Hyderabad: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is apparently being welcomed to the statewide celebration of Hyderabad Liberation Day with a tinge of mockery by the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS).

A huge banner, which has been put up near the parade grounds in Secundarabad, carries the words, “Welcome to 40% CM”. Seen a little closer, the message reads, “Welcome to 40% ComMission”!

The president of an association of state contractors accused the Karnataka government of demanding them to pay 40% commission. Due to the charges, the BJP government in Karnataka has been receiving brickbats from several people in India.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has arrived in Telangana for the Hyderabad Liberation Day event. He launched the program which is organized at the Secunderabad parade grounds on Saturday.

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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.

Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent. 

Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.

In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.

He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”

Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok. 

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.

A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.