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Phone Tapping Case: SIT questions Harish Rao for over seven hours

Hyderabad, Jan 20 (UNI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday questioned senior BRS leader and former minister T. Harish Rao for over seven hours in connection with the phone tapping case.
Harish Rao appeared before the SIT at the Jubilee Hills police station at 11 am, following a notice issued to him on Saturday evening. The interrogation continued until 6.30 pm, officials said.
Sources said lawyers were not permitted inside during the questioning, triggering protests by BRS leaders and workers who raised slogans against the police, leading to a tense situation at the venue.
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IIT-M CoE for Road Safety introduces ‘ThinnAI,’ at India AI Impact Summit

17 Feb 2026 | 1:50 PM

Chennai, Feb 17 (UNI) The IIT-Madras' Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) introduced ‘ThinnAI’, a personalised Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled trainer designed to enhance driver readiness and strengthen road safety in India.

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CM Siddaramaiah holds talks with US Ambassador Sergio Gor

17 Feb 2026 | 1:35 PM

Bengaluru, Feb 17 (UNI) Siddaramaiah, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, held discussions with the United States Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, during the envoy’s visit to the state capital.

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TN FM presents Rs 48,696 32 cr revenue deficit budget, to borrow Rs 1,79,809 65 cr taking the total debt to Rs 10,71,770 34 cr

17 Feb 2026 | 1:33 PM

Chennai, Feb 17 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu today presented the Interim Budget for 2026-27
with a revenue deficit of Rs. 48,696.32 crore in the state assembly
Since the state is all set to face the assembly elections in two months, the DMK government presented the Interim Budget
and the full budget would be presented after the next government assume office.

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CACM-2026 to showcase Advanced Carbon Technologies in Hyderabad

17 Feb 2026 | 12:49 PM

Hyderabad, Feb 17 (UNI) The Indian Carbon Society, in association with International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, will host the Conference on Advanced Carbon Materials (CACM-2026) at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus from Feb 18-20.

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Kerala on decisive, stable path to global middle-income standards: CM at CII meet

17 Feb 2026 | 12:32 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday asserted that the State is on a decisive and stable path towards achieving economic standards comparable with the world’s leading middle-income countries.
Addressing leading industrialists at the sixth meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Regional Council, the Chief Minister said the state has laid a strong foundation for higher growth by expanding equity, dignity and opportunity.

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