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Two women killed, dozens hospitalised after ammonia leak at Tiruvallur fish feed factory
SIT likely to file chargesheet against filmmaker Ranjith in sexual harassment case within two days
Police arrest three over alleged assault on teenager at a Kerala old-age home

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Kerala CM VD Satheesan. Credit: facebook.com/VDSatheeshanParavur — ‘Silver economy’ ambitions meet fiscal reality as Kerala prunes elderly welfare spending

Gade Sai Krishna — Andhra Pradesh government forms SIT to probe alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna

'Balan' lead actors Farzana Palathingal (L) and Adisheshan K.R — ‘What’s my new name, what’s our new story?’ — ‘Balan’ and untold lives that hide among us

Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan presenting the Budget. — A retrograde tide: Kerala’s 2026 budget and the betrayal of the sea

neurodivergents — Why getting a disability certificate is still a herculean task for Kerala’s neurodivergent persons

emergency contraceptive pill — When no ban feels like a ban: Tamil Nadu’s morning-after pill confusion

Aditi Anand feels cinema is not only about big dramatic moments. It is about very small moments, tiny memories that people bring to the screen. — ‘I wish history to remember me as someone fearless’: Producer Aditi Anand on politics, cinema, society

Does democracy mean that the government acts according to the people's opinion? Or should it formalize the people's opinion and create a stable authoritarian government? — The decline and fall of opinion polls in India

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Listening to these stories, it became clear that the Uru is woven into the cultural memory of Beypore. Credit: Anto P Cheerotha — Wood, water, and memory: Inside Beypore’s surviving dhow-building tradition

IUML described the decision as a “historic political move”. Credit: x.com/IUMLTNOfficial — After left parties, IUML too exits DMK alliance; shifts to Vijay-led TVK camp

Mango sellers — ‘Our mangoes sell at only ₹4 to ₹5 per kg’: These TN farmers have no sweet tales to share

Telangana doctors during a call for an indefinite strike earlier. — Telangana doctors oppose move to raise medical college faculty retirement age to 70, warn of statewide agitation

CM VD Satheesan presenting the Budget — Where are UDF’s Indira Guarantees in Kerala Budget? Experts are not worried

Palakkad Nutri Garden — Palakkad expands fight against malnutrition with community-led Nutri Gardens

Mother, newborn die after delivery in Telangana tribal belt; staffing shortages come under spotlight

Rushikonda Palaces — One building, two years, no decision: The cost of Andhra’s Rushikonda delay