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Two Decembers, four decades apart in Kerala: Chalai and BJP’s capital city moment

Infosys says sold land in Karnataka was not government-allotted amid scrutiny over land meant for job creation — Infosys says sold land in Karnataka was not government-allotted amid scrutiny over land meant for job creation

Dec 30, 2025

Andhra Pradesh’s roads face Sankranti deadline, puts TDP governance on trial — Andhra Pradesh’s roads face Sankranti deadline, puts TDP governance on trial

Dec 30, 2025

Kerala finally has an answer to natural disaster-created waste mountains — Kerala finally has an answer to natural disaster-created waste mountains

Dec 30, 2025

For cancer patients in Tamil Nadu, road to treatment often leads to Chennai — For cancer patients in Tamil Nadu, road to treatment often leads to Chennai

Dec 30, 2025

Southern Strokes

A lynching shame

In the News

ECI’s rushed and opaque SIR is disenfranchising the marginalised, Congress alleges

ECI’s rushed and opaque SIR is disenfranchising the marginalised, Congress alleges

Dec 30, 2025

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene and suspend the "arbitrary and hurried enforcement" of the VB-G RAM G Act.

Siddaramaiah urges PM Modi to suspend enforcement of VB-G RAM G Act

Dec 30, 2025

Gold-plated sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala.

Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT questions former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran

Dec 30, 2025

Andhra Pradesh. (iStock)

Andhra Pradesh to rename Gram and Ward Sachivalayams as Swarna Gramam and Swarna Wards

Dec 30, 2025

Health & Wellness

septicaemia

Tamil Nadu records one in five sepsis deaths in India

Representational image. Credit: iStock — For cancer patients in Tamil Nadu, road to treatment often leads to Chennai

Dec 30, 2025

Bird Flu (H5N1) outbreak — Poultry ban sparks protests as bird flu containment intensifies in Alappuzha

Dec 29, 2025

Female General ward, Tondiarpet government peripheral hospital. — Ground report: Inside Chennai’s underused government peripheral hospitals, where care remains on paper

Dec 29, 2025

MBBS — ‘You quote, we pay’: Telangana’s gambit to fill its short-staffed rural medical colleges

Dec 28, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

KCR to take on Revanth Reddy government on the neglect of irrigation projects

With New Year approaching, Telangana politics is about to heat up

Dec 29, 2025

CPI (Maoist).

From the barrel of the gun to the ballot box: Can surrendered Maoists forge a viable political future in India?

Dec 28, 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

The decline of dignity: Escalating abusive rhetoric in Telangana politics and its broader implications

Dec 27, 2025

Even as the BJP is wooing Christians in Kerala, its leaders are maintaining a stoic silence on the attacks on the minority community elsewhere in India. Pictured, Italian painter-architect Giotto di Bondone's 'Kiss of Judas, a fresco in the Scrovegni Chapel (Arena Chapel), in Padua, northern Italy.

Christmas under strain: Attacks on Christians and BJP’s double game

Dec 26, 2025

Movies

Malayalam Cinema 2025

Malayalam Cinema 2025: ‘Lokah’ sets the milestone, as content driven films finds it audience

Looking at films through gender, caste lens. — Rewind 2025: Looking at films through gender, caste lens

Dec 21, 2025

Actor- director Sreenivasan — Malayalam actor-director Sreenivasan passes away

Dec 20, 2025

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

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

Dec 19, 2025

Web Stories

Tamil Nadu records one in five sepsis deaths in India

‘Lokah’ sets the milestone, as content driven films finds it audience

AP allows Ayurveda practitioners to perform surgeries, IMA objects

From symptoms to early detection: Oncologist explains cancer’s early clues

Karnataka issues winter flu alert, asks districts to brace for surge

Community & Culture

Growing up together: A decade of Sunday sargams with the Chennai Children’s Choir

Growing up together: A decade of Sunday sargams with the Chennai Children’s Choir

paper kites Hyderabad — From pavement to storefronts: The hands behind Hyderabad’s paper kites

Dec 28, 2025

The Hyderabad photographer who sells physical souvenirs to a digital crowd — The Hyderabad photographer who sells physical souvenirs to a digital crowd

Dec 25, 2025

The Hyderabad Book Fair — The Hyderabad Book Festival — once again!

Dec 19, 2025

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

Dec 14, 2025

Videos

Dalit voters Manjolai

Tamil Nadu SIR: 1,857 Dalit voters removed from electoral rolls in Manjolai

Dec 28, 2025

OPS and TTV join hands with Vijay

OPS and TTV join hands with Vijay — Edappadi in a tight spot

Dec 28, 2025

Tamil Nadu SIR

State Of Play: Nearly 1 crore voters deleted in Tamil Nadu SIR: Why?

Dec 28, 2025

non-mangrove bio-shields Tamil Nadu

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

Dec 21, 2025

voting rights in Mancholai

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

Dec 26, 2025

States

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to personally intervene and suspend the "arbitrary and hurried enforcement" of the VB-G RAM G Act.

Siddaramaiah urges PM Modi to suspend enforcement of VB-G RAM G Act

Dec 30, 2025

Gold-plated sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala.

Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT questions former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran

Dec 30, 2025

Two Decembers, four decades apart in Kerala: Chalai and BJP’s capital city moment

Two Decembers, four decades apart in Kerala: Chalai and BJP’s capital city moment

Dec 30, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock

Six-airport push cruises ahead as Telangana releases final instalment of AAI fee

Dec 30, 2025

Representational image. Credit: iStock

Major police rejig in Hyderabad; Future City Commissionerate announced as city expands

Dec 30, 2025

Hassan HD Revanna

Court drops sexual harassment charge against JD(S) MLA Revanna

Dec 30, 2025

Infosys. (iStock)

Infosys says sold land in Karnataka was not government-allotted amid scrutiny over land meant for job creation

Dec 30, 2025

Emergency personnel at the site of the fire in Ernakulam.

Massive fire breaks out at Ernakulam Broadway; several shops destroyed

Dec 30, 2025

The Kerala government has approved a Disaster Waste Management Protocol, a structured roadmap that defines responsibilities, ensures worker safety, and standardises how waste generated during both natural and man-made disasters is collected, treated and disposed of.

Kerala finally has an answer to natural disaster-created waste mountains

Dec 30, 2025

Sivanand (left) lost his life after being hit by a train while escaping the crowd during Vedan's concert.

Several injured in stampede-like situation at Vedan’s Kasaragod concert; one dies after being hit by train

Dec 30, 2025

Jayasurya

ED questions Malayalam actor Jayasurya in Save Box app fraud case

Dec 29, 2025

Kochi metro.

Kochi Metro and Water Metro extend services to manage New Year rush

Dec 29, 2025