The South First

Opinion

Rice and paddy crisis in Telangana: Artificial scarcity before the real shortage

PV Kondal Rao

6 mins

Rice and paddy crisis in Telangana: Artificial scarcity before the real shortage

Opinion

The Owaisi paradox: From Hyderabad to Uttar Pradesh

R Dileep Reddy 5 mins

Opinion

Jagdeep Dhankhar at RSS event: Some questions and a ‘political conspiracy’

Devulapalli Amar 8 mins

IN THE NEWS

Beyond South

PM Modi’s chat with Chinmayananda’s holobot sparks ‘AI Baba’ ridicule

Health

Mounjaro KwikPen batches fail quality tests in CDSCO’s September drug-quality alert

Beyond South

Hindutva interpretation of Indian history ignores evidence to promote Hindu Rashtra, says Romila Thapar

By South First Desk

14 mins read

Health

Preferential treatment for ‘VIP patients’ takes up vital resources and delays care for others, AIIMS surgeons warn

Health

Magnesium glycinate is the internet’s latest answer to better sleep. Does the science support the hype?

Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Arnab approaching: Threat looms over north Andhra, central coastal districts; CM reviews precautionary measures

Just Now

Keralam

Keralam: SIT to probe fatal Cheranalloor crash; judge arraigned for allegedly allowing minor son to drive

News

Woman bus conductor suffers serious leg injuries after passenger allegedly pushes her

Andhra Pradesh

AP: Five-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Prakasam; villagers block Ongole–Chirala road

By South First Desk

3 mins read

Beyond South

Remarks against Amit Shah: UP court acquits Rahul Gandhi in 2018 defamation case

News

WhatsApp honeytrap: Retired Army captain arrested for allegedly leaking military secrets

Keralam

Former Keralam Governor recommended removal of PSC chairman week before demitting office; ‘illegal,’ says Pinarayi Vijayan

Southern Strokes

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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.

By Subash Chandra Bose 16 mins

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.

By Sreelakshmi Soman 8 mins

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.

By Keerthivas 8 mins

SF Specials

Web Stories

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Kerala toddler’s death: Child died due to severe malnutrition and anaemia, according to postmortem findings

Tesla’s flying Roadster: How does it work?

Did flydubai Co-Pilot try to shut down the plane’s engines?

CM Vijay launches ‘Thaaimaaman Gold Ring Scheme’ in Madurai

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Hyderabad forms human chain against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

By South First Desk 1 min

Community & Culture

Community & Culture Adilabad’s forests once held a kingdom of their own

PV Kondal Rao • 6 mins read

Beyond South

Beyond South PM Modi’s chat with Chinmayananda’s holobot sparks ‘AI Baba’ ridicule

South First Desk • 4 mins read

Opinions

PV KONDAL RAO

Rice and paddy crisis in Telangana: Artificial scarcity before the real shortage

R DILEEP REDDY

The Owaisi paradox: From Hyderabad to Uttar Pradesh

DEVULAPALLI AMAR

Jagdeep Dhankhar at RSS event: Some questions and a ‘political conspiracy’

PV KONDAL RAO

Beyond welfare: Telangana must prepare for the El Niño threat

N VENUGOPAL

Telangana’s looming water crisis: Responsibility and response

ANUSHA RAVI SOOD

ECI’s credibility crisis upsets BJP’s power dynamics with allies, friends but a key test remains

PV KONDAL RAO

Cockroach Janta Party’s Diwali break: Will it split Gen Z?

BIKSHAM GUJJA

The flag, the book and the Mahatma: The youth have already won; now Modi must choose

States

Andhra Pradesh

AP: Five-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Prakasam; villagers block Ongole–Chirala road

South First Desk • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Arnab approaching: Threat looms over north Andhra, central coastal districts; CM reviews precautionary measures

Sarath Chandra B • 6 mins

Andhra Pradesh

‘Failed as CM, son, brother’: CM Naidu targets Jagan, accuses YSRCP of orchestrating violence during local polls

Sarath Chandra B • 6 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Gade Sai Krishna custodial death: CBI registers FIR following High Court orders

Sarath Chandra B • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Gelatin stick blast at Alluri road work site claims six lives, including a teacher

Sarath Chandra B • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Cyclonic storm likely over Bay of Bengal by Monday; heavy rain forecast across coastal Andhra

South First Desk • 2 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Apex Court orders disregarded: YS Jagan demands Andhra Pradesh local elections be held under Supreme Court supervision

Sarath Chandra B • 7 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Gade Sai Krishna custodial death: CBI takes over probe, to register FIR

Sarath Chandra B • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Hunt for local body poll funding? Andhra tipplers forced to cough up ₹10 extra per bottle

Sarath Chandra B • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra local body elections: Polling postponed, SEC reopens nominations in 72 wards

South First Desk • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Violence mars MPTC, ZPTC nominations in Andhra; candidates blocked, papers snatched away as police stand by

Sarath Chandra B • 7 mins

Andhra Pradesh

House arrests of YSRCP leaders amid ZPTC, MPTC nominations in Andhra Pradesh

Sarath Chandra B • 5 mins

Rice and paddy crisis in Telangana: Artificial scarcity before the real shortage

The Owaisi paradox: From Hyderabad to Uttar Pradesh

Jagdeep Dhankhar at RSS event: Some questions and a ‘political conspiracy’

IN THE NEWS

PM Modi’s chat with Chinmayananda’s holobot sparks ‘AI Baba’ ridicule

Mounjaro KwikPen batches fail quality tests in CDSCO’s September drug-quality alert

Hindutva interpretation of Indian history ignores evidence to promote Hindu Rashtra, says Romila Thapar

Preferential treatment for ‘VIP patients’ takes up vital resources and delays care for others, AIIMS surgeons warn

Magnesium glycinate is the internet’s latest answer to better sleep. Does the science support the hype?

Cyclone Arnab approaching: Threat looms over north Andhra, central coastal districts; CM reviews precautionary measures

Just Now

Keralam: SIT to probe fatal Cheranalloor crash; judge arraigned for allegedly allowing minor son to drive

Woman bus conductor suffers serious leg injuries after passenger allegedly pushes her

AP: Five-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Prakasam; villagers block Ongole–Chirala road

Remarks against Amit Shah: UP court acquits Rahul Gandhi in 2018 defamation case

WhatsApp honeytrap: Retired Army captain arrested for allegedly leaking military secrets

Former Keralam Governor recommended removal of PSC chairman week before demitting office; ‘illegal,’ says Pinarayi Vijayan

Southern Strokes

SF Specials

Inside the Vijay push: Paid reels, PR networks and the ‘next PM’ narrative

One photo, one bot, zero expertise: How AI morphing is spreading across Keralam campuses

Behind Bengaluru’s 24 lakh SIR notices: Old rolls, shifting homes and a scramble for documents

‘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

Health & Wellness

Mounjaro KwikPen batches fail quality tests in CDSCO’s September drug-quality alert

Preferential treatment for ‘VIP patients’ takes up vital resources and delays care for others, AIIMS surgeons warn

Magnesium glycinate is the internet’s latest answer to better sleep. Does the science support the hype?

Centre bans reuse of single-use medical devices, doctors warn of higher treatment costs

Unequal stipends, long hours and embarrassment: In ‘stepmotherly’ Telangana, brick kiln workers earn more than young doctors

Transgender Persons Amendment Act does not bar gender-affirming care; doctors should continue care, says ESI

BOLD

Same genes, different plates: Study links poor diets to genetic cholesterol risk among Indians

Where are Wegovy weight-loss tablets in India? CDSCO seeks more data from Novo Nordisk

High blood sugar rates rise in over 100 southern districts; Keralam’s Kannur, Kottayam top the list: NFHS-6

Sugar highs, emotional lows: How blood sugar fluctuations and fear of complications affect mental well-being

Behind The News

Who will be Tamil Nadu BJP’s next chief? Vanathi Srinivasan, Sarathkumar and Vinoj P Selvam in the race?

‘Is the CM Justin or Glikson?’: Satheesan’s review of ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ sparks a buzz

JNU strike: John Brittas seeks President’s intervention as protesting students’ health deteriorates

Bills, thrills and a little suspense in Kerala Legislative Assembly

Kerala Medical Services Corporation searches for an MD — and the MD’s chair searches for an occupant

Sabarimala season ahead, Keralam Devaswom Minister and Board struggle to tango

Politics & Policy

In Keralam, ED report on Pinarayi Vijayan puts Congress’s stand on central agencies to the test

ECI’s credibility crisis upsets BJP’s power dynamics with allies, friends but a key test remains

From Jewish Gandhi’s lonely speeches to a chorus for democracy: Inside Kochi’s ‘Chalo Jantar Mantar’

Will Pinarayi Vijayan step down as LoP? The implications of the Kerala HC order in the CMRL-Exalogic case

Web Stories

Kerala toddler’s death: Child died due to severe malnutrition and anaemia, according to postmortem findings

Tesla’s flying Roadster: How does it work?

Did flydubai Co-Pilot try to shut down the plane’s engines?

CM Vijay launches ‘Thaaimaaman Gold Ring Scheme’ in Madurai

Citizen’s corner

Reclaim Footpaths: ‘Wherever there is a road, there should be walkers’ space’, SC tells Centre

Reclaim Footpaths: Who do Lady Luck favour? Check this out!

Reclaim Footpaths: Privileged and the underprivileged in Kochi

Reclaim Footpaths: A tragedy waiting to happen when the fence eats the crop in Kerala

Reclaim Footpaths: That sinking feeling in upmarket Bengaluru neighbourhood

Reclaim Footpaths: How jaywalkers are made — Chennai style!

No to Corruption

Telangana ACB nabs tahsildar, surveyor accepting Rs 20 lakh bribe

Bribery demands waning under Vijay? The reality behind TVK’s ‘clean government’ claim

Official in Keralam arrested after flushing bribe cash down the toilet

Keralam ex-DGP Tomin Thachankary sentenced to 4 years’ RI in assets case

SF Videos

Hyderabad forms human chain against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

State of Play: ECI row upsets BJP’s power dynamics

YSRCP-TDP tensions flare as violence mars local poll nominations in Andhra

State of Play: YSRCP’s BJP equation: Beyond Jagan Mohan Reddy’s ‘regret’

Community & Culture

Community & Culture

‘Dorothy’: The boundaries of caste, gender and the violence of patriarchy

Beyond South

Daughters inherit, but men decide: Meghalaya’s unique matrilineal paradox

Community & Culture

‘Bengaluru Jatre’ to bring 10-day city-wide celebration of art, culture and communities in December

Beyond South

Beyond South