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Telangana’s Labour Department has called Uber, Ola, Rapido and GMR for talks after a dispute erupted over cab fares at Hyderabad airport. The union said the Joint Commissioner wrote to the ride-hailing firms the same day, asking them to implement the government-notified fares for prepaid airport cabs.
Telangana Minister G. Vivek Venkataswamy has called on Backward Classes to unite and assert their rights, saying their political and social strength must translate into greater representation beyond local body elections. Speaking at the State function marking the 131st birth anniversary of Chityala Ilamma, he pledged support for BC inclusion in the caste census and praised the Rajaka community's long struggle for recognition.
The Telangana government is weighing a new "Tourism Coupons" initiative aimed at encouraging Hyderabad's large IT workforce to travel across the state on weekends, in a bid to expand domestic tourism and spotlight lesser-known destinations. The proposal comes alongside a much larger push to use AI, digital tools and private investment to position Telangana as a major tourism hub, with officials now targeting Rs 50,000 crore in tourism investments and 5 lakh jobs.
Borabanda police have executed Preventive Detention orders against a 45-year-old woman accused of repeatedly selling liquor illegally through a belt shop in the area. The action, taken under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act on orders from Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, signals a tougher crackdown on habitual offenders and those enabling unauthorised liquor sales.
Actis has merged 11 Indian road assets from its Long Life Infrastructure Fund 1 and 2 into the NXT-Infra Trust, a move that underscores the growing institutional appetite for operating toll roads in India. Following the fundraising, Actis' stake in the trust has fallen to 71% from 86%, with domestic investors taking the balance, as the firm positions the vehicle for future acquisitions.
Srikanth Odela's The Paradise arrives with the scale and fury of an epic social drama, but the film struggles to turn its dystopian world-building into genuine emotional force. Despite strong visuals, a politically charged premise and a committed performance by Nani, the review finds the film too distant and repetitive to fully land.
Police in Katpadi arrested two bus passengers after seizing 10 litres of illicit arrack during a vehicle check near Christianpet village on Saturday. The accused, both from Chhattisgarh, allegedly told investigators they were carrying the liquor to Hosur to sell to workers at a private company.
Infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 150 crore each reported a cumulative cost overrun of Rs 2,88,122 crore in August 2026, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The latest monthly review shows that while delays and inflationary pressures continue to weigh on large projects, implementation is still advancing, with nearly half of the revised project cost already spent.
The Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru is presenting two major exhibitions that connect India's past and present through wrestling and visual storytelling. Curated by Aayati Sengupta and Amruta Patil, the shows explore how community, discipline, memory and media continue to shape cultural expression.
Malavika VN's documentary Viraamam (At Reel's End) brings the fading profession of film projectionists into focus at the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam in Thiruvananthapuram. Built from a student project revisited a decade later, the 16-minute film captures the nostalgia, labour and quiet loss behind the shift from 35mm projection to digital cinema.
At the India International Centre in Delhi, textile designer and revivalist Sunaina Suneja's exhibition, Phulkari: A Lingering Presence, reconsiders the Punjabi embroidery tradition through vintage textiles, contemporary works and the painstaking methods behind the craft. The show traces how phulkari was made, remembered and adapted, while revealing the women's labour, emotion and lived histories embedded in each piece.
Artist Yugdeepak Soni is presenting Sri Pichwai at Forum Art Gallery in Chennai, bringing a nearly 400-year-old devotional painting tradition from Nathdwara, Rajasthan, into a contemporary urban setting. Rooted in the Pushtimarg tradition and shaped by natural pigments, the exhibition highlights both the beauty of the form and the artist's concern about its future in a fast-moving world.
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