IN THE NEWS
Rain fury leaves three dead in Kerala, cuts off towns as rivers overflow
Kodaikanal: 26-year-old Dalit youth allegedly hacked to death; TNUEF issues condemnation
India registers nearly every birth and death. So why tighten delayed registration rules again with new legislation?
‘Not invincible’: Inside the Telangana High Court’s blistering order against HYDRAA
Bleeding blue no more: War of words over Indian Hockey’s new saffron kit
CM DK Shivakumar urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to defer Karnataka visit amid Cauvery tensions
Just Now
South India dominates India’s dengue burden; Tamil Nadu reports most cases, Kerala most deaths
DENV-2 dominates South India as nationwide study finds multiple dengue strains circulating
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 1 August
NHRC directs Centre to act on illegal mining complaint against firm linked to Telangana Minister Ponguleti
SC grants interim anticipatory bail to former Minister V Senthil Balaji in TASMAC probe
Nagercoil custodial death: CB-CID investigation reveals details about alleged assault that led to his death
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.
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.
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.
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
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Health
South India dominates India’s dengue burden; Tamil Nadu reports most cases, Kerala most deaths
Health
DENV-2 dominates South India as nationwide study finds multiple dengue strains circulating
Health
India registers nearly every birth and death. So why tighten delayed registration rules again with new legislation?
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Community & Culture
Community & Culture
Prehistoric cave, 3,000-year-old rock art and Iron Age smelting remains found near Madurai
Beyond South
Beyond South
Bleeding blue no more: War of words over Indian Hockey’s new saffron kit
Beyond South
GenZ has obvious contempt for BJP and PM Modi; borrowing their lingo alone won’t change it
Beyond South
‘Legislating Reverence’: Inside the new Bill granting legal protection to Vande Mataram
Beyond South
LS passes Bill granting legal protection to Vande Mataram; Kharge cites Manusmriti during RS debate on paper leak Bill, triggers protest
Opinions
Bhogapuram Airport: Taking North Andhra to new heights
GenZ has obvious contempt for BJP and PM Modi; borrowing their lingo alone won’t change it
In cold numbers: What brought the youth to Jantar Mantar and the streets of India
If HYDRAA has done nothing wrong, why fault the courts?
Beyond the Cockroach Janta Party protests: The next test for governments and institutions
Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill: Tougher penalties, same vulnerabilities
Withdrawing consent: Gene Sharp and the Cockroach uprising
Beyond oil and ports: The civilisational logic of India’s Shia soft power
States
Andhra Pradesh
Bhogapuram Airport: Taking North Andhra to new heights
Andhra Pradesh
One Tata project arrives, another slips away: Lessons for Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
How an Andhra doctor’s research could turn a Rs 50 skin test into a lifesaving tool for HIV-TB patients
Andhra Pradesh
Finally, take-off time: The story behind the Bhogapuram International Airport
Andhra Pradesh
Vizag Port emerges as India’s leading marine export gateway, handles 50% of India’s seafood exports: Union government
Andhra Pradesh
Jagan’s YSR Congress tries to pull a Jantar Mantar on Nara Lokesh, but to little avail
Andhra Pradesh
Girl dies by suicide two days after sharing stage with Andhra CM Naidu, apologises to parents in note
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra COVID-19 cases climb to 49 in two weeks, Guntur emerges as fresh hotspot as state intensifies surveillance
Andhra Pradesh
Daughter-in-law files domestic violence case against former YSRCP minister Jogi Ramesh’s family
Andhra Pradesh
Thalliki Vandanam: Investing in education, empowering mothers, strengthening Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Gade Sai Krishna case: PIL alleges SIT probe ‘fundamentally inadequate’ and ‘compromised’
Andhra Pradesh