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Ground report: Over 300 families rendered homeless after GBA eviction in Karnataka’s Yelahanka

Ground report: Over 300 families rendered homeless after GBA eviction in Karnataka’s Yelahanka

After RTI reveals only 17% GOs in public domain, Telangana HC orders immediate disclosure

After RTI reveals only 17% GOs in public domain, Telangana HC orders immediate disclosure

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Dec 24, 2025

Union government plans new legal framework for medical research, raising questions over oversight and ethics

Union government plans new legal framework for medical research, raising questions over oversight and ethics

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Dec 24, 2025

Weather update: Forecast for major South Indian cities on 24 December

Weather update: Forecast for major South Indian cities on 24 December

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Dec 24, 2025

Revanth Reddy plans Assembly counter-offensive as BRS revival looms after panchayat gains

Revanth Reddy plans Assembly counter-offensive as BRS revival looms after panchayat gains

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Dec 23, 2025

Behind the News

When KCR pricked Telangana’s MoU bubble

‘…They know not what they do!’ When ‘Modi’ eclipsed the divine birth

When court approaches court to protect itself in Kerala

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SF Specials
Ground report: Tamil Nadu Adivasis, especially women, face mass disenfranchisement during SIR

Ground report: Tamil Nadu Adivasis, especially women, face mass disenfranchisement during SIR

The forgotten women: Karnataka’s period leave policy does not count them

The forgotten women: Karnataka’s period leave policy does not count them

Southern Strokes

Reel vs Real

In the News

Highlighting existing precedents, the Commission pointed out that the Kerala government already grants students with Type 1 Diabetes an extra 20 minutes for every hour of examination in class 10 and Plus Two tests.

Kerala’s Rights Commission moots extra exam time for Type 1 diabetes students

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Dec 24, 2025

BJP leader C Krishnakumar,

BJP leader’s remark on Palakkad Christmas carol attack sparks row; DYFI to hold mass carols

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Dec 24, 2025

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Bengaluru techie shoots estranged wife dead for seeking divorce

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Dec 24, 2025

Telangana ACB.

Telangana ACB registers disproportionate assets case against Mahabubnagar Deputy Transport Commissioner

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Dec 24, 2025

Health & Wellness

Highlighting existing precedents, the Commission pointed out that the Kerala government already grants students with Type 1 Diabetes an extra 20 minutes for every hour of examination in class 10 and Plus Two tests.

Kerala’s Rights Commission moots extra exam time for Type 1 diabetes students

Medical research

Union government plans new legal framework for medical research, raising questions over oversight and ethics

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Dec 24, 2025

Ex-CBI chief alludes ‘religious agenda’ to circumcisions on non-Muslim boys; Doctors call it out

Ex-CBI chief alludes ‘religious agenda’ to circumcisions on non-Muslim boys; Doctors call it out

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Dec 23, 2025

General Hospital in Ernakulam, Kerala, scripted history as the first district-level government hospital in India to transplant a heart.

Nepali woman gets new heart, life as Ernakulam General Hospital scripts history

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Dec 23, 2025

digital healthcare India

Merging digital infrastructure and human touch: Progress, challenges, and the future of India’s healthcare

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Dec 23, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

Will Congress, BRS, or BJP seize the day

Telangana’s political landscape in late 2025: Revival, governance challenges, and regional tensions

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Dec 23, 2025

Mahatma Gandhi

In the ‘Amrit Kaal’, the Ram of Ayodhya is the father of the nation!

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Dec 22, 2025

Vedanta land Odisha

Government exists only to serve corporates: The curious case of land allocation for Vedanta in Odisha

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Dec 21, 2025

Viksit India 2047

2047 in politically motivated visions: Unscientific and irrational

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Dec 20, 2025

Movies

Looking at films through gender, caste lens.

Rewind 2025: Looking at films through gender, caste lens

Actor- director Sreenivasan

Malayalam actor-director Sreenivasan passes away

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Dec 20, 2025

30th IFFK

30th IFFK: GOI’s objection, show cancellations ‘without any reason’ and a woeful future

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Dec 20, 2025

A scene from 'Afternoon Clouds' by Payal Kapadia. The 13-minute short will be screened on Sunday.

‘Ancessao’ and ‘Jahaan’ to set Hyderabad International Short Film Festival rolling

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Dec 19, 2025

IFFK.

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

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Dec 18, 2025

Web Stories

From symptoms to early detection: Oncologist explains cancer’s early clues
Karnataka issues winter flu alert, asks districts to brace for surge
Feeding pigeons in Karnataka may soon land you in jail
India’s obesity tsunami: 2025 statistics demand immediate action
Tamil Nadu tops South India with the highest cancer burden

Community & Culture

The Hyderabad Book Fair

The Hyderabad Book Festival — once again!

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

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Dec 14, 2025

Kochi-Muziris Biennale

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

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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

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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

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Dec 04, 2025

Videos

non-mangrove bio-shields Tamil Nadu

Beyond sea walls: Community-led non-mangrove bio-shields for coastal protection in Tamil Nadu

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Dec 21, 2025

voting rights in Mancholai

Tamil Nadu SIR: Election Commission deprived 1857 Dalit people of voting rights in Mancholai

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Dec 21, 2025

Congress demands 39 seats from DMK

Congress demands 39 seats from DMK ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

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Dec 21, 2025

BJP's 70-seat demand from AIADMK

BJP’s 70-seat demand from AIADMK: Will EPS comply?

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Dec 21, 2025

Modi government replaces MGNREGA

State Of Play: Modi government replaces MGNREGA at States’ cost

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Dec 21, 2025

States

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Telangana’s Rs 13.59 lakh spend on a single briefing session raises eyebrows

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Dec 24, 2025

Highlighting existing precedents, the Commission pointed out that the Kerala government already grants students with Type 1 Diabetes an extra 20 minutes for every hour of examination in class 10 and Plus Two tests.

Kerala’s Rights Commission moots extra exam time for Type 1 diabetes students

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Dec 24, 2025

Exodus from BRS to Congress resumes but KCR is hopeful

When KCR pricked Telangana’s MoU bubble

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Dec 24, 2025

BJP leader C Krishnakumar,

BJP leader’s remark on Palakkad Christmas carol attack sparks row; DYFI to hold mass carols

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Dec 24, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock

Bengaluru techie shoots estranged wife dead for seeking divorce

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Dec 24, 2025

Telangana ACB.

Telangana ACB registers disproportionate assets case against Mahabubnagar Deputy Transport Commissioner

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Dec 24, 2025

Numerous homes were razed by the Greater Bengaluru Authority.

Ground report: Over 300 families rendered homeless after GBA eviction in Karnataka’s Yelahanka

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Dec 24, 2025

The Telangana High Court. (Wikimedia Commons)

After RTI reveals only 17% GOs in public domain, Telangana HC orders immediate disclosure

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Dec 24, 2025

A destroyed check dam. Credit: x/kkrmardi

Deliberate blasts brought down Maneru check dams; fact-finding panel flags sand mafia link

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Dec 24, 2025

Conservationist Rajendra Singh says sand miners blew up check dams on Maneru river

Conservationist Rajendra Singh says sand miners blew up check dams on Maneru river

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Dec 24, 2025

Revanth Reddy has reportedly directed ministers to build a comprehensive case focusing on what he terms BRS’s mismanagement of river waters, anchored in the "flawed ad hoc agreement.". Credit: x.com/revanth_anumula, x.com/BRSparty

Revanth Reddy plans Assembly counter-offensive as BRS revival looms after panchayat gains

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Dec 23, 2025

Drug abuse. Representational Image. (Creative Commons)

Kerala takes giant leap in fight against drugs; private sector roped in through PODA initiative

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Dec 23, 2025