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Revanth Reddy-Led TelanganaRising US Visit Cancelled Over Political Clearance

The state government has sought Central permission for the trip to the UK and USA, as per policy and protocol, but only the UK trip was approved

21 Aug 2026 10:31 am
Mysterious Underground Tunnel Found Near Qutb Shahi Tombs

Karwan MLA Kausar Mohiuddin shared details of the reported discovery on X on Thursday. The tunnel was reportedly found in the vicinity of the historic Qutb Shahi tombs, raising curiosity among locals and heritage enthusiasts.

21 Aug 2026 10:18 am
Rupee Gains 9 Paise to 95.65 Against US Dollar in Early Trade

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has indicated that the central bank expects at least USD 80 billion of foreign currency inflows.

21 Aug 2026 10:05 am
Tight Security at Chandigarh-Mohali Border Points as Qaumi Insaf Morcha's Punjab Bandh Kicks In

Heavy police deployment has been made at many places in the state, including Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, to maintain law and order.

21 Aug 2026 9:58 am
Bigg Boss' Narrator Vijay Vikram Singh Warns Fans Against 'Fake Entry' Promises

Singh also made it clear that he has no role in choosing contestants.

21 Aug 2026 9:53 am
Couple Injured After Live Power Wires Fall on Them in Forest Area

Police reached the location and shifted the injured couple to a government hospital in Anantapur for treatment.

21 Aug 2026 9:43 am
Tirupati: Unidentified Body Found While Digging Pit at Balaji Medical College

Renigunta police registered a case and launched an investigation. CI Manjunath Reddy is probing the incident.

21 Aug 2026 9:24 am
Vizianagaram: Woman Dies by Suicide After Failing TET Exam

Family members reportedly told police that Tanuja had no health problems and had been depressed after checking her TET response sheet and learning that she had not cleared the examination.

21 Aug 2026 9:08 am
Elon Musk Pitches Starlink for Rural India, Says It Can Help Least Served Communities

The company is seeking to launch satellite broadband services in India as the government works on the regulatory framework for satellite spectrum allocation and services.

21 Aug 2026 9:06 am
Chandrayangutta Police Arrest Man for Assaulting Daughter

Police are also gathering further information from the victims mother as part of the investigation.

21 Aug 2026 8:45 am
More Rains Expected in North, East Telangana From August 22

After a brief break in the monsoon, rainfall activity is expected to increase from August 22, particularly across North and East Telangana, due to the influence of a low-pressure area (LPA).

21 Aug 2026 8:30 am
Charter Plane Carrying 8 Crashes Near Remote Radar Site in Western Alaska, NTSB Says

The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, he said.

21 Aug 2026 8:29 am
Bessent Warns Iran of Toughest Sanctions in History, Urges China to Get With the Programme

Trump had earlier claimed that the Strait remained open and that the US naval blockade had been effective.

21 Aug 2026 8:18 am
Four-day AP Assembly Session Adjourns Sine Die

A total of 12 bills have been introduced and passed unanimously during the session. One bill had been withdrawn.

21 Aug 2026 8:16 am
Farmers' Outfits to Launch Indefinite Fast in Chennai From Sept 1

The decision was taken at their meeting under the leadership of coordinators Easan Murugaswamy and P. Ayyakannu at Tiruchy on Thursday.

21 Aug 2026 8:11 am
Warasiguda Man Sentenced to Seven Days in Jail for Misusing 112 Emergency Number

According to police, the CDO functional vertical division registered an e-petty case against Satish after multiple complaints of harassment through unnecessary calls to 112, the number meant for immediate police assistance during emergencies.

21 Aug 2026 8:07 am
Special Trains to Run to Velankanni for Festival

There will be 8 sleeper class coaches, 11 second class coaches and 2 luggage cum brake vans/ divyangjan-friendly Amrit Bharat coaches.

21 Aug 2026 8:05 am
Anirudh Ravichander Relishes Spicy Andhra Cuisine

Anirudh reportedly prefers Andhra style vegetarian meals in Chennai hotels and home kitchens.

21 Aug 2026 8:03 am
Pawan Seeks Bigger Share for Jana Sena in Local Body Polls

Says the Chief Minister will have to work out a fresh formula for the local body polls, rather than applying a pro-rata calculation based on the 21 seats of the JS in the assembly.

21 Aug 2026 7:59 am
US Pushes Allies, China to Back Trump's Economic War on Iran

Iran branded the US threats as economic terrorism and said they would fail.

21 Aug 2026 7:48 am
ED Searches Avinash Reddys Premises in Kadapa and Hyderabad

The searches are underway at three locations in Hyderabad and Kadapa, including the residence of Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy.

21 Aug 2026 7:43 am
Naidu Proposes Bullet Train Corridor Connecting Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka

Beyond rail infrastructure, the Chief Minister outlined several inter-state initiatives, including the establishment of an interstate spiritual tourism circuit linking Tirupati with northern pilgrimage destinations such as Kashi, Ayodhya, and the Char Dham.

21 Aug 2026 7:36 am
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