitanyam’ awareness programme to curb the ganja menace

The Hyderabad civil court has issued an interim injunction preventing the use of actor Chiranjeevi’s name, image, or voice without consent. The order targets online platforms using AI-generated content and misleading material potentially harming the actor’s reputation

Congress leaders, including BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and MLA K Shankaraiah, focused their Jubilee Hills bypoll campaign on criticising the BRS and its leadership, avoiding mention of Congress’s own schemes or promises made during the 2023 Assembly elections

Blue Yonder, an American supply chain management company, in association with United Way Hyderabad, has adopted a pair of Asiatic Lions, a pair of Royal Bengal Tigers, a Panther, a Lion-Tailed Macaque, and several other animals at the Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, here on Saturday

Ever since his former partner Tsunami Basant, a 20-year male giraffe, passed away on October 28, 2024, due to old age complications, the 10-year-old Sunny has been leading a solitary life. The new female giraffe, which is around two years old, will join Sunny at Hyderabad Zoo

The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, has found gyms and fitness centres illegally selling steroids and stimulants like Mephentermine for bodybuilding. The DCA warned that such misuse can cause severe health issues and urged public vigilance through its toll-free complaint number

Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University will soon launch a ‘Horticulture to Every Household’ programme to make horticultural crops accessible across Telangana. Vice Chancellor Dr Danda Raji Reddy announced AI-driven initiatives, new research centres, and skill development programmes for students

Hyderabad-born Canadian photographer Raghuvamsh Chavali won the Best Author Award at the URBAN Animals 2025 International Photography Competition in Italy for his project ‘Wings Over Concrete’, a powerful visual narrative capturing the coexistence of birds and urban landscapes

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma urged students to drive social change through innovation and research during his visit to Kaveri University and Kaveri Seeds Company. He launched the Integrated Research Center and explored technologies in drones, robotics, and agricultural innovation

The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education will introduce internal exams system for all streams, hold year-wise practical exams and print QR codes on the textbooks from the academic year 2026-27

Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao slammed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to deliver two lakh jobs and damaging institutions. Launching the Congress Unemployment Dues Card, he urged youth to defeat Congress in Jubilee Hills and promised BRS protests for unemployed

Nalgonda SP Sharath Chandra Pawar warned rowdy and suspect sheeters against anti-social activities and conducted counselling for 40 offenders. He emphasised peace, legal consequences, and support for reform, while deploying special monitoring teams across the district

TGDCA conducted raids at 20 Hyderabad gyms, uncovering illegal sale of anabolic-androgenic steroids and cardiac stimulants like Mephentermine Sulphate injections. Misuse of these drugs in bodybuilding poses severe health risks, and legal action will follow under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act

Nineteen people died when a private travel bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire in Kurnool after colliding with a motorcycle. The accident revives memories of the 2013 Palem bus fire. Authorities have launched a probe and increased bus inspections.