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Sports key to shaping youth and nation’s future: Telangana BJP Chief Ramchander Rao

12 Dec 2025 | 9:29 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Telangana State BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Firiday underlined the importance of sports in national life, saying it plays a crucial role in shaping youth and driving India towards the vision of a developed nation by 2047.

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Lok Bhavan Pariwar celebrates pre-Christmas event; Governor Jishnu Dev Varma joins festivities

12 Dec 2025 | 8:55 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Lok Bhavan Pariwar celebrated Pre-Christmas with devotion and cheer on Friday, filling the premises with the spirit of unity, goodwill and festive joy.

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Akhilesh Yadav predicts political shift in Telangana, says people will repose faith in BRS again

12 Dec 2025 | 8:53 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said he believes the political dynamics in Telangana will change and that the people will once again support the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) if the party remains closely connected with them.

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Strict action against extortion, Hyderabad CP Sajjanar warns transgenders

12 Dec 2025 | 8:43 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar on Friday warned that strict legal action will be taken against transgenders involved in extortion, urging them instead to make use of government welfare opportunities and live with dignity in society.

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Tirumala: TTD expands Annaprasadam services to 60 Temples across AP

12 Dec 2025 | 8:13 PM

Tirumala, Dec 12 (UNI) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has begun extensive arrangements to provide hygienic and high-quality Annaprasadam to devotees across all its temples, following the directions of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

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Akhilesh meets Telangana CM, discuss political developments

12 Dec 2025 | 8:00 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday met Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at the latter's Jubilee Hills residence here.

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IFFK to release 4 books; special edition of Chalachitra Sameeksha

12 Dec 2025 | 7:41 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 12 (UNI) As the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) readies to celebrate cinema once again, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy is set to open a new realm of knowledge and memories for film enthusiasts alongside the festival's on-screen spectacle.
In association with the festival, the Academy will publish four new books and a special edition of its flagship journal, Chalachitra Sameeksha. The special edition offers a comprehensive journey through the historical milestones of IFFK, making it a valuable keepsake for cinephiles.

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Kerala local body election results--Suresh Gopi effect

12 Dec 2025 | 7:24 PM

Thrissur, Dec 12 (UNI) With hardly few hours before the counting of votes polled in the Local Body elections held in Kerala, will the"Suresh Gopi effect" will change the outcome and redraw the political map of Thrissur Corporation?
The question dominates among the political analysts, barely a year after the actor-turned-politician shattered Kerala's electoral equations.

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Cong win in first phase of GP polls reflects public trust: TPCC chief

12 Dec 2025 | 6:57 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Friday said the sweeping victory of Congress-backed sarpanch candidates in the first phase of gram panchayat elections reflects the people’s confidence in Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s development and welfare-driven governance.

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Dinners split Cong, BJP seizes political flashpoint

12 Dec 2025 | 6:53 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 12 (UNI) Back-to-back Congress dinners with separate MLAs, including expelled BJP leaders, have exposed deep fissures in Karnataka's ruling party, giving the BJP a ready-made narrative to question Congress's cohesiveness, governance credibility, and leadership priorities.

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ASCI, NSSTA MoU to strengthen training, research and governance capacity

12 Dec 2025 | 6:45 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) The Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad, and the National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday at the ASCI Bella Vista campus to advance collaborative work in training, research and public administration.

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Deepam row: TN Govt debunks claims of ‘deepathoon’, HC told it is ‘Survey Pillar’

12 Dec 2025 | 6:36 PM

Chennai, Dec 12 (UNI) Debunking the claims of the stone pillar, abutting the dargah, atop the Thiruparankundram hillock, as a ‘deepathoon’ of the famed Murugan temple below, the Tamil Nadu Government on Friday told a Division Bench of Madras High
Court that it was merely a survey pillar and there was no record of deepam being lit there.

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EC urges restraint ahead of Kerala local body poll counting

12 Dec 2025 | 6:32 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 12 (UNI) The Kerala State Election Commission has urged candidates and political parties to maintain restraint in their celebrations as Kerala prepares for the counting of votes for the 2025 local body elections on December 13.

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Madras HC sets aside Single Judge order, decides in favour of TANGEDCO in a decade old case

12 Dec 2025 | 6:31 PM

Chennai, Dec 12 (UNI) The Madras High Court today set aside a Single Judge order issued an order in
favour of TANGEDCO (now TNDPCL) with revenue implications of around Rs. 700 crores in a decade
old case.

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BJP master poll strategist Amit Shah to visit TN on Dec 15

12 Dec 2025 | 6:24 PM

Chennai, Dec 12 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and master poll strategiest union Home
Minister Amit Shah will be visiting Tamil Nadu on December 15 to discuss about
the upcoming Assembly elections in 2026 and the preparations being made for
the polls
After holding consultations with top Tamil Nadu unit BJP Leaders, he was also
expected to meet AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, whose
party is heading the NDA in the State, and discuss about expanding the NDA
ahead of the polls.

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