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Tamil Nadu

Madras HC quashes Tamil Nadu govt order granting jobs to Karur stampede victims' families

Subash Chandra Bose

5 mins

Madras HC quashes Tamil Nadu govt order granting jobs to Karur stampede victims' families

Opinion

Beyond Pradhan’s resignation: CJP and the unfinished struggle for educational justice in India

Akhilesh Kumar 9 mins

Tamil Nadu

Horse trading or strategy? Inside the TVK’s play for AIADMK leaders

Subash Chandra Bose 6 mins

IN THE NEWS

Beyond South

Parliament session: Opposition refuses discussion on anti-paper leak Bill, demands accountability over police violence

In The News

TV News: When beloved government double-crossed Shorswami twice

In The News

Telangana HC orders removal of HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath, rejects apology in contempt proceedings

By South First Desk

3 mins read

In The News

Karnataka’s PRC rollout mired in confusion as Bengaluru One centres turn applicants away

Beyond South

‘What’s going on inside BJP?’: RSS leaders’ soft approach to student protests raise questions

Beyond South

Allegation of 100s of protesters being locked up as Chief Justice backs right to peaceful protest

Just Now

Kerala

‘Would have shot them’, says RSS ideologue TG Mohandas on Jantar Mantar protesters; BJP calls him ‘freethinker’

Kerala

Echoing the BJP line? Central university of Kerala’s praise for Dharmendra Pradhan raises eyebrows

News

Cyberabad Traffic Police issue advisory to IT companies amid heavy rain warning: Seek staggered early logout plan

By South First Desk

2 mins read

Beyond South

‘Honour your promise’: CJP tells Centre amid reports of police action against protesters

News

DVAC gets Chennai court’s nod to probe Rs 28-crore graft case against ex-minister Vaithilingam

Health

Telangana recruits 10,000 nurses, but workforce remains 47% short of WHO benchmark

Southern Strokes

SF Specials

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Kerala

Nobody’s people: Munnar’s Tamil tea workers struggle for identity and dignity

Although Tamil workers migrated to Munnar over 100 years ago, the majority remain daily wage labourers without land ownership or independent housing.

By Subash Chandra Bose 15 mins

Health

South First Impact: CDSCO debars two HCG Bengaluru doctors from clinical trials

The doctors named in the whistleblower letter, dated 5 March 2025, that formed the basis for South First’s June 2025 investigation now face debarment: one for 6 months, another for 24 months.

By Chetana Belagere 5 mins

Beyond South

Explained: How the RSS operates in a legal, financial and organisational grey zone

The RSS’ organisational structure is unconventional and much of its funding apparatus is out of public view.

By South First Desk 11 mins

Karnataka

Priyank Kharge pushes RSS to a “Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge” moment and he won’t stop there

By Anusha Ravi Sood 6 min

Karnataka

‘Give us poison instead’: Inside the 460-day protest against Bidadi AI township championed by CM DK Shivakumar

By Dese Gowda 20 min

Andhra Pradesh

Chilling custodial crime and cover-up: The Gade Sai Krishna case is one Andhra Police cannot wish away

By G S Vasu 7 min

Web Stories

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Rare furnace found at Keeladi in Tamil Nadu: New clue to ancient Tamil iron industry

What happens to your body during an 18-day fast?

‘Drink breast milk to build muscles’: Viral fitness claim sparks doctor backlash

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Community & Culture

Community & Culture Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Glass Child turned genius who transformed classical music

Dr Kaustav Bhattacharyya • 7 mins read

Community & Culture

Book Essay: “At the risk of being pedantic…?”

Satyajit Das • 8 mins read

Community & Culture

Kodumon Potti in ‘Bhramayugam’ wins Mammootty his 4th National Best Actor Award

South First Desk • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

Sir Garry Sobers (1936–2026): Mr West Indies who will remain cricket’s greatest all-rounder

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur • 8 mins read

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Beyond South

Beyond South Parliament session: Opposition refuses discussion on anti-paper leak Bill, demands accountability over police violence

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

‘What’s going on inside BJP?’: RSS leaders’ soft approach to student protests raise questions

South First Desk • 5 mins read

Beyond South

‘Honour your promise’: CJP tells Centre amid reports of police action against protesters

South First Desk • 6 mins read

Beyond South

Allegation of 100s of protesters being locked up as Chief Justice backs right to peaceful protest

South First Desk • 6 mins read

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Opinions

AKHILESH KUMAR

Beyond Pradhan’s resignation: CJP and the unfinished struggle for educational justice in India

DR P SREELAKSHMI

When myth imagined machines: Ancient India’s vision of Artificial Intelligence

PV KONDAL RAO

CJP’s victory on NEET issue calls for more focused action, not complacency

R DILEEP REDDY

Jantar Mantar protests: Why accountability arrived only after the streets forced it

DHEERAJ POLA

‘Foul on democracy, red card for brutality’: How students beat the BJP at their own game

B MAHESH KUMAR GOUD

Jantar Mantar protests and restoring trust in India’s education system

PV KONDAL RAO

Why are certain political parties refusing to speak up on the Jantar Mantar police action?

P JOHN J KENNEDY

The Supreme Court keeps clarifying obscenity. Nobody is listening

States

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra COVID-19 cases climb to 49 in two weeks, Guntur emerges as fresh hotspot as state intensifies surveillance

Sumit Jha • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Daughter-in-law files domestic violence case against former YSRCP minister Jogi Ramesh’s family

South First Desk • 2 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Thalliki Vandanam: Investing in education, empowering mothers, strengthening Andhra Pradesh

Lingamaneni Ramesh • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Gade Sai Krishna case: PIL alleges SIT probe ‘fundamentally inadequate’ and ‘compromised’

South First Desk • 6 mins

Andhra Pradesh

U-turn in Mumbai-actress case: How AP police ended up prosecuting itself with own chargesheet

South First Desk • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Guntur woman stripped, assaulted over borewell dispute, nine arrested

Sreshta Ladegaam • 4 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh detects Omicron RF.5 variant in COVID-19 cases; officials say no cause for alarm

Sumit Jha • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

AP HC seeks reasons from Sai Krishna’s mother over withdrawal of pleas; SC, NHRC see further developments

Sreshta Ladegaam • 6 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Two more COVID-19 deaths take Andhra Pradesh’s toll to four

South First Desk • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Rate card replacing accountability? Inside the Vizag fishing boat tragedy that claimed six lives

Sreshta Ladegaam • 16 mins

Andhra Pradesh

YSRCP spokesperson Nagarjuna Yadav arrested over remarks on Telangana CM in two-year-old TV debate

South First Desk • 4 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh issues statewide COVID-19 alert after two deaths, asks districts to step up surveillance

Sumit Jha • 5 mins

Madras HC quashes Tamil Nadu govt order granting jobs to Karur stampede victims' families

Beyond Pradhan’s resignation: CJP and the unfinished struggle for educational justice in India

Horse trading or strategy? Inside the TVK’s play for AIADMK leaders

IN THE NEWS

Parliament session: Opposition refuses discussion on anti-paper leak Bill, demands accountability over police violence

TV News: When beloved government double-crossed Shorswami twice

Telangana HC orders removal of HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath, rejects apology in contempt proceedings

Karnataka’s PRC rollout mired in confusion as Bengaluru One centres turn applicants away

‘What’s going on inside BJP?’: RSS leaders’ soft approach to student protests raise questions

Allegation of 100s of protesters being locked up as Chief Justice backs right to peaceful protest

Just Now

‘Would have shot them’, says RSS ideologue TG Mohandas on Jantar Mantar protesters; BJP calls him ‘freethinker’

Echoing the BJP line? Central university of Kerala’s praise for Dharmendra Pradhan raises eyebrows

Cyberabad Traffic Police issue advisory to IT companies amid heavy rain warning: Seek staggered early logout plan

‘Honour your promise’: CJP tells Centre amid reports of police action against protesters

DVAC gets Chennai court’s nod to probe Rs 28-crore graft case against ex-minister Vaithilingam

Telangana recruits 10,000 nurses, but workforce remains 47% short of WHO benchmark

Southern Strokes

SF Specials

Nobody’s people: Munnar’s Tamil tea workers struggle for identity and dignity

South First Impact: CDSCO debars two HCG Bengaluru doctors from clinical trials

Explained: How the RSS operates in a legal, financial and organisational grey zone

Priyank Kharge pushes RSS to a “Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge” moment and he won’t stop there

‘Give us poison instead’: Inside the 460-day protest against Bidadi AI township championed by CM DK Shivakumar

Chilling custodial crime and cover-up: The Gade Sai Krishna case is one Andhra Police cannot wish away

Health & Wellness

Andhra COVID-19 cases climb to 49 in two weeks, Guntur emerges as fresh hotspot as state intensifies surveillance

Telangana recruits 10,000 nurses, but workforce remains 47% short of WHO benchmark

Biryani, alcohol and the organs that pay the price: What happens to liver and gut

‘At least you already have one child’: Invisible grief of secondary infertility

They conceived once. Why is the second pregnancy becoming harder?

South India leads India’s nursing workforce as national ratio remains below WHO benchmark

BOLD

India’s anti-junk food push rests on one missing piece: A legal definition of HFSS foods

Nine in 10 Indians have abnormal blood lipids. The biggest predictor isn’t age, it’s belly fat

Muscle loss and nutrient deficiencies: India’s first GLP-1 guidance on the cost of weight loss

A procedure or a pill? Hyderabad researchers compare two obesity treatments in a first-of-its-kind study

Behind The News

Why standing behind the chair may be smarter than sitting

CM Vijay’s Jana Nayagan: A blockbuster for the black market

Curious case of CPI(M)’s ‘You-Know-Who’ and a delayed weekend edition

Chief Minister Vijay, Wangchuk and a collective swelling of chests

Kerala minister who whipped up a row and left everyone hungry for answers

Snubbed by own government, backed by rival, KSU finds itself in an awkward political comedy

Politics & Policy

Echoing the BJP line? Central university of Kerala’s praise for Dharmendra Pradhan raises eyebrows

Gen Z protest is not ‘unserious’, it is civil disobedience dismantling Modi’s crafted image

Divided by drugs, united by power! The story of Kochi’s ‘Goondas’ who backed Operation Toofan

It’s not about representation: How Mullaperiyar Dam is slowly moving beyond Kerala and Tamil Nadu’s control

Web Stories

Rare furnace found at Keeladi in Tamil Nadu: New clue to ancient Tamil iron industry

What happens to your body during an 18-day fast?

‘Drink breast milk to build muscles’: Viral fitness claim sparks doctor backlash

Your guide to the snakes behind Kerala’s fatal bites

Citizen’s corner

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!

Reclaim Footpaths: When Revanth’s ‘pride’ turns a blind eye to a common problem

No to Corruption

DVAC gets Chennai court’s nod to probe Rs 28-crore graft case against ex-minister Vaithilingam

Being asked for a bribe in Tamil Nadu? Report on WhatsApp helpline 94981 80936

After 24 years, Kerala rewrites Vigilance Manual to match changing face of corruption

Six Revenue officials among 10 arrested over alleged ₹100-crore Bengaluru land grab

SF Videos

State Of Play: Clamour for clarity in Karnataka Congress

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

Why the delay in sharing ministries with allies, TVK?

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

Community & Culture

Community & Culture

Book Essay: “At the risk of being pedantic…?”

Community & Culture

Kodumon Potti in ‘Bhramayugam’ wins Mammootty his 4th National Best Actor Award

Community & Culture

Sir Garry Sobers (1936–2026): Mr West Indies who will remain cricket’s greatest all-rounder

Beyond South

Beyond South