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Andhra Pradesh

Waging war against India and more: The charges Andhra Police have invoked against YouTuber Prashna Raavan

South First Desk

5 mins

Waging war against India and more: The charges Andhra Police have invoked against YouTuber Prashna Raavan

Kerala

Kerala promised SARFAESI reform. Seven years on, action taken report tells a different story

Dileep V Kumar 10 mins

Business & Tech

What GST 2.0 gets right, and who pays for it

Sachin Yadav 7 mins

IN THE NEWS

In The News

KTR visits Kannepalli amid police curbs, escalates political battle over Kaleshwaram

Andhra Pradesh

Following his fifth arrest, Andhra Pradesh police invoke UAPA against Prashna Raavan

Andhra Pradesh

Gade Sai Krishna custodial death: Mother pleads with SIT to return remains for last rites, alleges conspiracy

By Sreshta Ladegaam

5 mins read

Andhra Pradesh

‘Who is afraid of Prashna Raavan?’ YouTuber arrested for 5th time in 4 days

In The News

ECI orders Kavitha’s political party to drop ‘TRS’ name

Beyond South

Government summons Meta over child sexual abuse ads on Instagram; ex-Judge says SC must act

Just Now

Kerala

Congress withdrawal plunges India’s youngest municipal chairperson’s administration into crisis

Beyond South

John Brittas writes to Amit Shah, urges Centre to reconsider keeping Ram Janmabhoomi Trust outside RTI

Kerala

Police investigation reveals alleged misuse of the POCSO Act in Kerala; CWC to act after receiving reports

By Sreelakshmi Soman

5 mins read

News

Denied a platform: Telangana police refuse permission for Virasam’s seminar on fascism

News

Madras HC directs Special Court to complete trial in ‘Gutka Scam’ case in 12 weeks

Karnataka

Twist in Capgemini childcare abuse case: Whistleblower arrested, remanded in custody

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

Your guide to the snakes behind Kerala’s fatal bites

Visceral fat: Why it is more dangerous than you think

Ultra-processed diets linked to lower fertility in men, early embryo changes

SF Videos

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Community & Culture

Kappad, the beach where Vasco da Gama landed

Community & Culture Toilet, monument and a vanishing turtle: Walking through Kerala’s Blue-Flag-certified Kappad Beach

Anto P Cheerotha • 7 mins read

Andhra Pradesh

Ego over enrichment: Andhra’s lingering claim on ‘pure’ Telugu exposed by ‘Idupu Kayitham’

PV Kondal Rao • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

The timeless satire of C Northcote Parkinson and what it teaches about our work life today

John Kurien • 5 mins read

Community & Culture

In K. Bhagyaraj’s death, Tamil cinema loses a unique filmmaker, nuanced storyteller

Subash Chandra Bose • 4 mins read

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Beyond South

Beyond South John Brittas writes to Amit Shah, urges Centre to reconsider keeping Ram Janmabhoomi Trust outside RTI

South First Desk • 5 mins read

Beyond South

Government summons Meta over child sexual abuse ads on Instagram; ex-Judge says SC must act

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

Dachigam: Legacy, power and the question of renewal as Omar decides to march to Jantar Mantar

Luv Puri • 8 mins read

Beyond South

Ram Temple embezzlement case: RSS demands stringent action against those found guilty, reforms at temple trust

South First Desk • 3 mins read

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Opinions

SACHIN YADAV

What GST 2.0 gets right, and who pays for it

G S VASU

YouTuber Raavan’s arrest: For Pawan Kalyan, Andhra Pradesh is his fiefdom

LUV PURI

Dachigam: Legacy, power and the question of renewal as Omar decides to march to Jantar Mantar

PV KONDAL RAO

Hyderabad or hometown? The electoral dilemma Seemandhra leaders face

FAISAL C.K.

Governors vs state governments: Can this 36-hour “constitutional fiction” from Brussels help?

N VENUGOPAL

Two incidents and how they raise serious questions about Telangana government and police

PV KONDAL RAO

The silent test of Telangana’s democracy: How villages and cities are handling SIR

LINGAMANENI RAMESH

The Constitution protects dissent, not digital abuse

States

Andhra Pradesh

Waging war against India and more: The charges Andhra Police have invoked against YouTuber Prashna Raavan

South First Desk • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Following his fifth arrest, Andhra Pradesh police invoke UAPA against Prashna Raavan

South First Desk • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Gade Sai Krishna custodial death: Mother pleads with SIT to return remains for last rites, alleges conspiracy

Sreshta Ladegaam • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

‘Who is afraid of Prashna Raavan?’ YouTuber arrested for 5th time in 4 days

Sreshta Ladegaam • 6 mins

Andhra Pradesh

AP police’s brazenness continues as they arrest YouTuber Raavan for fourth time

South First Desk • 4 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Sai Krishna custodial death: SIT seizes bones, blood stained lathi and ash from Krishnalanka police station

South First Desk • 4 mins

Andhra Pradesh

No respite despite securing bail twice: Andhra Pradesh police arrest ‘Prashna’ Raavan for the third time

South First Desk • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Political commentator ‘Prashna’ Raavan re-arrested soon after getting bail

Sreshta Ladegaam • 3 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Telangana police file FIR against Andhra police personnel who arrested YouTuber KV Reddy; Raavan gets bail

South First Desk • 2 mins

Andhra Pradesh

SIT arrests two more police personnel in Gade Sai Krishna custodial death case

South First Desk • 2 mins

Andhra Pradesh

‘Rule of fear grips Andhra’, says YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

South First Desk • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh police arrest political commentators KV Reddy and ‘Prashna’ Raavan

South First Desk • 3 mins

Waging war against India and more: The charges Andhra Police have invoked against YouTuber Prashna Raavan

Kerala promised SARFAESI reform. Seven years on, action taken report tells a different story

What GST 2.0 gets right, and who pays for it

IN THE NEWS

KTR visits Kannepalli amid police curbs, escalates political battle over Kaleshwaram

Following his fifth arrest, Andhra Pradesh police invoke UAPA against Prashna Raavan

Gade Sai Krishna custodial death: Mother pleads with SIT to return remains for last rites, alleges conspiracy

‘Who is afraid of Prashna Raavan?’ YouTuber arrested for 5th time in 4 days

ECI orders Kavitha’s political party to drop ‘TRS’ name

Government summons Meta over child sexual abuse ads on Instagram; ex-Judge says SC must act

Just Now

Congress withdrawal plunges India’s youngest municipal chairperson’s administration into crisis

John Brittas writes to Amit Shah, urges Centre to reconsider keeping Ram Janmabhoomi Trust outside RTI

Police investigation reveals alleged misuse of the POCSO Act in Kerala; CWC to act after receiving reports

Denied a platform: Telangana police refuse permission for Virasam’s seminar on fascism

Madras HC directs Special Court to complete trial in ‘Gutka Scam’ case in 12 weeks

Twist in Capgemini childcare abuse case: Whistleblower arrested, remanded in custody

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

Curious case of Genome Valley: 40% of India’s pharma output, meagre gains

One in seven stroke patients in India is under 45, over half die: Study

For men in rural Telangana, the road to diabetes and heart disease may begin before 30, study finds

Smoking, comorbidities and severe COVID-19—not vaccination—behind heart attacks in young Indians: ICMR study

Women in Telangana lead India in earnings and banking access, but not in decision-making at home

Novo Nordisk partners with Hyderabad’s Shantha Biologics for cartridge fill-finish services

BOLD

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

India’s children hold steady until 5, then tip into obesity by 9: CMC Vellore study

SF Campaign: Andhra has more obese men among large states, Kerala tops among women

Hyderabad college students face triple hypertension risk from junk food: ICMR-NIN study

Behind The News

Power lost, payroll cut: Inside the quiet downsizing of DMK’s digital empire

Some files are more important? Kerala Governor’s speed in approving SEC posting raises eyebrows

The viper’s tale: Home minister Ramesh Chennithala accepts mistake

A minister, a bus and a cup of trouble: Gooey dessert raises sticky questions

A remark that wasn’t meant for the record—but became the headline

A birthday, ‘estranged brothers’ and a vision: Will Stalin accept Rahul Gandhi’s olive branch?

Politics & Policy

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

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

‘Vijay rejected BJP’s Sanatana politics’: VCK Minister Vanni Arasu on TVK alliance, RSS & social justice

Web Stories

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

Your guide to the snakes behind Kerala’s fatal bites

Visceral fat: Why it is more dangerous than you think

Ultra-processed diets linked to lower fertility in men, early embryo changes

Citizen’s corner

Karnataka notifies guidelines for Permanent Residence Certificates, brings issuance under Sakala Act

TNPSC Group-1 exam: Sharp fall in vacancies leaves aspirants worried

‘Slumdog Millionaires’ in Kochi’s ‘Vietnam Colony’: Victims of Kerala State Housing Board

NEET leakage: Are authorities endorsing systemic failure?

After OSM gaffe, CBSE arms school principals with toolkit to rise in defence

Union government hikes petrol, diesel prices again; fourth increase in two weeks

No to Corruption

Karnataka Lokayukta nabs Central government employee red-handed while accepting bribe

ACB arrests Nizamabad Excise Superintendent, finds assets worth around Rs 3 crore

Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau raids 11 locations linked to Nizamabad Excise Superintendent Mallareddy

Telangana ACB raids Lands and Survey Deputy Director over disproportionate assets

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

Andhra Pradesh

Ego over enrichment: Andhra’s lingering claim on ‘pure’ Telugu exposed by ‘Idupu Kayitham’

Community & Culture

The timeless satire of C Northcote Parkinson and what it teaches about our work life today

Community & Culture

In K. Bhagyaraj’s death, Tamil cinema loses a unique filmmaker, nuanced storyteller

Beyond South

Beyond South