The South First | News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Live Updates

Health

Student with -12 marks secures PG medical seat as India lowers qualifying standards

Sumit Jha

8 mins

Student with -12 marks secures PG medical seat as India lowers qualifying standards

Andhra Pradesh

Tirumala laddu row: AP govt sees lapses in SIT probe, to challenge Jagan’s claim

Raj Rayasam 5 mins

Tirumala laddu row: AP govt sees lapses in SIT probe, to challenge Jagan’s claim

Politics

Survey exposes stark contrasts in parliamentary conduct among Telangana MPs

PV Kondal Rao 4 mins

Survey exposes stark contrasts in parliamentary conduct among Telangana MPs

IN THE NEWS

‘Blackmail Rajakiya Samithi’: Revanth Reddy slams BRS over corruption, coercion

‘Blackmail Rajakiya Samithi’: Revanth Reddy slams BRS over corruption, coercion

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority issues guidelines amid rising temperatures

Behind EEZ Rules: Why Kerala sees a threat to its fishing economy, rough waters for traditional fishers

By Dileep V Kumar

Fungi in your body know when to attack—Hyderabad scientists just found out how

Fire at Hyderabad forensic lab: Director dismisses ‘wild allegations’, says evidence safe

Tamil Nadu PSC cancels Group II, II-A Main exam after protests

Just Now

Karnataka to pivot from services to innovation-led growth, says Priyank Kharge

Two in five adults walk around with fatty liver in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad: Study

BJP councilor R Sreelekha opts out of PM-hosted Delhi visit

By South First Desk

Telangana municipal polls: Congress goes all guns blazing to blunt BRS surge

Thiruvalla spa gang rape case: Police arrest one more accused

Congress women MPs write to Speaker Om Birla over ‘baseless allegations’ and denial of Opposition rights

Southern Strokes

Ad wars

SF Specials

VIEW MORE →

TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

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.

By Raj Rayasam 3 mins

An old crown, a new plaque, and an unsettled chapter of Kerala’s Jewish past

An old crown, a new plaque, and an unsettled chapter of Kerala’s Jewish past

The Paradesi Synagogue preserves some of the most striking remnants of Kerala’s layered past: copper plates attributed to Chera king Bhaskara Ravi Varma, known as the Cochin plates; a silver hanging lamp gifted by British Resident Colin Macaulay; and a carpet sent by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.

By Dileep V Kumar 8 mins

Two suicides, two varied reactions: Free pass for RSS, pent-up rage against women

Two suicides, two varied reactions: Free pass for RSS, pent-up rage against women

The outrage over a sales manager’s suicide reflects suppressed rage against women rather than genuine empathy for the dead.

By Sreelakshmi Soman 7 mins

Governors cannot override elected governments – the Constitution is unambiguous

By Subash Chandra Bose 9 min

Five-year jail term, protection cells, safe houses: Inside Karnataka’s proposed law against caste killings

By Anisha Reddy 8 min

Arrests of journalists, alleged scandal at Singareni Collieries and a deepening rift in Telangana Congress

By G S Vasu 7 min

Web Stories

VIEW MORE →

Skipping the gym? Make these 5 simple movements to keep fit

Skipping the gym? Make these 5 simple movements to keep fit

How obesity teaches cancer cells to multiply and becomes deadly

How obesity teaches cancer cells to multiply and becomes deadly

As dengue turns endemic, Kerala plans long-term tracking of Zika and co-infections

As dengue turns endemic, Kerala plans long-term tracking of Zika and co-infections

8.3 crore children to face obesity by 2035 in India

8.3 crore children to face obesity by 2035 in India

SF Videos

VIEW MORE →

Vijay media avoidance

Vijay’s media avoidance: Smart move or risky silence?

By South First Desk 1 min

Gig economy

Gig economy sustains growth, denies security

By South First Desk 1 min

VB-GRAMG and MGNREGS

What’s the point of VB-GRAMG when MGNREGS was always working?

By South First Desk 1 min

double engine sarkaar punish Opposition ruled states

Does ‘double engine sarkaar‘ push punish Opposition ruled states?

By South First Desk 1 min

Community & Culture

The Zamorin of Calicut (1495–1500) on his throne as painted by Veloso Salgado in 1898. (Creative Commons)

Community & Culture How Malabar Malikhana, an 1806 colonial covenant, still brings cheques for Kerala royals

Dileep V Kumar • 8 mins read

Community & Culture

Chiranjeevi claims ‘no such thing as casting couch’; criticised for dismissing the issue

South First Desk • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

After Bose, what next for Kochi-Muziris Biennale?

P Sudhakaran • 10 mins read

Community & Culture

Ground Report: Beyond the Biennale, Muziris carries the memory of three millennia

Sreelakshmi Soman • 7 mins read

VIEW MORE →

Beyond South

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Beyond South Congress women MPs write to Speaker Om Birla over ‘baseless allegations’ and denial of Opposition rights

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

India’s draft Electricity Policy 2026: A Rs 12 lakh crore mistake

Dr Narasimha Reddy Donthi • 8 mins read

Beyond South

DMK MP P Wilson introduces Constitution Amendment Bill seeking diversity in judiciary, caste census powers

Subash Chandra Bose • 4 mins read

Beyond South

Eight Opposition MPs suspended from Lok Sabha amidst uproarious scenes

South First Desk • 2 mins read

VIEW MORE →

Opinions

RAGHU RAM MAHAMKALI

Vembu’s ‘alternative livelihoods’ warning jolts coders, exposes deeper fault line in AI’s rise

DR NARASIMHA REDDY DONTHI

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!

GURRAM MURALI KRISHNA

A blueprint to fix Andhra Pradesh’s failing village secretariats

DR. BYREDDY SHABARI

Creating a spectrum of growth opportunities: the colour economies of Union Budget 2026–27

Who are not coal swindlers?

Independent institutions are a prerequisite for a healthy republic

VIEW MORE

States

Tirumala laddu row: AP govt sees lapses in SIT probe, to challenge Jagan’s claim

Tirumala laddu row: AP govt sees lapses in SIT probe, to challenge Jagan’s claim

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

Andhra CM directs criminal proceedings as suspected food poisoning affect 92 students in government hostel

Andhra CM directs criminal proceedings as suspected food poisoning affect 92 students in government hostel

Raj Rayasam • 2 mins

Amaravati Quantum Valley: Andhra Pradesh’s bold leap into deep-tech leadership

Amaravati Quantum Valley: Andhra Pradesh’s bold leap into deep-tech leadership

Raj Rayasam • 3 mins

Jagan targets TDP over Tirupati laddu issue, alleges coordinated attacks on YSRCP leaders

Jagan targets TDP over Tirupati laddu issue, alleges coordinated attacks on YSRCP leaders

Raj Rayasam • 4 mins

Centre sanctions Rs 573.77 crore for six-lane connectivity road to Machilipatnam Port

Centre sanctions Rs 573.77 crore for six-lane connectivity road to Machilipatnam Port

Raj Rayasam • 3 mins

Tirumala laddu row: ‘Deliberate sacrilege,’ says Chandrababu Naidu, appoints one-man commission to probe

Tirumala laddu row: ‘Deliberate sacrilege,’ says Chandrababu Naidu, appoints one-man commission to probe

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

After years of losses, Centre’s support returns Vizag steel plant to profitability

After years of losses, Centre’s support returns Vizag steel plant to profitability

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

Relief for Andhra tobacco growers as Centre scraps excise duty on raw unbranded produce

Relief for Andhra tobacco growers as Centre scraps excise duty on raw unbranded produce

Raj Rayasam • 4 mins

AP Cabinet sets up short-term panel to review TTD administration after laddu adulteration row

AP Cabinet sets up short-term panel to review TTD administration after laddu adulteration row

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

TTD knew of ghee adulteration in 2022 but took no action, SIT finds

Raj Rayasam • 3 mins

Union Budget: Railways allot Rs 15,588 crore to Telugu states; focus on high-speed corridors, full electrification

Union Budget: Railways allot Rs 15,588 crore to Telugu states; focus on high-speed corridors, full electrification

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins

Jana Sena alleges synthetic ghee used in Tirupati laddu during YSRCP rule, seeks Assembly debate

Jana Sena alleges synthetic ghee used in Tirupati laddu during YSRCP rule, seeks Assembly debate

Raj Rayasam • 5 mins