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Rupee Falls 11 Paise to 96.36 Against US Dollar in Early Trade

On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 96.25 against the American currency.

22 Jul 2026 9:53 am
Assam Flood Situation Remains Critical, 5.65 Lakh Affected, 21 More Die

IMD has issued a 'yellow alert' for Assam and predicted thunderstorms and heavy rains at isolated places over the next four days

22 Jul 2026 9:45 am
Wild Elephant Herd Enters Vizianagaram from Manyam

Forest officials are monitoring the elephants' movement and advising residents to remain alert.

22 Jul 2026 9:44 am
Odisha to Expand AI Surveillance in Prisons to Curb Escapes, Violence

Apart from AI surveillance, the state government is increasing the height of prison boundary walls and installing modern security equipment to improve overall safety

22 Jul 2026 9:34 am
Amitabh Bachchan Shares Health Update, Calls Post-Surgery Recovery 'Most Difficult Phase'

Without Disclosing the Reason for His Hospitalisation, Amitabh Says the Toughest Part of His Recovery Has Been Returning Home and Readjusting to Daily Life

22 Jul 2026 9:23 am
Shamshabad: Cab Driver Attempts to Assault IndiGo Employee

The victim lodged a complaint with the Airport Outpost Police at Shamshabad. The accused fled the scene before the police arrived.

22 Jul 2026 9:15 am
Death Toll Rises to 13 in Chile's Severe Storms

The storm that began July 15 in the southern part of the country hit the typically arid regions of Coquimbo and Atacama, where extreme rainfall is unusual

22 Jul 2026 9:14 am
Gujarat: 10 Killed in Fire at Illegal Firecracker Factory

The facility, which had been previously sealed by authorities following the expiry of its license, was reportedly being operated surreptitiously when the tragic incident occurred

22 Jul 2026 9:00 am
Karimnagar: Robbers Loot Over 50 Tulas of Gold from House in Bhagat Nagar

The victims said the gang snatched gold chains from their necks, removed rings from their fingers and even cut off earrings to steal the jewellery.

22 Jul 2026 8:39 am
Kaylee Hottle, Deaf 'Godzilla' Actor, Killed in Car Crash at 18

Sabalenka tops the women's rankings and will arrive in Flushing Meadows trying to become the first woman to win three straight U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams from 2012-14.

22 Jul 2026 8:25 am
Pentagon Estimates Cost of Iran War at $37.5 Billion

Lawmakers voiced frustration as they pressed for details of the Trump administration's strategy to win the war in the Middle East

22 Jul 2026 8:21 am
ACB Raids Transco DE Muthyam Venkataramana's Properties in DA Case

According to officials, eight ACB teams carried out raids at 15 locations as part of an investigation over allegations of possessing assets beyond his known sources of income.

22 Jul 2026 8:18 am
'Bigg Boss 20' Officially Announced With New Logo

The new look has been created around the idea of the Bigg Boss house, where contestants reveal different sides of themselves as the game progresses.

22 Jul 2026 8:01 am
Rain Alert: Showers to Continue Across Telangana

In southern Telangana, only brief spells of rain are expected, mainly during the evening and night hours.

22 Jul 2026 7:52 am
Apoorva Joins Netflix's 'Lock Upp' as Wild Card, Says She Doesn't Like Shilpa Shinde

The reality show has three weeks left and streams on Netflix from Saturday to Thursday at 8 pm.

22 Jul 2026 7:52 am
US Completes 11th Night of Strikes on Iran as Attacks Overshadow Diplomacy

US Central Command said targets included aircraft hangars and drone storage sites

22 Jul 2026 7:48 am
EAM Jaishankar Highlights India-ASEAN Cooperation at Manila Meet

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on a visit to Manila, Philippines, to participate in several Foreign Minister-level meetings under the ASEAN framework.

22 Jul 2026 7:37 am
Harry Styles Cancels Brazil Show, Cites 'Tour Illness'

According to Variety, the tour is scheduled to move to Mexico City for six shows starting on July 31

22 Jul 2026 7:27 am
Trump Signals Resumption of US-Lebanon Direct Flights After 40 Years

Direct flights between the US and Lebanon were suspended in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan's administration following the hijacking of TWA Flight 847

22 Jul 2026 7:21 am
'Afterlife with Archie' Series in the Works, Eyes 2027 Release

The logline states, When a supernatural spell from a certain teen-witch backfires, unleashing an army of the possessed dead upon Riverdale, Archie and his friends must fight to stay alive, testing the friendships, romances, and loyalties that have always held them together, reported Variety.

22 Jul 2026 7:12 am
Carney, Trump to Intensify Trade Talks After US Imposes 50% Tariffs

Carneys comments came after Trump declared that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products

22 Jul 2026 7:08 am
India-Bound Saudi Crude Tanker Makes U-Turn After Houthi Warning

The Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, opening a potential new front in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran

22 Jul 2026 6:52 am
Cong Using Students as Political Tools: Pradhan's First Reaction to CJP Protest

Pradhan also slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for staging a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence

22 Jul 2026 6:28 am
300 Activists Express Solidarity With CJP Protest Through Art Forms In Hyderabad

Theatre practitioner Shaik John Basheer said that writers and poets read their work, musicians and singers performed, and theatre and dance became part of the protest as the programme continued through the evening.

22 Jul 2026 2:23 am
22 Jul 2026 2:18 am
AP To Execute 36 Irrigation Projects At Cost Of Rs 35,555 Crore

Water resources minister Nimmala Ramanaidu told the media here on Tuesday that the government has prepared an action plan to complete the execution of 36 major projects on a priority basis.

22 Jul 2026 2:08 am
Pattabhi Gives Anantapur GGH Ultimatum To Rectify Biomedical Waste Lapses

The chairman inspected on Tuesday the Anantapur Municipal Corporation (AMC) dumping yard, where the biomedical waste had been lying with garbage lifted by the Anantapur municipality.

22 Jul 2026 2:02 am
Ujjwal Top Allrounder In Cricket League

Hrishikesh, Aniketh, Aryan, Abbas, Smyan, Charan also do well

22 Jul 2026 2:00 am
Vizag Officials Review Arrangements For Simhachalam Giri Pradakshina

Police commissioner Shankha Brata Bagchi said elaborate arrangements were being made for traffic regulation, deployment of police personnel, security at road junctions, CCTV monitoring and emergency response teams.

22 Jul 2026 1:55 am
Drone Surveillance Introduced For Bonalu Traffic

The Bonalu festivities, being held within the Traffic Golconda Zone limits, began on July 16 and will continue till August 13.

22 Jul 2026 1:50 am
Congress Ready For Debate On BRS Misrule

Former minister K.T. Rama Rao was shedding crocodile tears over jobs after doing nothing about unemployment, and former minister T. Harish Rao, who handled the irrigation portfolio, was now lamenting about the droughtlike situation, he said.

22 Jul 2026 1:46 am
IIIT-H Lab Offers Low-cost Fix For Chaotic Roads

At the recent TechForward seminar, Prof. C.V. Jawahar showcased how the Centre for Visual Information Technology (CVIT) at IIITH was building AI not just to detect, but anticipate road risks. Most global models are trained on neat, rule-following traffic. That doesnt help much in India, Prof Jawahar explained. Our goal is to build systems that work amid uncertainty, and on a phone, not just in a lab.

22 Jul 2026 1:45 am
Truck Driver Dies; Three Injured In Road Accident In Khammam

Three persons including a tourist bus driver and two fishermen received minor injuries.

22 Jul 2026 1:36 am
DC Edit | PM Must Force Minister To Quit

The Prime Ministers comment has arrived two-and-a-half months after the cancellation of the examination held on May 3 this year

22 Jul 2026 1:32 am
Students Brave Heavy Rain to Protest Jantar Mantar Crackdown in Hyderabad

Students and activists gathered at People's Plaza and the Ambedkar Statue in Hyderabad despite heavy rain to protest the police crackdown at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and demand accountability over alleged examination paper leaks.

22 Jul 2026 1:25 am
Koppal farmers Storm Baldota Plant During Protest

The agitation affected traffic on the KoppalHosapete National Highway, leaving long queues of vehicles stranded.

22 Jul 2026 1:20 am
Three Generations of Family Killed in Sangareddy Road Accident

Three members of a Maharashtra family from three generations were killed after their SUV overturned on NH-161 in Sangareddy while travelling to Hyderabad.

22 Jul 2026 1:15 am
Three Held for Chain-Snatching in Korutla

Korutla police arrested three members of an inter-district gang for allegedly cheating a 70-year-old woman into removing her gold chain on the pretext of increasing her pension.

22 Jul 2026 1:09 am
M.P. Nathanael | Custodial Deaths: A Growing Problem For Law-enforcing Agencies In India

R. Akash Delison, a Dalit youth, was arrested on March 5 for attempted murder by the Manamadurai police station in Tamil Nadus Sivaganga. After being brutally tortured in custody, he was shifted to Madurais Government Hospital, where he died on March 8. In his statement to a judicial magistrate, he said he was brutally tortured by placing stones below his knee and ankle and hit on the legs with iron rods. The autopsy report showed 24 injuries. When his parents refused to accept the body until th

22 Jul 2026 1:08 am
AP Seeks Centre's Support to Strengthen Entrepreneurship Among SHG Women

The Andhra Pradesh government has sought the Centre's support to strengthen entrepreneurship among Self-Help Group women through the PMFME scheme and expand market access for SHG products.

22 Jul 2026 1:01 am
YSRC MP Files Private Complaint Naming DGP, Top Police Officials in Sai Krishna Custodial Death Case

Senior advocate Ponnavolu Sudhar Reddy filed the petition on behalf of the MP.

22 Jul 2026 12:53 am
Urban Planners Flag Major Gaps in the New Draft CURE Bill

While this is slightly higher than the 23 per cent score of the current GHMC Act, 1955, it still remains below the 38 per cent achieved by Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024.

22 Jul 2026 12:52 am
HC Directs Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital To Provide Free Treatment to impoverished woman

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar passed the interim orders directing the Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute to immediately provide free treatment to an impoverished woman suffering from breast cancer under the free in-patient quota.

22 Jul 2026 12:49 am
El Nino Leaves Paddy Farmers In Mancherial, Nirmal In Distress

The state government is discouraging paddy cultivation during the current kharif season in view of scanty rainfall and the anticipated impact of El Nino.

22 Jul 2026 12:46 am
DC Edit | Amid Huge Challenges, Will Burnham Deliver As UK PM?

The sudden rise of Mr Burnham, formerly mayor of Manchester, came with a by-election in Macclesfield that was a must-win for him to get back to London and national politics as his partys choice of leader. He will also face the task at some point of keeping the rising Reform Party at bay if Labour, one of the top two parties of traditional British politics along with the Tories, is to call general elections though it is just two years since Mr Starmer helped Labour storm parliament at the expense

22 Jul 2026 12:25 am
IPS Probationer Uday Krishna Reddy Moves HC Seeking Quashing of FIR Against Him

The petitioner claimed he had supported the complainant financially on several occasions

22 Jul 2026 12:19 am
AP Reports Seven Fresh COVID-19 Cases; Total Rises to 26

According to the health department, the new cases include four from Guntur, two from East Godavari and one from Bapatla.

22 Jul 2026 12:16 am
BIS Seizes Non-ISI Helmets in Vijayawada Raid

Legal proceedings have been initiated under Sections 17 and 29(3) of the BIS Act, 2016.

22 Jul 2026 12:14 am
IPS Trainee Officer Uday Krishna Reddy Likely To Be Discharged From Hospital On Wednesday

Police said Krishna Reddy after his discharge was likely to approach the Attapur police to submit the electronic evidence he referred to in his alleged suicide note

22 Jul 2026 12:14 am
REFLECTIONS | Will Burnham, As PM, End Roller-coaster UK Politics? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

All this underlines Britains need for a massive building programme. Some 134,000 households, comprising 350,000 people, are in temporary accommodation; 1.3 million households languish on housing waiting lists. The housing benefit bill has rocketed to more than 36 billion. Around 400,000 houses were being built annually in the 1960s heyday of council house building, in contrast to just over 12,000 in 2025

22 Jul 2026 12:11 am