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Karnataka

From court to coalition: How can Karnataka sustain its challenge to VB-GRAMG?

Anisha Reddy

8 mins

From court to coalition: How can Karnataka sustain its challenge to VB-GRAMG?

Andhra Pradesh

TDP may keep three out of four RS seats falling vacant, offer one to JSP

South First Desk 3 mins

TDP may keep three out of four RS seats falling vacant, offer one to JSP

Health

Can public hospitals afford high standards in a system built to treat all?

Sumit Jha 6 mins

Can public hospitals afford high standards in a system built to treat all?

IN THE NEWS

Telangana police write to X for details on ‘abusive’ posts against Andhra CM Naidu

Telangana police write to X for details on ‘abusive’ posts against Andhra CM Naidu

‘Blatantly partisan’: Opposition MPs seek removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy accuses Centre of ‘step-motherly’ treatment towards Southern states

By Raj Rayasam

Karnataka DGP issues guidelines to prevent ‘mechanical FIRs’ over social media posts

‘Blackmail Rajakiya Samithi’: Revanth Reddy slams BRS over corruption, coercion

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority issues guidelines amid rising temperatures

Just Now

In major relief to Karnataka, SC allows delayed appeals in 530 land acquisition disputes

Nationwide strike on 12 February: Trade unions to protest against labour codes and VB GRAM G Act

Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj in realtor murder case

By South First Desk

Tension at University of Kerala as SFI protest escalates over arts festival row

Andhra Pradesh targets Rs 1.34 lakh crore in state revenue for 2025‑26

Karnataka man killed in Toronto shopping centre shooting, assailants still at large

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TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

Samples sent to the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, in mid-2022 tested positive for beta-sitosterol, an indicator of vegetable oil adulteration.

By Raj Rayasam 3 mins

An old crown, a new plaque, and an unsettled chapter of Kerala’s Jewish past

An old crown, a new plaque, and an unsettled chapter of Kerala’s Jewish past

The Paradesi Synagogue preserves some of the most striking remnants of Kerala’s layered past: copper plates attributed to Chera king Bhaskara Ravi Varma, known as the Cochin plates; a silver hanging lamp gifted by British Resident Colin Macaulay; and a carpet sent by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.

By Dileep V Kumar 8 mins

Two suicides, two varied reactions: Free pass for RSS, pent-up rage against women

Two suicides, two varied reactions: Free pass for RSS, pent-up rage against women

The outrage over a sales manager’s suicide reflects suppressed rage against women rather than genuine empathy for the dead.

By Sreelakshmi Soman 7 mins

Governors cannot override elected governments – the Constitution is unambiguous

By Subash Chandra Bose 9 min

Five-year jail term, protection cells, safe houses: Inside Karnataka’s proposed law against caste killings

By Anisha Reddy 8 min

Arrests of journalists, alleged scandal at Singareni Collieries and a deepening rift in Telangana Congress

By G S Vasu 7 min

Web Stories

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Obesity is not just about food: Polluted air and chemicals disrupt metabolism

Obesity is not just about food: Polluted air and chemicals disrupt metabolism

Skipping the gym? Make these 5 simple movements to keep fit

Skipping the gym? Make these 5 simple movements to keep fit

How obesity teaches cancer cells to multiply and becomes deadly

How obesity teaches cancer cells to multiply and becomes deadly

As dengue turns endemic, Kerala plans long-term tracking of Zika and co-infections

As dengue turns endemic, Kerala plans long-term tracking of Zika and co-infections

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Vijay media avoidance

Vijay’s media avoidance: Smart move or risky silence?

By South First Desk 1 min

Gig economy

Gig economy sustains growth, denies security

By South First Desk 1 min

VB-GRAMG and MGNREGS

What’s the point of VB-GRAMG when MGNREGS was always working?

By South First Desk 1 min

double engine sarkaar punish Opposition ruled states

Does ‘double engine sarkaar‘ push punish Opposition ruled states?

By South First Desk 1 min

Community & Culture

The Zamorin of Calicut (1495–1500) on his throne as painted by Veloso Salgado in 1898. (Creative Commons)

Community & Culture How Malabar Malikhana, an 1806 colonial covenant, still brings cheques for Kerala royals

Dileep V Kumar • 8 mins read

Community & Culture

Chiranjeevi claims ‘no such thing as casting couch’; criticised for dismissing the issue

South First Desk • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

After Bose, what next for Kochi-Muziris Biennale?

P Sudhakaran • 10 mins read

Community & Culture

Ground Report: Beyond the Biennale, Muziris carries the memory of three millennia

Sreelakshmi Soman • 7 mins read

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Beyond South

Central Trade Unions leaders address the press

Beyond South Nationwide strike on 12 February: Trade unions to protest against labour codes and VB GRAM G Act

South First Desk • 5 mins read

Beyond South

‘Blatantly partisan’: Opposition MPs seek removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

Congress women MPs write to Speaker Om Birla over ‘baseless allegations’ and denial of Opposition rights

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

India’s draft Electricity Policy 2026: A Rs 12 lakh crore mistake

Dr Narasimha Reddy Donthi • 8 mins read

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Opinions

RAGHU RAM MAHAMKALI

Vembu’s ‘alternative livelihoods’ warning jolts coders, exposes deeper fault line in AI’s rise

DR NARASIMHA REDDY DONTHI

India’s draft Electricity Policy 2026: A Rs 12 lakh crore mistake

The ‘invisible’ state: Kerala in India’s political equation

Suicide is not just an individual act, but the collective death of society!

GURRAM MURALI KRISHNA

A blueprint to fix Andhra Pradesh’s failing village secretariats

DR. BYREDDY SHABARI

Creating a spectrum of growth opportunities: the colour economies of Union Budget 2026–27

Who are not coal swindlers?

Independent institutions are a prerequisite for a healthy republic

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States

Andhra Pradesh targets Rs 1.34 lakh crore in state revenue for 2025‑26

Andhra Pradesh targets Rs 1.34 lakh crore in state revenue for 2025‑26

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

TDP may keep three out of four RS seats falling vacant, offer one to JSP

TDP may keep three out of four RS seats falling vacant, offer one to JSP

South First Desk • 3 mins

Tirumala laddu row: AP govt sees lapses in SIT probe, to challenge Jagan’s claim

Tirumala laddu row: AP govt sees lapses in SIT probe, to challenge Jagan’s claim

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

Andhra CM directs criminal proceedings as suspected food poisoning affect 92 students in government hostel

Andhra CM directs criminal proceedings as suspected food poisoning affect 92 students in government hostel

Raj Rayasam • 2 mins

Amaravati Quantum Valley: Andhra Pradesh’s bold leap into deep-tech leadership

Amaravati Quantum Valley: Andhra Pradesh’s bold leap into deep-tech leadership

Raj Rayasam • 3 mins

Jagan targets TDP over Tirupati laddu issue, alleges coordinated attacks on YSRCP leaders

Jagan targets TDP over Tirupati laddu issue, alleges coordinated attacks on YSRCP leaders

Raj Rayasam • 4 mins

Centre sanctions Rs 573.77 crore for six-lane connectivity road to Machilipatnam Port

Centre sanctions Rs 573.77 crore for six-lane connectivity road to Machilipatnam Port

Raj Rayasam • 3 mins

Tirumala laddu row: ‘Deliberate sacrilege,’ says Chandrababu Naidu, appoints one-man commission to probe

Tirumala laddu row: ‘Deliberate sacrilege,’ says Chandrababu Naidu, appoints one-man commission to probe

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

After years of losses, Centre’s support returns Vizag steel plant to profitability

After years of losses, Centre’s support returns Vizag steel plant to profitability

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

Relief for Andhra tobacco growers as Centre scraps excise duty on raw unbranded produce

Relief for Andhra tobacco growers as Centre scraps excise duty on raw unbranded produce

Raj Rayasam • 4 mins

AP Cabinet sets up short-term panel to review TTD administration after laddu adulteration row

AP Cabinet sets up short-term panel to review TTD administration after laddu adulteration row

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

Raj Rayasam • 3 mins