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Jemimah shines as India stun Australia with record chase to storm into Women’s World Cup final

Dreams of Kerala agri students wilt before bloom after tuition triples at state-run colleges — Dreams of Kerala agri students wilt before bloom after tuition triples at state-run colleges

Oct 30, 2025

Sengottiyan joins Paneerselvam and Dhinakaran to take on EPS’ AIADMK — Sengottiyan joins Paneerselvam and Dhinakaran to take on EPS’ AIADMK

Oct 30, 2025

Deluge of despair: Telangana’s floods and anatomy of unpreparedness — Deluge of despair: Telangana’s floods and anatomy of unpreparedness

Oct 30, 2025

Are Telangana BJP leaders quietly hoping for a Congress win in Jubilee Hills bypoll? — Are Telangana BJP leaders quietly hoping for a Congress win in Jubilee Hills bypoll?

Oct 30, 2025

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In the News

File image of froth formation in Marina beach.

Marina Beach turns frothy after rain, experts warn of health risks from toxic foam

Oct 31, 2025

The police team during the exhumation process in Dharmasthala.

Karnataka HC orders interim stay in Dharmasthala mass burial case investigation

Oct 30, 2025

Recent hikes in the RTC bus fare are impacting daily lives in Hyderabad

‘Feels unfair’: TSGRTC bus fare hike takes toll on students, commuters in Hyderabad

Oct 30, 2025

Suhas Shetty. (X)

NIA chargesheets 11 accused in rowdy sheeter Suhas Shetty murder case

Oct 30, 2025

Health & Wellness

File image of froth formation in Marina beach.

Marina Beach turns frothy after rain, experts warn of health risks from toxic foam

In Shreyas Iyer’s case, early diagnosis meant doctors could manage the injury conservatively, without surgery. Credit: iStock, x.com/ShreyasIyer15 — Blunt trauma explained: How abdominal injury like Shreyas Iyer’s can affect athletes

Oct 30, 2025

AI chatbot ChatGPT as confidant (Wikimedia Commons) — ‘Patient, available, perfect’: How ChatGPT is driving hundreds of thousands into ‘AI psychosis’

Oct 30, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Brushing teeth not only prevents cavities, it cuts stroke risk too: US study

Oct 29, 2025

ORS and ORSL being simultaneously sold in Chennai pharmacies. Credit: Veni EN — FSSAI to decide on ‘ORS’ beverage ban by 31 October as Delhi High Court clarifies interim order

Oct 29, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

Roads built at Rs 28,000 crore under BRS now need Rs 1,000 crore repairs annually—monsoon after monsoon. Credit: iStock

Deluge of despair: Telangana’s floods and anatomy of unpreparedness

Oct 30, 2025

File image of Allahabad High Court. (Creative Commons)

For Allahabad High Court, unsaid words are also a crime!

Oct 28, 2025

With over 26,000 appeals and complaints pending, justice delayed is transparency denied.

RTI becomes headless and toothless: Transparency cannot be a ‘dead letter’

Oct 27, 2025

A native grass genetically modified for drought resistance might spread aggressively in arid zones, outcompeting other native flora and altering habitat dynamics.

Critical and growing threats to world plant and other forms of heritage ignored by IUCN

Oct 27, 2025

Movies

Ranjith Balakrishnan.

Kerala HC quashes criminal proceedings against Malayalam director Ranjith in harassment case

Posters of Bison and Dude. — Deepavali sparks the caste conversation in Tamil cinema

Oct 26, 2025

Mohanlal — Kerala High Court cancels government order legalising Mohanlal’s possession of ivory

Oct 24, 2025

Feminichi Fathima — ‘Feminichi Fathima’ is a heartwarming film that delivers a sharp blow to patriarchy with gentle humour

Oct 12, 2025

Poster of the film Haal — ‘Haal’ denied censor certificate for scenes including consuming beef, makers approach HC

Oct 11, 2025

Web Stories

Brushing teeth not only prevents cavities, it cuts stroke risk too

Brain-eating amoeba: Kerala and ICMR launch study to trace infection

Virtual and interactive games speed up stroke recovery

Kerala’s ‘Bakwa’ leads the way for plastic-free South India

When spices that heal start hurting: Can we trust what’s in our kitchen?

Community & Culture

Sanyogita Bobba with her book. (Supplied)

How 16-year-old Indian Sanyogita Bobba turned her notes into a globally published economics textbook

Last supper Gaza. (Vivek Vilasini) — Art as witness, memory and resistance; ‘Museum of Debt’ in Kerala shows what the world owes Gaza

Oct 27, 2025

Hanan Benammar and Hochimin PH — Vandalism of ‘obscene’ art at Kochi gallery sparks clash over artistic freedom

Oct 25, 2025

Gujarat’s sugar mills pave the way to plastic-free South India; Kerala’s ‘Bakwa’ tells the story

Oct 23, 2025

A scene from 'Fever Dream'. — Interview: Theatre — not reels — makes you feel climate crisis, says director Meghana

Oct 21, 2025

Videos

PM Shri MoU CPI

State Of Play: PM Shri causes rift between allies CPI and CPI(M)

Oct 28, 2025

DMK to cut down seats

DMK to cut down seats in 2026? Allies demand bigger share

Oct 28, 2025

Dr Sivaranjani Santosh

Why are ORSL packets still being sold? Ball now in FSSAI’s court, Dr Sivaranjani Santosh

Oct 28, 2025

Supreme Court on Karur stampede

State Of Play: Supreme Court on Karur stampede and ‘institutional bias’

Oct 24, 2025

Tirupati laddu ghee

State Of Play: No ‘direct evidence’ to show animal lard was used in Tirupati laddu ghee!

Oct 24, 2025

States

The police team during the exhumation process in Dharmasthala.

Karnataka HC orders interim stay in Dharmasthala mass burial case investigation

Oct 30, 2025

Recent hikes in the RTC bus fare are impacting daily lives in Hyderabad

‘Feels unfair’: TSGRTC bus fare hike takes toll on students, commuters in Hyderabad

Oct 30, 2025

Suhas Shetty. (X)

NIA chargesheets 11 accused in rowdy sheeter Suhas Shetty murder case

Oct 30, 2025

The issue gained wider attention after a student at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, dropped out citing the steep fee hike.

Dreams of Kerala agri students wilt before bloom after tuition triples at state-run colleges

Oct 30, 2025

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RSS gets permission for a march in Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s turf Gurmitkal

Oct 30, 2025

Bribe (Representational image/Creative Commons)

Karnataka Lokayukta nabs public prosecutor for allegedly taking ₹1,100 bribe

Oct 30, 2025

ACB Representational image. Credit: iStock

Telangana ACB arrests lineman for allegedly taking ₹6,000 bribe

Oct 30, 2025

Roads built at Rs 28,000 crore under BRS now need Rs 1,000 crore repairs annually—monsoon after monsoon. Credit: iStock

Deluge of despair: Telangana’s floods and anatomy of unpreparedness

Oct 30, 2025

Police arrest Kalaripayattu trainer, wife for deliberately knocking down and killing two-wheeler driver in Bengaluru

Road rage ends in death: Couple fatally knocks down biker with their car over rear-view mirror damage

Oct 30, 2025

Successive governments in Karnataka have enforced a controversial ban on public protests in Bengaluru, requiring groups to restrict their demonstrations to the 21-acre Freedom Park.

Democratic activism to be collateral damage in Siddaramaiah government’s battle with RSS?

Oct 30, 2025

[LTR] Union Minister Kishan G Reddy, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Union Minister Bandi Sanjay.

Are Telangana BJP leaders quietly hoping for a Congress win in Jubilee Hills bypoll?

Oct 30, 2025

Pinarayi Vijayan

LDF eyes redemption through welfare bounty after political setbacks

Oct 30, 2025