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BRS MLAs submit a breach of privilege notice against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over alleged remarks against K Chandrasekhar Rao.(File photo)

Telangana officials in Siddipet district have initiated an enquiry into alleged land irregularities involving the Erravelly farmhouse of BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), following orders from Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for a 30-day Special Enquiry Team (SET) probe into 388 acres of assigned land. Responding to allegations of “looting” lands worth Rs 1 lakh crore, BRS Working President K T Rama Rao demanded a judicial inquiry headed by a sitting High Court or Supreme Court judge instead of “handpicked” regimes, declaring full readiness to face legal consequences if any wrongdoing is established.

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Sikh trucker stabbed 17 times at US rest stop

Days after a racist social media post targeted South Asians in the US, a Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest stop. The brutal assault has heightened concerns over anti-immigrant sentiment and hate crimes against Indian professionals and workers in America.