PMx`Modi paid tribute to Mannathu Padmanabhan, founder of Nair Service Society, praising his vision for dignity, equality, social reform, and contributions to health and education.

New Year celebrations in Hyderabad ended up in the hospital after a 53-year-old man died and over a dozen people fell ill. The police are investigating a spurious liquor angle and possible food poisoning.

A 22-year-old Telangana engineering student, Thokala Hruthik Reddy, tragically died in Germany after jumping from his burning apartment on New Year’s Eve. Trapped by a fire in Brandenburg, he suffered fatal head injuries. His family is now appealing for assistance to bring his body back to India.