POLITICS
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Oct- 2025 -29 October
Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to International Space Station
The HTV-X is the successor to JAXA’s unmanned H-II Transfer Vehicle, known as Kounotori, or stork in Japanese, which flew nine missions to the ISS between 2009 and 2020. The new freighter can carry a bigger payload and supply power during flight Tokyo: Japan’s space agency successfully launched on Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the HTV-X1 spacecraft successfully lifted off atop the No. 7 H3 rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre in the country’s south and confirmed it entered the targeted orbit 14 minutes after liftoff. The spacecraft was separated and placed into a…
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29 October
Shooting at historically Black university in Pennsylvania leaves 7 injured
At least seven people were injured in a shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University on Saturday night. Authorities are investigating and urged people to avoid the area. Governor Josh Shapiro expressed support and concern for the historically Black university community near Philadelphia Philadelphia: Authorities said at least seven people were injured at a shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office said law enforcement had responded and were actively investigating. No other details on the shooting, including the condition of the victims, were available. Authorities asked people to avoid the area. Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro said on X that he was briefed on the shooting and offered the full support of his administration to the university and local…
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28 October
Revanth Reddy failed as CM, passed as Collections Minister: Harish Rao
Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao slammed Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to deliver two lakh jobs and damaging institutions. Launching the Congress Unemployment Dues Card, he urged youth to defeat Congress in Jubilee Hills and promised BRS protests for unemployed Hyderabad: Former Minister and Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, accusing him of turning Telangana’s administration into a cash collection enterprise for the Congress. He charged that Revanth Reddy had failed as Chief Minister, Education Minister, Home Minister, and Municipal Minister, but passed with distinction as Collections Minister. Addressing government job aspirants after launching the Congress Unemployment Dues Card at Jala Vihar on Friday, Harish Rao accused the Chief Minister of reducing governance…
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28 October
BRS leaders seek FIR against Congress leaders over alleged extortion threat
BRS leaders have filed a police complaint against Congress leader Rohin Reddy and former OSD N Sumanth for allegedly threatening Deccan Cements representatives at gunpoint. The complaint cites extortion and intimidation and demands FIR registration and an impartial investigation. Hyderabad: The BRS leaders have filed a police complaint demanding criminal action against Congress leader Rohin Reddy and former OSD N Sumanth for allegedly threatening representatives of Deccan Cements at gunpoint. Calling it a serious case of criminal intimidation and abuse of power, the BRS demanded immediate registration of an FIR, recording of witness statements, and an impartial probe, including the analysis of call data records of the accused and related officials. The complaint was submitted by BRS MLC Naveen Kumar Reddy,…
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28 October
Kurnool bus tragedy: 12-years after Mahabubnagar tragedy, Kurnool incident reopens wounds
Nineteen people died when a private travel bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire in Kurnool after colliding with a motorcycle. The accident revives memories of the 2013 Palem bus fire. Authorities have launched a probe and increased bus inspections. Hyderabad: Twelve years after the horrific Palem bus fire in Mahabubnagar that killed 45 passengers in October 2013, tragedy struck again on Friday as 19 people lost their lives in a similar incident in Kurnool district. The latest accident occurred in the early hours of Friday when a private travel bus bound from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire after colliding with a motorcycle on the highway. The biker also died on the spot. Ironically, the 2013 Palem accident involved a Volvo…
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28 October
Movement of tigers continues to spark panic among villagers in Asifabad
Panic has spread across several villages in Kagaznagar forest division of Asifabad after tiger pug marks were spotted in cotton fields. Forest officials have advised caution, deployed trackers, and raised awareness programmes as farmers fear for their safety during harvesting Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Movement of a tiger continued to trigger panic among residents of several villages in the Kagaznagar forest division for the past few days. Residents of Raspelli, Jambuga, Guvvalagudem, and surrounding villages in Kagaznagar mandal and Bibra in Dahegaon mandal claimed that they had spotted pug marks of a tiger in cotton fields. They regretted that they were living in fear following the movement of the tiger in agricultural fields. They said that the tiger movement was hampering cotton…
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28 October
Class X student of Gurukul School in Hanamkonda ends life after calling parents to take her home
Hanamkonda Gurukul suicide, PV Ranga Rao Gurukul School, Hanamkonda student death, Telangana school suicide, Vanam Sri Varshini, Bhimadevarapalli mandal, Huzurabad student news, Karimnagar school news, Elkathurthi police investigation, Telangana education news Hanamkonda: A tenth class student studying at PV Ranga Rao Gurukul School in Bhimadevarapalli mandal in the district allegedly died by suicide on Friday. According to the students, the deceased, Vanam Sri Varshini (15) of Rampur village in Huzurabad mandal of Karimnagar district returned to school on Thursday after Deepavali holidays. It was said that in the morning she called her parents from her teacher’s cell phone asking them to take her home away from the gurukul saying that she does not want to stay there. Her parents told her…
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28 October
Khammam man hacks wife to death over affair
A man in Enkoor mandal of Khammam district hacked his wife to death with an axe on Friday. Police said the accused, Thati Rama Rao, killed his wife Govarshini after repeated disputes over her alleged affair with another man Khammam: A man allegedly hacked his wife to death at Colony Nacharam village of Enkoor mandal in the district on Friday. According to police, the accused, Thati Rama Rao, married Govarshini of the same village after they fell in love and had three children. Govarshini was said to have been maintaining an extramarital affair with a youth, Akhil alias Adam, of the same village. About eight months ago, she left her husband and children and went to live with Akhil. Rama Rao…
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28 October
Woman techie from Yadadri dies in Kurnool bus fire
Anusha, a young software engineer from Vastakonduru village in Yadadri district, was among those killed in the Kurnool bus fire on Friday. She had boarded a Bengaluru-bound Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus from Khairatabad the previous night Hyderabad: A young software engineer from Telangana tragically lost her life in the Kurnool bus fire on Friday. The victim, Anusha, hailed from Vastakonduru village in Gundala mandal of Yadadri district. Anusha, who worked as a software engineer in Bengaluru, had returned home for Diwali. On Thursday night, she boarded a Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus from Khairatabad to return to Bengaluru. Unfortunately, the luxury bus caught fire near Kurnool around midnight, and Anusha was burnt alive in the incident. Her grieving parents in Yadadri-Bhongir district were left…
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28 October
Car catches fire on Outer Ring Road in Sangareddy; passengers escape safely
A car caught fire on Outer Ring Road near Muthangi exit in Sangareddy. The passengers noticed smoke early, safely pulled the car roadside, and escaped. The fire department rushed and extinguished the fire. Further details are awaited. Sangareddy: A car went up in flames on Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Muthangi exit under Patancheru police station limits on Friday. However, the passengers traveling in the car noticed the smoke emanating out of the engine early and parked the car roadside before safely ejecting out of the car. Though they immediately called for the help from the fire department, the fire engulfed the vehicle within no time. However, the fire tender was rushed to the spot and doused the fire. Further details…
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