Telangana

Prof Benjaram Mahipal Reddy of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy for his major contributions to chemical sciences. A highly published researcher and guide, he is also listed among the world’s top 2% scientists.

Hyderabad traffic police caught 474 people driving drunk during weekend checks. Most were two-wheeler riders, followed by three-wheeler and four-wheeler drivers. Nine had extremely high alcohol levels. All offenders will be taken to court for legal action.

Passengers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport faced another day of severe disruption as IndiGo cancelled 117 flights on Sunday. With 56 arrivals and 61 departures cancelled, travellers queued at enquiry counters and waited for alternative options for the sixth consecutive day

Vigilance officials of the Civil Supplies department inspected rice mills in Jaipur and Chennur mandals after a Rs 1.39-crore paddy procurement scam surfaced in Jaipur. Records of paddy purchases and milling were verified, and one rice miller has already been arrested.

With local body elections underway, unauthorised liquor outlets have proliferated across rural Adilabad. Candidates are allegedly using liquor to woo voters, even as police claim to be binding over habitual offenders and stepping up checks to curb illegal sale and transport of alcohol.

A police driver at Mehdipatnam station was arrested for allegedly stealing a recovered mobile phone worth ₹1.75 lakh. The device had been seized from a thief, but vanished from a station drawer. An internal inquiry traced the theft to the policeman, who was remanded.

Two men from Malkajgiri and Chengicherla died and two others were injured when their car rammed a divider at high speed in Lalaguda on Sunday morning. The group was travelling from Kesara to Tarnaka for breakfast. Police have registered a case.

Despite adequate central allocation, NFBS benefits remain largely unutilised in Sangareddy, Medak and Siddipet due to low awareness and poor outreach. While Yadadri-Bhongir crossed 1,700 beneficiaries, the three districts together supported fewer than 100 families, prompting calls for urgent corrective measures.

A spike in tiger movement in Mancherial forests — including four migrant tigers from Maharashtra — has led Forest officials to revise field timings and enforce stricter safety protocols. Staff have been told to avoid early-morning and late-evening entry due to heightened big-cat activity.

Shamshabad police on Saturday seized gas stoves allegedly being transported for distribution to voters ahead of local body elections. The stoves were found in a car driven by a Chowderguda resident, and a case has been registered while the material was confiscated.

BRS leader T Harish Rao wrote to Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar alleging serious rule violations over two years, including fewer sittings, curtailed Question Hour, no House Committees, and inaction on defections, warning that such lapses undermine the Legislature’s constitutional integrity.

Hyderabad: Keystone Basketball Academy and Titans set up a title clash with hard-fought wins over KPHB and South Central Railway respectively in the Annual League Basketball Championship for the G M Sampath Kumar Trophy at YMCA Secunderabad here on Saturday. The scores: Keystone BA 78 (Krishay 18, Preetham 17, Pratheek 14, Subhash 13) bt KPHB 73 […]

Telangana has set an Olympic vision to ensure representation in every sport at the 2036 Games. Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan announced the plan at Sports Tech Podium 2025, highlighting Hyderabad’s rise as India’s Sports Tech and Innovation Capital

Hyderabad defeated Bihar by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Salt Lake, Kolkata. Tanay Thyagarajan took three wickets to restrict Bihar to 132, before Tanmay Agarwal’s unbeaten 67 sealed the chase in 12.5 overs

Hyderabad Royals staged a comeback from 0–2 down to beat Chennai Super Warriors 4-2 in Qualifier 1 and reach the Indian Pickleball League final. Mumbai Smashers later defeated Lucknow Leopards in a dramatic Eliminator to advance to Qualifier 2

Parthiv Nallagundla of Telangana and Padma Rameshkumar of Karnataka won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles in the AITA National Series under-16 tennis tournament at Shamirpet, Hyderabad. Parthiv beat Satya Parthiv, while Padma overcame Aniha Gavinolla in the finals

Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty and Ankita Raina exited in the semifinals of the W100 Dubai doubles tennis championship. The Indian duo lost to Russia’s Rada Zolotareva and Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 5-7, 3-10 in a hard-fought contest

Unidentified persons set fire to paddy heaps belonging to BRS candidate Dharavath Mahesh in Marthidi village of Bejjur mandal. Police have registered a case and begun investigation. BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar condemned the act and demanded immediate arrests

Telangana’s weaving sector is facing severe distress with loom closures, rising debts, migration and suicides. Weavers blame the government for unfulfilled pension promises, scrapping Bathukamma saree orders and a stalled loan waiver, causing job losses and pushing thousands out of the profession

BRS leaders have lodged a formal complaint with the State Election Commission Secretary against Sub-Inspector Vikram of Nawabpet, Mahabubnagar district. They accused him of violating election norms during the Sarpanch polls, citing interference in the electoral process.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar praised the role of Home Guards in maintaining law and order during the Home Guards Raising Day celebrations at CAR Headquarters, Petlaburj. He announced the formation of a Home Guard Co-operative Society, with 2,000 members already enrolled.

Sajjan Singh, convenor of the Sikh Education Society Hyderabad, has been elected for the seventh consecutive term to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) Sikh Heritage Preservation and Conservation sub-committee in Amritsar.

The filming of a biopic on five-time Yellandu MLA Gummadi Narsaiah has commenced in Kothagudem. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays the lead role, with Parameshwar Hivrale directing and Nalla Suresh Reddy producing under Pravallika Arts. Known as ‘the god of the poor,’ Narsaiah’s life of simplicity and service is being highlighted.

Gram panchayat elections in Sangareddy and Medak districts have sparked family disputes, with relatives contesting against each other for Sarpanch and ward posts. In Jhansi Lingapur, a son is challenging his father, while in Rajaram Thanda, a niece is contesting against her uncle.