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AP Sanctions Rs.7,469 Crore HAM Push for Urban Infrastructure

Of the HAM capital component, 4,655.82 crore has been earmarked for roads and drains, 509.12 crore for parks, 247.28 crore for street lighting and 87.78 crore for central medians.

21 Aug 2026 7:26 am
Madras HC Upholds Speakers Ruling on 21 AIADMK MLAs

The judges noted that the political party condoned the act of the members who continue to represent the AIADMK.

21 Aug 2026 7:26 am
River Waters Thorniest Issue as South CMs Meet

The Karnataka Chief Minister said every drop of water from the Mekedatu project would help farmers in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and requested Tamil Nadu: 'help us help you'.

21 Aug 2026 7:22 am
US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Middle East, Relieving Long-Deployed USS Lincoln

US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said on social media that the carrier arrived in the region Wednesday.

21 Aug 2026 7:16 am
Economic Pressure a Delicate Dance Against Iran, Most Effective Tool: JD Vance

The ministry also said the US government and those responsible for the policy would bear responsibility for its consequences.

21 Aug 2026 6:52 am
Jailed Pakistan Ex-PM Khan Moved to Hospital on Court Order

Khan's party and family have demanded that he should be allowed to stay at the hospital.

21 Aug 2026 6:43 am
New York Jets Owner Woody Johnson Acquires Stake in F1 Team Aston Martin

In addition to his controlling interest in the NFL club, Johnson owns a stake in Premier League soccer club Crystal Palace .

21 Aug 2026 6:26 am
Roopa Reddy Murder Case: Private Schools Bandh Today In Nalgonda

TRSMA district president Kodi Srinivas reminded that Roopa Reddy was brutally killed by the students of her school.

21 Aug 2026 2:47 am
Cops Book Extortion Case Against Former OSD

The case was registered against Sumanth and his associates Prashanth, Arun Kumar Reddy, Karthik, Mahender Reddy and others based on a complaint filed by realtor Gongidi Harikrishna.

21 Aug 2026 2:40 am
Rs 108 Cr Okayed For Dr B.R. Ambedkar Knowledge Tower

The proposed building will have one cellar, a ground floor and 10 floors. Officials decided to construct a new structure after the Roads and Buildings Department found the existing G+1 building old and dilapidated.

21 Aug 2026 2:36 am
AP: CM To Visit Anakapalli Tomorrow

District collector Vijay Krishnan, superintendent of police Tuhin Sinha, joint collector Shaurya Man Patel and other senior officials conducted an advance security liaison inspection at the venue and reviewed the security arrangements.

21 Aug 2026 2:32 am
TG Man Languishes In Saudi for 2 yrs

He worked as an ambulance driver for a private medical research company. On May 6, 2024, the ambulance driven by Shravan met with an accident in which a local couple died and their two children were seriously injured

21 Aug 2026 2:30 am
Surge In Devotee Footfall At Vaishnavite Shrines During Sravana Masam

Special bus services introduced on high-density pilgrimage routes across AP

21 Aug 2026 2:28 am
MP Kadiyam Kavya Seeks Separate Railway Division For Kazipet

Kadiyam Kavya said creation of a separate Kazipet division has been a long-standing demand of railway employees, passengers and freight operators belonging to the erstwhile Warangal region.

21 Aug 2026 2:22 am
ACB Arrests SI For Accepting Rs 30,000 Bribe

Anti-corruption bureau officials recovered the tainted bribe amount. The accused accepted the undue advantage of Rs 30,000 and performed his public duties dishonestly and improperly.

21 Aug 2026 2:16 am
DC Edit | Gen Alpha Joins Gen Z In Questioning Policy Of Govt

The BJP may have started showing the signs of losing to battle to control the larger political narrative which it has been peddling quite successfully for more than a decade for good reasons

21 Aug 2026 2:10 am
AP Govt Reschedules Milad-Un-Nabi Holiday To Aug.

Consequently, the 12th day of Rabi-ul-Awwal, which marks Milad-un-Nabi, falls on Wednesday, August 26, according to the lunar calendar.

21 Aug 2026 2:02 am
John J. Kennedy | Tech Not Enough; For Effective Exam Reform, Strengthen Capacity of NTA

The public administration has always distinguished between good policy design and the organisational capacity needed to implement it. Governments often have well-designed policies but struggle to implement them because their institutions lack capacity

21 Aug 2026 1:58 am
Students Intensify Protest Over Polytechnic Merger With Shakti Scheme

The protesters expressed concern that the Shakti scheme proposed under GO 97 could undermine the distinct identity and autonomy of polytechnic education in Telangana.

21 Aug 2026 1:57 am
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Time To Dispel The Myths Over Liberalisation Of 1991

In 1996, five years after Annus Mirabilis, economists Amit Bhaduri and Deepak Nayyar in their book titled The Intelligent Persons Guide to Liberalisation, write: The mood of the moment, among those who make decisions and shape opinions in India, is such that economic liberalisation is perceived as both virtue and necessity. But to the citizen it is obvious that economic liberalization is no panacea. And only the dishonest or the nave can think of it as a magic wand.

21 Aug 2026 1:43 am
Gors Ladakh Visit Comes Amid China Border Concerns

Union minister says Arunachal border infrastructure remains a top priority

21 Aug 2026 1:34 am
Cong.s Two-Stanza Vande Mataram Stand Anti-National: Shah

Shah accuses Congress of appeasement; Ramesh says BJP is politicising national sentiment

21 Aug 2026 1:27 am
Niva Bupa, Acko Barred From Opening Branches Over EoM Limit Breach

Insurers penalised after exceeding prescribed Expenses of Management limits in FY25

21 Aug 2026 1:16 am
DC Edit | J&K: US Envoy States The Obvious

The US envoys visit to Kashmir, the first since Article 370 was abrogated, might have been an eye opener for him from the security point of view, which is why he will be recommending a downgrading of the US advisory warning its citizens not to visit J&K

21 Aug 2026 1:10 am
NRR Vows Stronger Stir Over Fee Reimbursement

He said the BJPs uncompromising struggle against the Revanth Reddy government would continue until the fee reimbursement of fees and scholarship amounts were released. If this government plays with the lives of students by failing to release fee reimbursement and scholarships, the BJP will intensify its agitation in support of students, he warned

21 Aug 2026 12:31 am
Modi Calls for Youth Role in Policymaking

Urges tapping universities for fresh policy ideas

21 Aug 2026 12:30 am
Dangerous Driving on ORR Continues; Lack of Enforcement Exposed

The toll collection, operation and maintenance of ORR have been awarded to IRB infrastructure developers for 30 years on the Toll, Operate and Transfer (TOT) basis.

21 Aug 2026 12:29 am
Six Devotees Rescued Safely From Nallamala Forest

A joint search operation was immediately launched by the police and forest department personnel.

21 Aug 2026 12:26 am
Police Book 4 People for Sale of Newborn

The case surfaced after police received information about the sale of a newborn boy.

21 Aug 2026 12:23 am
Shravana Masam Poojas Push Up Flower, Fruit Prices in Vizag

For devotees, the challenge is in balancing tradition with affordability, as puja offerings remain nonnegotiable even when prices soar.

21 Aug 2026 12:22 am
HC Seeks Info on Telanganas Total Debt

The interim stay was issued on August 12 over the implementation of GOs related to Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes, following the government`s delay in filing the affidavit.

21 Aug 2026 12:19 am
Pradhan May Return to Cabinet in Modi Reshuffle

More women leaders, NDA allies likely to be inducted

21 Aug 2026 12:19 am
CJPs School Theek Karo Campaign Reaches Moulali Govt HS

Volunteers said they would give the authorities about 10 days to respond.

21 Aug 2026 12:16 am
Too Many Classes Not Good for Children: SC

Parents should teach them good etiquette and manners boys especially. They should teach them how to treat girls and women, Justice Nagarathna observed.

21 Aug 2026 12:13 am
Malkajgiri Commissionerate: Wrong-Side Driving, Skidding Cause 241 Crashes

Of the two, self-skidding accounted for 88 accidents, including 47 fatal crashes that claimed 49 lives. The remaining 41 non-fatal accidents left 55 people injured.

21 Aug 2026 12:10 am
Cabinet Clears J&K High Court Bench in Ladakh

Shah said the government was fully committed to Ladakhs comprehensive development and to ensuring constitutional safeguards for its people.

21 Aug 2026 12:09 am
At 70, Odisha's Tulasa Santas Name Enters The Electoral Roll

Acting on a complaint that Santas name was missing from the voter list, the Nabarangpur district administration has initiated the process to enroll her as a voter, carrying out a field inquiry and submitting Form-6 for her registration

21 Aug 2026 12:07 am
Jana Sena MP Sons Rash Driving Kills 26-year-old Odisha Woman

In the meantime, the accused was granted a station bail by the police since the sections invoked against him attract a maximum punishment of less than seven years. The body was handed over to the deceaseds kin and taken to her native village, where the last rites were performed

21 Aug 2026 12:05 am
TTD Explores Robotic Dog to Monitor Wildlife in Tirumala

They examined its suitability for surveillance in forest areas and difficult terrain where regular human patrolling could be challenging.

21 Aug 2026 12:04 am
India-Singapore Talks Focus on Chips, Fintech

Jaishankar later described the meeting as very productive.

20 Aug 2026 11:54 pm
Astroguide for Friday, August 21, 2026

Varjyam: 6.10 pm to 7.57 pm

20 Aug 2026 11:51 pm
Punjab Bandh Today for Release of Sikh Prisoners

The bandh has received support from several farmer and Sikh organisations, including the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) and two breakaway factions of the Shiromani Akali Dal.

20 Aug 2026 11:51 pm
Dharmendra Pradhan Rejects Naveens Concerns Over MMDR Amendment

Pradhan said Odisha would continue to receive the auction premium, royalty and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) revenues accruing to the state. He argued that a uniform mining taxation framework would reduce multiple levies, improve ease of doing business and provide greater certainty to the mining and industrial sectors

20 Aug 2026 11:48 pm
Amaravati to Get New, Multiple Road Links From Various Directions

The E13 road from NH-16 via AIIMS to Amaravati is also expected to become a key link to the capital. The minister directed officials to expedite its construction and commission it at the earliest.

20 Aug 2026 11:47 pm
Pending ID Act Cases To Follow 1978 Ruling, SC Retains Iyers Triple Test

1978 Industry ruling not binding on 2020 code: SC

20 Aug 2026 11:47 pm
Minors Caught Crammed Onto a Single Scooter, Owner Booked

The minors, all residents of Mallepally Nampally, were cited laughing, posing for a photograph while crammed onto a scooter, heading towards their house.

20 Aug 2026 11:42 pm
Hyderabad: Collector Briefs SH-1 Affected Landowners on TDR Benefits

Officials explained the procedure for using and transferring TDR, its key benefits and various situations in which it could be utilised.

20 Aug 2026 11:39 pm
SC Dismisses Ex-MP Vundavallis Plea Against Margadarsi Financiers

Senior counsel Siddartha Luthra appearing for Margadarsi Financiers submitted that nearly Rs 2,591 crore had been refunded to the depositors and an amount of Rs 5.23 crore was secured in an escrow account for any depositor who may, in future, come forward seeking payment

20 Aug 2026 11:39 pm
Chhattisgarh Forest Dept Seeks CBI Probe Into Poaching Of 3 Tigers Of Indravati National Park

Interstate wildlife trafficking suspected after arrest of 2 Maharashtra cops

20 Aug 2026 11:37 pm
Harish Writes To Rahul, Demands Ponguleti Sack From Cabinet

BRS leader T. Harish Rao urged Rahul Gandhi to seek Ponguleti Srinivas Reddys removal and an independent probe into alleged misuse of Section 22A.

20 Aug 2026 11:37 pm