Andhra asked Telangana to stop hydel at Srisailam. The reservoir has almost no inflow. Telangana is still drawing over 35,000 cusecs a day for power. Kurnool and Nandyal are already on drinking-only water. Handri-Neeva is dry for farms.
Telangana admits 22A list errors after private land, already regularised, was uploaded as prohibited. Registrations stalled in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal and Sangareddy. The minister said genuine owners get relief in days.
The National Medical Commission has drafted a single national licence. After a UID in the National Medical Register, a doctor would not need a fresh licence to practise in another state. State councils still register. The draft is out for comment. It is not law yet.
India beat Pakistan 5–3 in Pool D of the FIH Hockey World Cup in Amstelveen. Harmanpreet Singh scored two. Abhishek Nain scored two. Hardik Singh scored one. India finished second in the pool and moved on. Pakistan did not.
I-T searched 13 places, including Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Guntur, on a ₹1,000 crore outward trail. One Vizag firm is tied to about ₹900 crore. Some addresses were empty. The nationwide exercise started 18 August.
Andhra issued a GO for 33.33 percent Backward Class reservation in municipal polls. Elections are planned in 100 of 123 urban local bodies. The rest are stuck in court. The Hindu said the quota was an NDA 2024 promise.
Amit Shah chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council in Tamil Nadu. Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana deputy CM Vikramarka were there. AP–Telangana river water and leftover Reorganisation Act items were on the agenda.
Indian Express counted the Noida April wage-protest arrests. Across 106 serious-charge cases, the average wait for relief was 53 days. Courts later granted bail in 84 percent. Judges said being in a crowd is not enough.
NCERT reconstituted the Class 11 and 12 political science textbook team. Sandeep Shastri leads it. The Hindu named at least four members with RSS, ABVP or BJP links. The Class 11 book is due by November 2026.
A Delhi court sent former water minister Satyendar Jain and others to 14-day judicial custody in a Delhi Jal Board STP tender case. They were arrested on 18 August. The FIR is from May 2024. Bail is listed later this month.