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Andhra Pradesh

Out of sight, out of schemes: The invisible tenant farmers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

R Dileep Reddy

6 mins

Out of sight, out of schemes: The invisible tenant farmers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Health

How fake doctors ran Hyderabad clinics for years, some for 26, treating up to 100 patients a day

Sumit Jha 5 mins

How fake doctors ran Hyderabad clinics for years, some for 26, treating up to 100 patients a day

Andhra Pradesh

Deep dive: Does UDISE+ data back TDP claim of 1.10 lakh students shifting to government schools?

Dheeraj Pola 3 mins

Deep dive: Does UDISE+ data back TDP claim of 1.10 lakh students shifting to government schools?

IN THE NEWS

CB-CID invokes SC/ST Act against 6 policemen accused in Manamadurai custodial death case

CB-CID invokes SC/ST Act against 6 policemen accused in Manamadurai custodial death case

Suspend Great Nicobar Projects until detailed studies have been completed, says UN committee

Nepal flash flood kills 18; over 100 Indians feared among nearly 400 missing

By South First Desk

V Somanna’s CM ambitions behind plan to shift Mangaluru railway region to Mysuru, UDF alleges; stages satyagraha

Cockroaches found in food preparation, storage areas of prominent Bengaluru clubs; notices issued

Children travel over four hours to reach Chennai’s Cancer Institute for treatment, finds study

Just Now

Karnataka to set up Praja Seva department for grievance redressal, says CM DK Shivakumar

Nizamabad student among 3 Telangana youth killed in Florida car crash

Tejasvi Surya and Yellappa Reddy urge Karnataka Governor to return amendments to Parks Act

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Police enter mosque, lathicharge people during alleged clash in Vadakara; sparks criticism

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Karnataka SIR: CM Shivakumar urges ECI to extend claims period after over 1 crore listed under ASDDO

Southern Strokes

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In Kerala’s relief camps, caste proves harder to wash away: Inside flood-hit Pathanamthitta

In Kerala’s relief camps, caste proves harder to wash away: Inside flood-hit Pathanamthitta

Rescue volunteers and local residents say that in some areas, privileged-caste families are unwilling to share food, shelter and common facilities with Dalits because of enduring notions of untouchability.

By Sreelakshmi Soman 7 mins

Inside Kerala’s NEET coaching economy and the human cost of chasing a medical seat

Inside Kerala’s NEET coaching economy and the human cost of chasing a medical seat

Shilpa is a final-year MBBS student. On the day she finished her final examination, she said most of her classmates had managed only one or two hours of sleep.

By Sreelakshmi Soman 8 mins

Interview | ‘I have doubts whether the TVK will oppose NEET like the DMK did’: Anitha Manirathinam

Interview | ‘I have doubts whether the TVK will oppose NEET like the DMK did’: Anitha Manirathinam

While CJP has called for a “Fair NEET”, Anitha Manirathinam, like many in Tamil Nadu continues to demand a complete ban on NEET in Tamil Nadu.

By Subash Chandra Bose 10 mins

At Jantar Mantar, a generation that stopped being afraid

By Nacchinarkkiniyan M 9 min

Manic Monday: When books clashed with police batons for a better India

By Kaushik Raj 16 min

A cancer drug, a patent and Article 21: Kerala woman’s plea now speaks for millions

By Dileep V Kumar 10 min

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One in three consumers encountered fake healthcare products

One in three consumers encountered fake healthcare products

13-Year-Old Allegedly Plots Grandfather’s Murder
Four Minors Held In Kerala

13-Year-Old Allegedly Plots Grandfather’s Murder Four Minors Held In Kerala

Why has Maharashtra FDA taken on Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff?

Why has Maharashtra FDA taken on Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff?

TVK’s First Budget: Welfare Bonanza or Political Strategy?

TVK’s First Budget: Welfare Bonanza or Political Strategy?

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Karnataka Congress

State Of Play: Clamour for clarity in Karnataka Congress

By South First Desk 1 min

TVK pages are rewriting Tamil Nadu’s political history

How pro-TVK pages are rewriting Tamil Nadu’s political history

By Subash Chandra Bose 1 min

TVK allies ministers

Why the delay in sharing ministries with allies, TVK?

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VD Satheesan

State Of Play: Cadres prevail over high command — VD Satheesan is Kerala CM

By Anusha Ravi Sood 1 min

Community & Culture

Community & Culture Warangal: Centre of dissent and citadel of defiance

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Community & Culture

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Ashutosh Kumar Thakur • 10 mins read

Beyond South

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Community & Culture

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Beyond South

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Beyond South

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Opinions

Out of sight, out of schemes: The invisible tenant farmers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Who does a woman belong to? The deeper question behind Rahul Gandhi’s Manusmriti remarks

The outrage economy: Why media prefers mudslinging over hard-nosed political journalism

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States

Out of sight, out of schemes: The invisible tenant farmers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Out of sight, out of schemes: The invisible tenant farmers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

R Dileep Reddy • 6 mins

Deep dive: Does UDISE+ data back TDP claim of 1.10 lakh students shifting to government schools?

Deep dive: Does UDISE+ data back TDP claim of 1.10 lakh students shifting to government schools?

Dheeraj Pola • 3 mins

MS Swaminathan Research Foundation wins Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Award-2026

MS Swaminathan Research Foundation wins Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Award-2026

South First Desk • 3 mins

Andhra liquor scam: ED arrests YSRCP leader and former Minister Karumuri Nageswara Rao

Andhra liquor scam: ED arrests YSRCP leader and former Minister Karumuri Nageswara Rao

South First Desk • 2 mins

‘School Thik Karo’ raises a bigger question: What happened to Andhra Pradesh’s Nadu-Nedu?

‘School Thik Karo’ raises a bigger question: What happened to Andhra Pradesh’s Nadu-Nedu?

Dheeraj Pola • 4 mins

HRF rejects Andhra Minister Lokesh’s ‘deliberate misinformation’ claim over AI data centres in Vizag

HRF rejects Andhra Minister Lokesh’s ‘deliberate misinformation’ claim over AI data centres in Vizag

South First Desk • 11 mins

YS Vivekananda Reddy murder: ED searches seven locations in Hyderabad and Kadapa, seizes ₹24 lakh cash

YS Vivekananda Reddy murder: ED searches seven locations in Hyderabad and Kadapa, seizes ₹24 lakh cash

South First Desk • 3 mins

Video taken down, no arrest yet: Who is trying to save Jana Sena MP’s son who mowed down woman?

Video taken down, no arrest yet: Who is trying to save Jana Sena MP’s son who mowed down woman?

Sreshta Ladegaam • 4 mins

Microplastics found in edible muscle of fish sampled at Vizag Harbour. A neurologist explains what it means

Microplastics found in edible muscle of fish sampled at Vizag Harbour. A neurologist explains what it means

Sumit Jha • 4 mins

Son of Jana Sena Party MP mows down woman in Hyderabad with his Aston Martin, booked

Son of Jana Sena Party MP mows down woman in Hyderabad with his Aston Martin, booked

Sreshta Ladegaam • 2 mins

Vizag: Six-year-old dies after allegedly being assaulted by a teacher

Vizag: Six-year-old dies after allegedly being assaulted by a teacher

South First Desk • 2 mins

YS Jagan dares CM Naidu to order CBI probe into alleged DSC recruitment scam

YS Jagan dares CM Naidu to order CBI probe into alleged DSC recruitment scam

Sreshta Ladegaam • 6 mins