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A 44-year-old woman, Thenmozhi, and her newborn baby died during childbirth under a tarpaulin shade in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district. Her husband Anand has alleged that their family was kept in bonded labour-like conditions and that she was denied timely medical care. Police have registered an FIR and begun a probe.

A TGSRTC bus crashed into a petrol bunk at Batasingaram on Hyderabad’s outskirts after swerving to avoid an auto-rickshaw. The bus, travelling from Dilsukhnagar depot towards Choutuppal, entered the premises around 11 am. A parked car was completely damaged, another vehicle was hit and pump equipment was damaged. No casualties were reported.

A video showing 8 Tamil Nadu engineering students happily posing inside their car has surfaced after all of them were killed in a highway crash in Keralam’s Thrissur. The friends were travelling towards Kodungallur when their car hit a parked lorry.

A man was arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Erode for allegedly forcing a student to mix powdered cow dung into sambar prepared under the state’s free breakfast scheme. Police said the accused, Arumugam, acted after his wife was dismissed as a school cook. Teachers detected an unusual bitter taste while checking food and stopped students from eating it.

Four sisters, including their 11-year-old cousin, died after their moped collided with a private college bus near Elachipalayam in Tamil Nadu. Two died at the scene and two while being taken to hospital. Police registered a case, while the bus driver surrendered. A video of the crash has since triggered fresh questions online about road safety.

A wedding in Telangana's Rajanna Sircilla district turned tense after a man alleged that his wife and several relatives attacked him during his sister's marriage ceremony. Shravan Kumar said the confrontation stemmed from a three-year marital dispute. CCTV footage reportedly captured the incident. Police registered a case following his complaint.

A Hyderabad man staged an unusual protest by sitting inside a large pothole on the busy Imlibun-Putlibowli road, briefly disrupting traffic before police removed him. The viral video triggered widespread criticism over damaged roads. A civic official said potholes had been repaired temporarily, but recurring water stagnation was causing damage.

A rifle-shooting coach has been arrested in Andhra Pradesh after three members of family died by suicide in Godavari River. Police say suicide notes accused Sheikh Sadiq Khan of harassment, threats, blackmail and pressuring Sowjanya to convert to Islam. Investigators are also examining allegations linking him to the death of Sowjanya's husband.

Tamil Nadu has announced that women government employees will get 365 days of maternity leave for their third child, up from 12 weeks. The state says the move supports women's empowerment and welfare. 

A speeding car allegedly driven by an intoxicated man crashed head-on into a van near Tiruchendur in Tamil Nadu after hitting a parked motorcycle and attempting to flee. The motorcycle owner and others reportedly chased the car as it was driven erratically. The crash killed one person and injured two others, while shocking visuals surfaced online.