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The Telangana government has acknowledged errors in the prohibited-properties list. The BRS wants a judicial inquiry and the BJP has announced protests; the larger numbers being circulated remain unverified.
The Supreme Court will hear the Centre’s request on September 1. Police say the proposed fresh FIR would investigate whether people identified through police databases were involved in violence; presence and past records do not establish that.
The Court says externment needs evidence, reasons and a hearing—not an administrative shortcut dressed as public order.
BRS MLA G. Jagadish Reddy has accused the Congress government in Telangana of failing to challenge alleged Andhra Pradesh withdrawals through Pothireddypadu. The public record reviewed so far proves the infrastructure and the political quarrel, not the alleged August 31 diversion.
King100, backed by Annapurna Studios, has released its first glimpse. It arrives on December 24, 2026 — assuming the calendar survives the production schedule.
Annapurna Studios has released the first glimpse of Nagarjuna Akkineni’s 100th film and scheduled it for a worldwide theatrical release on December 24, 2026. The title is doing exactly what titles do: promising royalty before showing the accounts.
Irumudi opened on August 21, Bhogi was postponed for VFX work, and three other August 28 listings remain unconfirmed.
Annapurna Studios has announced the film as Nagarjuna Akkineni’s 100th, with a worldwide theatrical release on December 24, 2026.
Shreeya Sai Lakkapragada, a 2026 Wellesley graduate from Hyderabad, has been identified by Dexterity Global as a recipient of Harvard’s Louis and Ida Tatelman Award. Harvard confirms the award exists, but its public material does not name her or confirm the ‘only student’ claim.
A 21-year-old nurse was found dead in staff accommodation near a Tukkuguda hospital. Police are investigating a murder case; the Telangana Nurses Association is asking for safer housing and stronger workplace safeguards.
A 71-year-old Hyderabad resident and his wife allegedly lost ₹64 lakh after fraudsters posing as police officials invoked the Pahalgam investigation and threatened them with fabricated criminal cases.
Multiple reports place the BRS leader at Subedari police station after he attended a TNGOs protest and tried to reach polytechnic students. The police have not publicly explained whether this was an arrest, preventive detention or something less documentable.
Telangana’s EQUIPPP partnership is documented. The five-seat pilot, its foundations and funding rules are not—at least not in the public record examined.
Works were inaugurated or foundation-laid in Chintakani and Bonakal. Sanctions, tenders, payments and deadlines remain unpublished.
The Indian grandmaster won the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals in St Louis, becoming the first Indian reported to take the title.
A complaint against Bhadrachalam MLA Tellam Venkat Rao’s reported personal assistant has led to a cheating case. The larger figures circulating remain unverified.
A published report alleges irregularities in Telangana Mines and Geology transfers and promotions. The available public record does not independently verify the claims or show the department’s response.
A published dashboard-based report puts Telangana’s recorded utilisation at 23%, but the official scheme says districts—not MPs—sanction, execute and report the spending.
The title glimpse confirms the film and its December 24, 2026 release. Aishwarya Rajesh’s association is indicated; her role remains undisclosed.
The party ordered Telangana MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig to quit, but the Council chair reportedly has no resignation letter. The video controversy remains unverified.