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Opinion

Congress in Telangana: Still strong, but the strain is showing

PV Kondal Rao

4 mins

Congress in Telangana: Still strong, but the strain is showing

Andhra Pradesh

From fiscal federalism to river waters, Southern states push for greater say at Zonal Council meet

Subash Chandra Bose 15 mins

From fiscal federalism to river waters, Southern states push for greater say at Zonal Council meet

Beyond South

Lost at sea, forgotten by the shore: Lakshadweep’s missing police personnel case gets murkier

Sreelakshmi Soman 5 mins

Lost at sea, forgotten by the shore: Lakshadweep's missing police personnel case gets murkier

IN THE NEWS

Probe against Mahabubabad CI after viral video shows him choking student protesters

Probe against Mahabubabad CI after viral video shows him choking student protesters

Minister Konda Surekha distances herself from daughter’s comments against CM Revanth, asks TPCC to withdraw notice

Community & Culture

Prose, politics and poise: Shiny Benjamin’s biopic on the many worlds of Paul Zacharia

By S Adikesavan

NDA CM miffed with Centre? Puducherry’s Rangasamy skips Southern CMs meet with HM Amit Shah

ED alleges hawala money transfers by T. Veena; Congress calls it ‘extremely serious’ charge

Three months in power, KPCC reorganisation held up by factional claims and political equations

Just Now

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

TVK MLA Kapil, brother booked for assaulting journalists

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

By South First Desk

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

Congress president Kharge says he was ‘hurt’ by party members’ response to Haldwani ‘purification’ issue

AP government responds to protesting junior doctors with 5% hike offer, AP JUDA rejects proposal

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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

Web Stories

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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?

Monsoon havoc in Kerala: Six killed as floods and landslides hit

Monsoon havoc in Kerala: Six killed as floods and landslides hit

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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?

By South First Desk 1 min

VD Satheesan

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

By Anusha Ravi Sood 1 min

Community & Culture

Paul Zacharia

Community & Culture Prose, politics and poise: Shiny Benjamin’s biopic on the many worlds of Paul Zacharia

S Adikesavan • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

Dr Vainu Bappu: Centenary of a remarkable astronomer

M Somasekhar • 6 mins read

Community & Culture

Why soft skills matter in an evolving and disruptive services sector

Surjith Karthikeyan • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

From Being There to Wag the Dog: When cinema gets political without saying so

Satyajit Das • 16 mins read

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Beyond South

Mallikarjun Kharge

Beyond South Congress president Kharge says he was ‘hurt’ by party members’ response to Haldwani ‘purification’ issue

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

As BJP plans ‘One Day, One University’, party leader fears it could backfire

South First Desk • 4 mins read

Beyond South

Lost at sea, forgotten by the shore: Lakshadweep’s missing police personnel case gets murkier

Sreelakshmi Soman • 5 mins read

Beyond South

Godse was active RSS member: Savarkar’s grand nephew tells court during hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

South First Desk • 4 mins read

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Opinions

Congress in Telangana: Still strong, but the strain is showing

THIRUNAVUKARASU S

Beyond the Centre’s Reach: Why India needs to rethink the Union Territory model

P JOHN J KENNEDY

N Marie Wilson’s faith and the test of secularism in Tamil Nadu

The Mecca Defence Pact: What the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye alignment means for India

‘Have we lost Wayanad forever?’ A resident’s anguished plea

DEVULAPALLI AMAR

Is everything fine in the country’s judiciary?

‘His thoughts were faster than his words’: MP Parameswaran and the Fourth World

Telangana’s irrigation crisis: Could Kaleshwaram have blunted the El Niño Shock?

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States

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

From fiscal federalism to river waters, Southern states push for greater say at Zonal Council meet

From fiscal federalism to river waters, Southern states push for greater say at Zonal Council meet

Subash Chandra Bose • 15 mins

AP government responds to protesting junior doctors with 5% hike offer, AP JUDA rejects proposal

AP government responds to protesting junior doctors with 5% hike offer, AP JUDA rejects proposal

Sreshta Ladegaam • 4 mins

Sunflower oil costs 63% to 74% more than it did in 2024; Price of rice, milk, sugar hits new highs

Sunflower oil costs 63% to 74% more than it did in 2024; Price of rice, milk, sugar hits new highs

Sumit Jha • 7 mins

Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh claims ‘misinformation campaign’ against data centres; Says Vizag’s environmental concerns will not be compromised

Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh claims ‘misinformation campaign’ against data centres; Says Vizag’s environmental concerns will not be compromised

South First Desk • 6 mins

A year after quitting YSRCP, Vijayasai Reddy announces new political party in Andhra Pradesh

A year after quitting YSRCP, Vijayasai Reddy announces new political party in Andhra Pradesh

South First Desk • 2 mins

Eight fishermen missing off Konaseema coast; Coast Guard, Navy step up search operations

Eight fishermen missing off Konaseema coast; Coast Guard, Navy step up search operations

South First Desk • 2 mins

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves 34% BC quota in rural local bodies, 33.1% in urban areas

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves 34% BC quota in rural local bodies, 33.1% in urban areas

South First Desk • 2 mins

Andhra Pradesh school boundary wall collapse kills Class 10 student

Andhra Pradesh school boundary wall collapse kills Class 10 student

Sreshta Ladegaam • 2 mins

AP JUDA to extend strike to emergency duties from Monday over stipend revision

AP JUDA to extend strike to emergency duties from Monday over stipend revision

South First Desk • 3 mins