Talking pointOctober’s cyclone plot twist
Stories that have aged off the front pages. Still here, still readable — just no longer the news of the day.
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Telangana High Court has put the Assembly Speaker and seven MLAs on the clock over petitions saying they ditched BRS for the Congress. The Congress-run government’s poster boys are now respondents — and the court wants counters, not shawls.
After a no-show on July 24, the makers now say the trailer lands worldwide at Brahma Muhurat on July 30. The film targets Diwali 2026 for Part 1.
BCCI names India’s Test squad for Sri Lanka. Two picks need fitness clearance; practice game starts August 7 in Colombo.
BJP yells “₹100-crore land scam” at the Congress president’s family in Karnataka. The only paper on the table? A 2024 letter surrendering the land. The finding they forgot to bring is still outstanding.
Romantic thriller announces a July 31 theatrical date; Sunil unveiled the trailer, Dil Raju launched the teaser. All of this is from the publicity trail — exhibition listings are the part that matters next.
High Court gave Danam and Bandla a ‘last indulgence’ two weeks ago. Telangana still waits while Congress gains from limbo.
BRS takes its jobs fight to Saroornagar. Congress waves a big number. The court had to tell Hyderabad Police to let the meeting happen.
Delhi’s Congress managers are back on Telangana’s case — one-on-ones with ministers mid-July, then a “mid-term review” a week later. Coordination problems, dissent and fund delays are the chorus. The BJP offers zero help; the TDP offers lectures. Telangana needs delivery, not Delhi therapy sessions.
A reported interim order tells HYDRAA to take down a ‘government land’ signboard from a Sahebnagar Kalan residential plot and not touch possession without due process. The court’s exact order wasn’t available; this rests on one report.
PTI says India’s first men’s 10,000m Commonwealth medal comes in 27:49.78. Official pages are catching up, as usual.
Two Indian boxers are into CWG 2026 semifinals and assured of bronze. A third, Jadumani, is reported through — awaiting official confirmation.
A report says Telangana raised ₹13,500 crore in July at 7.65% for 19 years. The state’s own budget shows a big borrowing plan — it does not confirm July’s exact picks or that any of this was “from the RBI.”
BJP’s latest ‘land scam’ at Karnataka’s Aerospace Park forgets one line from the state’s own record: the five-acre allotment to Siddhartha Vihar Trust was surrendered on 20 September 2024. That’s not a loot; that’s a return.
A report says tickets across 4,000+ screens will be ₹99 on September 20 with ‘classics to new releases’. The copy also says ‘this Friday’. September 20, 2026 is a Sunday. Pick one, MAI — and post the actual announcement.
Justice Jukanti Anil Kumar has told the Telangana government to replace HYDRAA commissioner A.V. Ranganath amid contempt proceedings linked to a 40-acre Lothkunta land dispute. BRS called it a slap for the Congress government; the state hasn’t bothered to explain what HYDRAA was doing on a court-protected site.
Telangana’s CM says he’ll call a special Assembly in the first week of August to back 21-year-olds contesting. The law sits in Delhi — which suddenly gets shy when youth power isn’t just a slogan.
Monsoon season set for July 27–Oct 30 with 25 meetings; HRC advertises Rs 13.63 crore in prizes. The BJP-led Centre’s online-gaming law is on the books; the club says GST hikes and a forced online shutdown have hurt betting — their claim, their numbers to show.
Skyroot’s Vikram‑1 reaches LEO from Sriharikota, the first Indian private orbital launch — built in Hyderabad, flown on July 18 at 12:05:30 pm. Telangana’s space lane is open; the national parties can fight over credit later.
Congress promised ₹12,000 a year to every auto driver and a welfare board. Drivers are still asking where either is. The BJP isn’t the answer; the file is in the Congress government’s own drawer.
Krishna inflows reached Jurala and lifts to Nettempadu, Bhima and Koilsagar have begun. Farmers want canal releases; field officials say they’re waiting for higher-ups. Meanwhile, the flow heads to Srisailam — and the BJP-run Centre and the Congress in Telangana can both explain later why “later” is always the season here.