Political observers believe that around six of the 17 seats scheduled to go to polls on 18 June could witness uncontested elections, highlighting the growing influence of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in local authority constituencies across the state

The MBVV Crime Branch has dismantled a major MD drug manufacturing unit in Telangana, uncovering an interstate network involving drug makers, financiers and suppliers. Police seized drugs, chemicals and equipment worth Rs 20.72 crore and arrested three more accused, taking the total arrests in the case to 18