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Over 30 lakh Telangana voters yet to appear for hearings as SIR claims and objections phase nears end
‘Gyanesh Kumar, his bosses are violating the law’: Former minister in Modi Cabinet hits out at CEC
Telangana HC refuses to vacate order on BRS MLAs’ Assembly entry
Megamalai forest encroachment case: SC reserves judgment, questions Ilavam Panju plantations
Rice alone isn’t the problem: How a refined-carb-heavy diet can raise metabolic and heart risks
‘No less than Freedom struggle’: Congress demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, SIR suspension
Just Now
Telangana CM Revanth meets Union Minister CR Patil, presses for nod on Tummidihatti barrage
Fire breaks out at historic Koder House in Fort Kochi
Local body bypolls: LDF makes gains, UDF retains edge in Keralam
Karnataka sugarcane farmers continue protest despite Union Minister’s invite to Delhi for price talks
HRF backs protesting GHMC waste collectors, opposes privatisation plan
Dispute over parking space turns violent in Nellai; 2 dead, 2 injured
SF Specials
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SF Specials
Inside the Vijay push: Paid reels, PR networks and the ‘next PM’ narrative
Online promotions have become part of the digital world. Social media platforms, where millions of people hang out, have emerged as important campaigning spaces for businesses and political parties. Such promotional campaigns highlight genuine achievements, qualities and history. They also push false information, manufactured images and carefully constructed narratives.
Keralam
One photo, one bot, zero expertise: How AI morphing is spreading across Keralam campuses
Campuses once associated with learning, friendships and youthful freedom are now confronting a darker digital threat.
Karnataka
Behind Bengaluru’s 24 lakh SIR notices: Old rolls, shifting homes and a scramble for documents
According to data from the Bengaluru District Election Office, more than 24 lakh notices have been generated during the SIR exercise in the city.
‘Over my dead body’: Generations at home in Agasthyamalai, now ‘encroachers’ on paper
‘The police kept saying I was Bangladeshi’: Inside Bengaluru’s migrant verification drive
A third of rural Telangana students may be hooked on smartphones – but it’s sleep, not academics, taking the hit
Community & Culture
Community & Culture
The Sea speaks Malayalam: The 122 words that sailed back with Vasco da Gama from Calicut
Beyond South
Beyond South
‘Gyanesh Kumar, his bosses are violating the law’: Former minister in Modi Cabinet hits out at CEC
Beyond South
‘No less than Freedom struggle’: Congress demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, SIR suspension
Beyond South
Cartoonists closer to God, Modiji?: Satish Acharya’s Insta page, South First cartoon blocked
Beyond South
Telangana HC Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh among three judges recommended for Supreme Court
Opinions
The Sea speaks Malayalam: The 122 words that sailed back with Vasco da Gama from Calicut
The things we blame on age: When getting older becomes an explanation for everything
Ethics committee or electoral mandate? The Kaushik Reddy test
After 1,000 days in office, Revanth bets on ‘visible impact’ taking on KCR’s infra legacy
‘India roars louder than ever’: Gyanesh Kumar SIR, please get out
Tools that enslave: Ivan Illich’s questions for India
Why CEC Gyanesh Kumar should resign, and why the appointment process needs to change too
Free to think? When public universities lose their freedom
States
Andhra Pradesh
SIR row: NDA allies, YSRCP demand clarification to regain confidence
Andhra Pradesh
From Gade Saikrishna to Cheekati Gopi: An alarming series of custodial death cases in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
AP’s new social media influencer policy: Same strategy, different government?
Andhra Pradesh
Document verification for AgriGold depositors: Plot allotment soon
Andhra Pradesh
AIIMS traces how cost, confusion and neighbours’ advice delay kidney ailment diagnosis in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Deep depression to cross AP-Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam; Telangana on high alert
Andhra Pradesh
AP Cabinet approves four new police commissionerates; social media influencers for government outreach
Andhra Pradesh
‘Cancel Andhra Pradesh medical counselling,’ demand medico parents’ association
Andhra Pradesh
Sai Krishna custodial death case: SC stays HC proceedings; to directly monitor investigation
Andhra Pradesh
Central share of National Social Assistance Pensions directly into bank accounts, to impact 9.34 lakh beneficiaries
Andhra Pradesh
Data center boundary wall collapses in Simhachalam: Doubts raised over environmental clearances
Andhra Pradesh