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Centre pushes through VB–G Ram G Bill in Lok Sabha, Opposition decries ‘anti-poor’ legislation

Promises drawn on water? Congress yet to repeal contentious BJP-era laws in Karnataka — Promises drawn on water? Congress yet to repeal contentious BJP-era laws in Karnataka

Dec 18, 2025

Telangana gram panchayat elections 2025: Dominance masks underlying challenges for the Congress — Telangana gram panchayat elections 2025: Dominance masks underlying challenges for the Congress

Dec 18, 2025

Karnataka government tables Scheduled Castes Sub-Categorisation Bill in Assembly — Karnataka government tables Scheduled Castes Sub-Categorisation Bill in Assembly

Dec 18, 2025

Telangana debt rises as borrowings continue under Congress rule — Telangana debt rises as borrowings continue under Congress rule

Dec 18, 2025

Southern Strokes

Incomplete justice?

In the News

BRS MLAs move to Congress

Congress tops Telangana Gram Panchayat polls, but BRS can’t stop smiling

Dec 18, 2025

Bill aims to curb and prevent the dissemination, publication or promotion of hate speech and crimes, which cause disharmony, hatred in society.

Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill 2025 passed in Assembly amid uproar

Dec 18, 2025

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu admits public dissatisfaction, urges collectors to improve service delivery

Dec 18, 2025

The Minister for Women and Child Development, Laxmi Hebbalkar, has championed the Karnataka Devadasi (Prevention, Prohibition, Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill 2025

Gruha Lakshmi: Minister Hebbalkar admits payments pending for February and March, exact figures still awaited

Dec 18, 2025

Health & Wellness

Representational image. Credit: iStock

OMFS dentists can perform aesthetic, hair procedures: Health Ministry

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Feeding pigeons in Karnataka may soon land you in jail as health department seeks a ban

Dec 18, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Tamil Nadu’s cancer burden shows sharp district-wise disparities: Data

Dec 18, 2025

Telangana issues health advisory as cold, dry spell raises risk of seasonal flu — Telangana issues health advisory as cold, dry spell raises risk of seasonal flu

Dec 17, 2025

Obesity. — India’s obesity tsunami: 2025 statistics demand immediate action

Dec 17, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

File photo of Congress supporters

Telangana gram panchayat elections 2025: Dominance masks underlying challenges for the Congress

Dec 18, 2025

A nuclear power plant. (iStock)

Modi’s SHANTI Bill promises peace for nuclear suppliers — A free pass for accidents by defective equipment

Dec 17, 2025

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the challenge of reinvention

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the challenge of reinvention

Dec 17, 2025

YS Jagan taking oath as member of the Assembly

Inside Andhra’s one-sided Assembly: How Opposition withdrawal silenced nearly 40 percent of voters

Dec 16, 2025

Movies

IFFK.

Palestinian works among 6 films GoI won’t clear for IFFK 2025 screening, cites ‘diplomatic concerns’

The 30th Edition of IFFK will begin on 12 December evening. — At 30, IFFK opens with defiance: Palestine, exile, and the politics of cinema take centre stage

Dec 12, 2025

Avalkoppam — Actor assault case: Survivor, the torch bearer of change, gets immense support after the verdict

Dec 11, 2025

Actor Dileep. — Will acquittal alter equations: Dileep’s place in Mollywood back on the table

Dec 09, 2025

Despite the verdict, Bha Bha Ba (Bhayam, Bhakthi, Bahumanam), his ambitious Christmas comeback, is trending on screens and social media. — Dileep’s Bha Bha Ba! A comeback after collapse or a power shift in Mollywood?

Dec 09, 2025

Web Stories

India’s obesity tsunami: 2025 statistics demand immediate action

Tamil Nadu tops South India with the highest cancer burden

1 in 4 pregnant women in South India has gestational diabetes

The sixth Kochi-Muziris Biennale arrives: Not just for the time being!

Novo Nordisk launches Ozempic in India at Rs 2,200 weekly dose

Community & Culture

Differences between Dakhni and Urdu are stark. Dakhni shows evidence of influence from South Indian languages.

Dakhni: A language many speak but few can define

Kochi-Muziris Biennale — The sixth Kochi-Muziris Biennale arrives: Not just for the time being!

Dec 12, 2025

In a small Telangana village, a young innovator hopes to rewire how India talks about child safety — In a small Telangana village, a young innovator hopes to rewire how India talks about child safety

Dec 07, 2025

'Ummathat – The Rhythm of Kodava', was screened in the 'Indian Panorama Non-Feature' section of the 56th edition of IFFI in Goa. (Supplied) — ‘Ummathat – The Rhythm of Kodava,’ a celebration of culture

Dec 04, 2025

Kottayam Pushpanath — Malayalam ‘Dracula’ rises again after 5 decades with support from Stoker’s blood

Dec 01, 2025

Videos

AIADMK OPS

No TTV, no OPS — What AIADMK thinks?

Dec 12, 2025

Sengottaiyan’s strategy

Vijay’s Erode tour, Sengottaiyan’s strategy: AIADMK’s vote bank at risk!

Dec 12, 2025

Bengaluru metro rush

Bengaluru metro rush peaks: No space to stand!

Dec 12, 2025

Indigo row

State Of Play: ‘Friendly media’ goes after Modi minister — Hypocrisy over Indigo row

Dec 12, 2025

cancer causing mistakes

Do not make these cancer causing mistakes

Dec 12, 2025

States

BRS MLAs move to Congress

Congress tops Telangana Gram Panchayat polls, but BRS can’t stop smiling

Dec 18, 2025

Bill aims to curb and prevent the dissemination, publication or promotion of hate speech and crimes, which cause disharmony, hatred in society.

Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill 2025 passed in Assembly amid uproar

Dec 18, 2025

Despite being halfway through in power, there has been no indication from Congress to revisit or repeal these "controversial" laws.

Promises drawn on water? Congress yet to repeal contentious BJP-era laws in Karnataka

Dec 18, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock

OMFS dentists can perform aesthetic, hair procedures: Health Ministry

Dec 18, 2025

The Minister for Women and Child Development, Laxmi Hebbalkar, has championed the Karnataka Devadasi (Prevention, Prohibition, Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill 2025

Gruha Lakshmi: Minister Hebbalkar admits payments pending for February and March, exact figures still awaited

Dec 18, 2025

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan moves HC seeking quashing of ED action against KIIFB

Dec 18, 2025

IFFK.

Palestinian works among 6 films GoI won’t clear for IFFK 2025 screening, cites ‘diplomatic concerns’

Dec 18, 2025

File photo of Congress supporters

Telangana gram panchayat elections 2025: Dominance masks underlying challenges for the Congress

Dec 18, 2025

Reservation

Karnataka government tables Scheduled Castes Sub-Categorisation Bill in Assembly

Dec 18, 2025

Telangana’s GSDP is estimated to be in the ₹18–19 lakh crore range, giving the government enough headroom to argue that its debt remains within FRBM limits.. Credit: iStock, x.com/revanth_anumula

Telangana debt rises as borrowings continue under Congress rule

Dec 18, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock

Feeding pigeons in Karnataka may soon land you in jail as health department seeks a ban

Dec 18, 2025

Telangana issues health advisory as cold, dry spell raises risk of seasonal flu

Telangana issues health advisory as cold, dry spell raises risk of seasonal flu

Dec 17, 2025