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Congress Receives Jolt in Telangana HC, Danam Nagender Loses MLA post
HC found that the Speaker’s reasoning on jurisdiction violated Article 191(2) read with Paragraphs 2(1)(a) and 2(1)(b) of the Tenth Schedule. Danam ready to contest bypoll Telangana High Court HYDERABAD: In a significant anti-defection ruling, the Telangana High Court has disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender from the state Legislative Assembly, overturning Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar’s decision that had allowed him to retain his seat despite contesting the 2024 Lok Sab
Telugu Americans News Service
8 hours ago4 min read


New Public Charge Review for Green Card Applicants Takes Effect
For benefits received before Sept. 18, USCIS said it would consider only public cash assistance for income maintenance and long-term institutionalization at government expense under the previous framework.
Telugu Americans News Service
9 hours ago4 min read


Telangana to unveil master plan of Future City in December: Revanth
The state government plans to hold the Invest Telangana Global Summit-2026 from December 7 to 9 at Bharat Future City, according to an official Telangana government announcement. Telangana will unveil the master plan for its ambitious Bharat Future City at the Invest Telangana Global Summit in December, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said Thursday, outlining plans to turn the new urban district outside Hyderabad into a major hub for artificial intelligence, data centres, lif
Telugu Americans News Service
2 days ago4 min read


India Risks Up to 100% US Tariffs Over Russian Oil After House Clears Bill
US Congress building India could face additional US tariffs of up to 100% if it continues buying Russian oil after a sweeping sanctions bill cleared Congress and headed to President Donald Trump's desk, potentially opening a new front in US-India trade tensions. The US House of Representatives approved the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a 262-159 vote on Wednesday, September 16. The Senate had passed the legislation 86-11 on August 7. The measure
Telugu Americans News Service
2 days ago4 min read


New US Green Card Public-Charge Rule Takes Effect Today
The Department of Homeland Security's final rule rescinds the narrower public-charge regulations adopted in 2022 and restores greater discretion to immigration officers deciding whether certain applicants are likely at any time to become a "public charge."
Telugu Americans News Service
2 days ago5 min read


Srisailam Reservoir Sees Little to No Inflow as Water Levels Remain Under Pressure
Srisailam dam Srisailam: The Srisailam reservoir on the Krishna River is receiving little to no fresh inflow, raising concerns over water availability for irrigation and power generation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to reservoir officials, the water level at Srisailam was around 864.60 feet, with storage estimated at approximately 120.95 TMC. The reservoir has a gross storage capacity of about 215.8 TMC when full. The situation has been closely watched because S
Geetika
2 days ago2 min read


Fire at Ganesh Pandal in Adoni
Ganesh pandal at Adoni. A fire broke out at a Ganesh pandal in Adoni, causing panic among devotees and local residents. The incident reportedly occurred at the pandal, where preparations and arrangements had been made for the Ganesh festival. On noticing the flames, people alerted the authorities and attempted to move away from the area. Firefighters reached the spot and worked to bring the blaze under control, preventing it from spreading to nearby structures. The cause of t
Geetika
2 days ago1 min read


Telangana Government Moves to Address 22-A Land Issues
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The Telangana government has announced steps to address the long-pending problems faced by landowners whose properties have been included in the prohibited 22-A list. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, during a discussion on the issue, said that the government would examine cases involving private patta lands that have been wrongly or unnecessarily included in the prohibited list. He said that a high-level committee would be constituted to study
Geetika
2 days ago2 min read


Trump Public-Charge Rule Faces Lawsuits Days Before Sept. 18 Start
A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia, joined by a separate group of major cities and counties, argues that the new rule gives officers excessive discretion to weigh immigrants’ use of public benefits when deciding certain green card cases. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia, joined by a separate group of major U.S. cities and counties, has sued the Trump administration to stop a swe
Telugu Americans News Service
4 days ago6 min read


Telugu Groups Plan Ganesh Chaturthi Events Across Atlanta, NY, California
Ganesh Chaturthi related clay-idol workshops are scheduled in Georgia and New York on September 12 and larger community celebrations planned in California on September 19.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 102 min read


TANA organizes Immigration 360 for members of Telugu community
Topics expected to be discussed include employment-based immigration, H-1B visas, green-card processes, family-based immigration, maintenance of lawful status and other developments affecting immigrants in the United States, according to information published about the program.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 101 min read


Cognizant PERM suspension deepens uncertainty for Indians for green card
The Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General said Cognizant’s PERM filings had been suspended while federal authorities investigated possible fraud and practices that could adversely affect American workers.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 105 min read


States chase AI gold rush as Visakhapatnam asks: at what cost?
Green Visakha meeting called for an independent expert committee and a cumulative assessment of projects totalling about 6,500 MW, covering land, water, electricity, environmental impact, government incentives, local employment and data security.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 77 min read


Protest politics heats up in Hyderabad as Assembly opens, civic polls loom
The competing agitations signal an early sharpening of political battle lines ahead of the crucial civic contest in Hyderabad.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 73 min read


300-Year Wait Ends as Ramappa Temple’s Ancient Somasutram Restored
With the obstruction cleared, water can once again flow freely through the ancient Somasutram, restoring an important element of both the temple's ritual practice and its original engineering design.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 72 min read


USCIS Revokes H-1B Petitions of Major IT Firm Over Wage Classifications
USCIS has revoked multiple H-1B petitions filed by an unnamed major IT consulting company after finding that skilled technology positions were assigned wage levels lower than the jobs’ duties and requirements supported.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 63 min read


Construction Boom Puts Older Buildings at Risk as Cracks Surface in Madhapur
Residents of the affected Siddiq Nagar property in Hyderabad say cracks have appeared over the past six months and blame construction of a six-storey building on the adjoining plot.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 54 min read


OpenAI Vendor TCS Picks Hyderabad for 1 GW AI Data Centre Campus
For Hyderabad, the HyperVault project could significantly deepen a technology economy historically associated with software development and global corporate offices by adding one of the physical foundations of the AI industry: large-scale computing infrastructure.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 55 min read


Two Major Hyderabad Links Open as Flyover Works Reshape Traffic in City
New infrastructure at Moosarambagh and Chanchalguda-Santosh Nagar is beginning to remove long-standing choke points, while construction around KBR Park, Gachibowli, Khajaguda and Uppal is simultaneously making some other commutes more difficult.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 45 min read


33 Hyderabad-Bound Passengers From Bengaluru Escape as Bus Catches Fire
Thirty-three passengers travelling from Bengaluru to Hyderabad escaped unhurt after their private bus caught fire and was completely gutted on National Highway 44 in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district early Friday, September 4.
Telugu Americans News Service
Sep 32 min read
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