POLITICS
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Aug- 2025 -14 August
Trump deploys National Guard, takes control of Washington police
US President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington and taken control of its police, while also announcing gold will be exempt from tariffs, impacting futures prices. Washington: US President Donald Trump said at a White House press conference that he is deploying the National Guard to assist in restoring law and order and public safety in Washington. Trump also stated that he has formally invoked the Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control, Xinhua news agency reported. “This is Liberation Day in DC, and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump said. Trump noted that his administration surged 500 federal agents into the district last week, including personnel from the…
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14 August
Trump says oil sanctions a big blow to Russia, discusses Ukraine war ceasefire
Trump asserted that oil tariffs on India would harm Russia, making Putin more likely to seek an end to the Ukraine war. He also discussed his upcoming meeting with Putin and trade deals New York: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the oil tariff on India was a “big blow” to Russia, making its President Vladimir Putin pliable to seeking an end to the war with Ukraine. With Russia’s economy already “not doing well” due to the war, Trump said that their largest or second-largest oil buyer has been put under a 50 per cent tariff. “I was all set to do things far bigger than that, but I got a call that they’d like to meet”, he said.…
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14 August
Heavy rain emergency in Japan’s Kumamoto as landslides, floods hit Kyushu
Japan’s weather agency has issued its highest-level heavy rain warning for Kumamoto Prefecture, with landslides and flooding reported across Kyushu. Four people are missing as torrential downpours continue, prompting urgent evacuation warnings in multiple cities and towns. Tokyo: Japan’s weather agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Monday morning, calling for maximum caution as the risk of disasters could rise quickly. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) added Amakusa City to the country’s highest-level heavy rain warning list at 9:15 a.m. local time. Warnings are already in effect for the cities of Tamana, Uki, Yatsushiro, and Kami-Amakusa, and the towns of Nagasu and Hikawa in the prefecture. Weather officials urged people in areas covered…
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13 August
Telangana: Two elderly persons arrested for sharing child porn clips in Mancherial
Two men in Mandamarri were arrested for posting child porn videos on Instagram and Facebook. Acting on an NCMEC tip-off, Telangana Cyber Security Wing booked them and warned of strict action against sharing obscene content online Mancherial: Two persons were arrested on charges of sharing porn clips relating to children on social media platforms in Mandamarri on Tuesday. Police said that the two persons aged over 50 were apprehended for sharing porn clips of children on their handles on Instagram and Facebook. The police booked a case against the two based on a complaint received from Telangana Cyber Security wing, following a tip-off by National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, New Delhi. The police warned that stern action would be initiated against those who…
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13 August
Junior Assistant trapped in ACB dragnet in Mancherial
ACB officials arrested junior assistant Gadiyaram Srihari of a primary health centre in Mancherial for allegedly accepting a ₹5,000 bribe from a retired medical and health department employee in Kotapalli mandal for an official favour. Mancherial: A junior assistant working with a primary health centre was arrested by sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau, allegedly while accepting Rs 5,000 from a retired official in Kotapalli mandal centre on Tuesday. ACB officials said the accused junior assistant was Gadiyaram Srihari. He was apprehended when he was accepting the bribe from a retired employee of the medical and health department for doing his official favor.
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13 August
BJP State chief placed under house arrest, stopped from visiting Peddamma Temple in Hyderabad
BJP Telangana chief N Ramchander Rao was placed under house arrest and barred from visiting Peddamma Temple in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The protest-linked programme drew heavy police deployment, with BJP leaders accusing the Congress government of undemocratic and discriminatory actions. Hyderabad: BJP State president N Ramchander Rao was placed under house arrest on Tuesday and prevented from visiting the Peddamma Temple at Jubilee Hills, where he was scheduled to participate in the Kumkum Archana programme organised by a few voluntary organisations. Several BJP leaders, including a few corporators, were also placed under house arrest. The programme was reportedly organised as a mark of protest against recent HYDRAA demolitions near the temple. Anticipating tension, police deployed heavy forces at the temple premises…
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13 August
One killed in explosion at explosives factory in Bhongir
An explosion at Premier Explosives Company near Pedda Kandukur, Yadadri Bhongir district, killed one worker and injured several others on Tuesday. The blast caused panic among employees. Police are investigating the cause, and injured workers are receiving treatment. Bhongir: An explosion rocked the Premier Explosives Company near Pedda Kandukur in Yadadri Bhongir district leaving one worker killed and several others injured on Tuesday. Overcome by panic, employees at work ran helter-skelter to escape from the factory. The deceased worker was identified as Sadanandam from Godavarikhani. Several injured individuals were promptly shifted to Bhongir Area Hospital for treatment. Police registered a case and the exact cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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13 August
SC transfers probe into murder of lawyer couple in Telangana to CBI
The Supreme Court transferred the probe into the 2021 murder of Telangana lawyer couple Gattu Vaman Rao and P V Nagamani to the CBI, citing the need for further investigation. The couple was killed after raising police harassment and custodial death allegations New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred the probe into the 2021 killing of a lawyer couple in Telangana’s Peddapalli district to the Central Bureau of Investigation. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh said the matter requires further investigation. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Gattu Kishan Rao seeking a CBI inquiry into the murder of his son Gattu Vaman Rao and daughter-in-law PV Nagamani. The couple, both practising lawyers in…
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13 August
Watch: Heavy rains disrupt normal life in Telangana’s Warangal, Hanamkonda, Mahabubabad
Heavy rains since Monday night have inundated streets, homes and low-lying areas in Warangal, Hanamkonda and Mahabubabad, crippling traffic and public transport. Several colonies, markets and transport hubs remain waterlogged, with residents blaming officials for failing to ensure drainage despite forecasts. Warangal: Normal life came to a standstill in Warangal, Hanamkonda and Mahabubabad after heavy rains lashed the region since Monday night, flooding streets and low-lying areas and confining many residents to their homes. In Warangal, several colonies, including Hunter Road, NTR Nagar, Ramannapet, Shivanagar, Kareemabad and Sakarashi Kunta, were inundated. At DK Nagar near Ursugutta, rainwater entered homes, forcing residents to pump it out using buckets and utensils. Old Bitu Bazar, Clothes Bazar and neighbouring localities also reported flooding, with…
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13 August
Man missing after being swept away in Narinja stream in Sangareddy
Bonala Bhaskar (45) from Potpally went missing after being swept away while offering prayers in the fast-flowing Narinja stream in Sangareddy’s Jharasangam mandal. Search operations by police and officials are ongoing amid heavy rains. Sangareddy: A man was missing after reportedly being swept away in the Narinja stream at Potpally in Jharasangam mandal on Monday evening. The victim, identified as Bonala Bhaskar (45), a resident of Potpally, is said to have entered the stream to offer prayers to goddess Ganga as the stream came alive for the first time this rainy season. Witnesses said he ventured deeper into the fast-flowing waters and was swept away. Police, along with fire, irrigation, revenue and other department officials, searched for him until late on…
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