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.

An EC-backed evaluation in Karnataka has shown high voter turnout and strong public trust in EVMs during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, challenging Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ narrative.