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BJP got ₹3,157 crore of ₹3,826 crore routed through electoral trusts in 2024–25
TVK’s Vijay sounds war bugle, terms poll a battle between people and corruption
Infant dies at Hyderabad hospital after administered expired injection, triggers probe and unrest
Tirupati laddu row: Supreme Court rejects ex-MP’s plea against probe commission
Four dead, several others hospitalised in suspected milk contamination in Rajamahendravaram
Regularisation rush before poll code? Kerala government faces heat on last-minute orders
Just Now
First time Karnataka Congress MLAs’ letter to party leadership surfaces; seek representation in cabinet
Yet another alleged case of medical negligence: Two-and-a-half-year-old dies in Thiruvananthapuram
Village secretariats in peril: People’s Pulse field study exposes systemic failures
Uproar in Kerala Assembly over Sabarimala gold theft, Opposition seeks minister’s scalp
Two-month-old dies after alleged assault at Kummera Mallanna Jatara in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 23 February
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Health
Ground Report: In Karnataka’s Koppal, menstrual cups are ‘scary’, pads are missing, and cloth becomes default
As Karnataka is attempting to pivot its flagship menstrual hygiene programme, Shuchi, towards menstrual cups for schoolgirls, the state is facing cultural gaps and fears.
Politics
The ‘40’ factor favouring Vijay’s TVK in poll-bound Tamil Nadu
Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party has emerged as an unexpected disruptor, throwing off poll calculations, with neither seasoned political parties nor psephologists nor consultants able to gauge the actual impact TVK is expected to have.
Andhra Pradesh
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.
Health & Wellness
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Community & Culture
Community & Culture
From Sangam verses to stone inscriptions: How Chikai Kotran sailed into history
Community & Culture
Idukki Dam turns 50: When Periyar was tamed to change Kerala’s energy history
Community & Culture
How Malabar Malikhana, an 1806 colonial covenant, still brings cheques for Kerala royals
Community & Culture
Chiranjeevi claims ‘no such thing as casting couch’; criticised for dismissing the issue
Beyond South
Beyond South
BJP got ₹3,157 crore of ₹3,826 crore routed through electoral trusts in 2024–25
Beyond South
Uttar Pradesh government engineer, wife sentenced to death for sexually abusing 33 children over years
Beyond South
AI Impact Summit access card features placeholder text instead of guidelines
Beyond South
‘What culture are we developing’, Supreme Court calls for revisiting freebie policies
Opinions
Is Chandrababu Naidu handing over the chief minister’s throne to Nara Lokesh?
Telangana municipal body polls: Hopping frogs and jumping monkeys make democracy!
Money, freebies, opportunistic alliances and mudslinging: Is this democracy?
A coincidence that felt consequential: how two Anthropic events became one narrative
Vembu’s ‘alternative livelihoods’ warning jolts coders, exposes deeper fault line in AI’s rise
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!
States
Andhra Pradesh
Village secretariats in peril: People’s Pulse field study exposes systemic failures
Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati laddu row: Supreme Court rejects ex-MP’s plea against probe commission
Andhra Pradesh
Four dead, several others hospitalised in suspected milk contamination in Rajamahendravaram
Andhra Pradesh
AP suspends four police officers after SC rap in Dalit youth murder case involving YSRCP MLC
Andhra Pradesh
Former APSBCL MD Vasudeva Reddy arrested in Rs 3,500 crore Andhra liquor scam
Andhra Pradesh
Is Chandrababu Naidu handing over the chief minister’s throne to Nara Lokesh?
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh appoints Dedicated Commission to conduct empirical study on BC reservations in local bodies
Andhra Pradesh
Jagan flays Naidu for non-allocation of funds for Super Six promises in 2026-27 Andhra budget
Andhra Pradesh
ACB nabs junior lineman in Guntur for Rs 70,000 bribe
Andhra Pradesh
Supreme Court clears trial against Andhra cadre IAS officer Y Srilakshmi in OMC mining case
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM Naidu rolls out red carpet for Bill Gates as shadow of Epstein files looms large, draws criticism
Andhra Pradesh