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Andhra Pradesh

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

Sreshta Ladegaam

16 mins

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

Health

Gold rings over healthcare and emergency funds? Tamil Nadu’s ‘Thaaimaman’ scheme raises many questions

Subash Chandra Bose 8 mins

Gold rings over healthcare and emergency funds? Tamil Nadu's 'Thaaimaman' scheme raises many questions

Beyond South

‘Messi’anic: How Argentina turned fear into belief against England

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur 8 mins

'Messi'anic: How Argentina turned fear into belief against England

IN THE NEWS

‘End harassment of journalists’: Chennai Press Club condemns seizure of journalist Vijayan’s phone

‘End harassment of journalists’: Chennai Press Club condemns seizure of journalist Vijayan’s phone

Citizens Corner

Reclaim Footpaths: That sinking feeling in upmarket Bengaluru neighbourhood

‘Not with INC’: DMK rules out joining Congress to oppose delimitation Bill in Parliament

By South First Desk

Fake Kerala Cabinet offer: Same caller contacted two more MPs, police suspect organised fraud

Jayanagar: Legacy voter records a headache for some despite smooth SIR process

Supreme Court annuls Karnataka BJP MLC’s election; Congress candidate declared as elected

Just Now

Woman hacked to death at Bantwal bus stand for rejecting man’s advances; second such killing this week

‘His concerns are our concerns’: Congress appeals to Sonam Wangchuk to end fast

Hyderabad Police seize narcotics, arrest three; BRS MLC Venkatram Reddy denies son’s arrest

By Sreshta Ladegaam

22-year-old law student allegedly stabbed to death in Bengaluru; Police arrest two accused

Hindu priest attacked by BJP leader during debate over Ram Mandir funds theft

Tamil Nadu withdraws appeal in SC against CBI probe into Armstrong murder case

Southern Strokes

Demand accountability

SF Specials

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Anusha Ravi Sood 6 min

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

By Dese Gowda 20 min

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

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

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

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

Your guide to the snakes behind Kerala’s fatal bites

Your guide to the snakes behind Kerala’s fatal bites

Visceral fat: Why it is more dangerous than you think

Visceral fat: Why it is more dangerous than you think

SF Videos

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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

Deccani sheep.

Community & Culture Deccani breed missing in Sunday special — Saving the soul of Hyderabad’s biryani

PV Kondal Rao • 6 mins read

Community & Culture

Adieu, Janaki Amma: An era ends, but voice endures

Amal Chandra • 8 mins read

Community & Culture

S Janaki: Southern Nightingale falls silent, but her songs will echo forever

Dileep V Kumar • 11 mins read

Community & Culture

Gana Kokila S Janaki passes away in Mysuru

South First Desk • 2 mins read

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Beyond South

Lionel Messi celebrates Argentina's 2–1 victory over England in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final.

Beyond South ‘Messi’anic: How Argentina turned fear into belief against England

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur • 8 mins read

Beyond South

‘His concerns are our concerns’: Congress appeals to Sonam Wangchuk to end fast

South First Desk • 3 mins read

Beyond South

Modi ignores Sonam Wangchuk but solidarity trumps physical and emotional toll of a hunger strike

Sreelakshmi Soman • 6 mins read

Beyond South

Centre to reintroduce delimitation Bills with DMK and NCP (SP) support? Supriya Sule dismisses speculation

South First Desk • 5 mins read

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Opinions

ASHUTOSH KUMAR THAKUR

‘Messi’anic: How Argentina turned fear into belief against England

CHIRANJIB HALDAR

Delimitation not just of India, but of BJP’s ambitions: Behind the saffron party’s frenetic push for MPs

Politics of confrontation: The pluses and perils of Revanth Reddy’s high-decibel strategy

The Supreme Court’s onerous gift to the Bar: Autonomy with accountability

Beyond Air-Conditioners: Why India needs an evaporative cooling revolution

Lord Rama wouldn’t mind drowning himself for Telangana’s farmers, dear Chief Minister

P JOHN J KENNEDY

India’s digital future is drying out Bengaluru

Deccani breed missing in Sunday special — Saving the soul of Hyderabad’s biryani

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States

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

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

Sreshta Ladegaam • 16 mins

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

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

South First Desk • 4 mins

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

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

Sumit Jha • 5 mins

Uttarakhand Police arrest husband in connection with suspicious death of Vizag woman

Uttarakhand Police arrest husband in connection with suspicious death of Vizag woman

South First Desk • 2 mins

Vietnam boat tragedy: 10 from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Andhra Pradesh, 2 from Kerala among 15 Indians killed

Vietnam boat tragedy: 10 from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Andhra Pradesh, 2 from Kerala among 15 Indians killed

South First Desk • 5 mins

Andhra Pradesh police search YouTuber Prashna Raavan’s home in Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh police search YouTuber Prashna Raavan’s home in Hyderabad

Sreshta Ladegaam • 2 mins

CI Nagaraju, arrested in Sai Gade Krishna case, booked under SC/ST Act over Kranthi Kumar’s death

CI Nagaraju, arrested in Sai Gade Krishna case, booked under SC/ST Act over Kranthi Kumar’s death

South First Desk • 3 mins

Andhra police invoke ‘Hindu Dharma’ in Prashna Raavan remand report: Read why

Andhra police invoke ‘Hindu Dharma’ in Prashna Raavan remand report: Read why

South First Desk • 5 mins

‘He speaks for those without a voice’: Prashna Raavan’s wife speaks out after YouTuber’s arrest

‘He speaks for those without a voice’: Prashna Raavan’s wife speaks out after YouTuber’s arrest

Sreshta Ladegaam • 6 mins

After UAPA charges, Andhra Pradesh court sends YouTuber Prashna Raavan to 14 days’ judicial remand

After UAPA charges, Andhra Pradesh court sends YouTuber Prashna Raavan to 14 days’ judicial remand

South First Desk • 3 mins

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

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

South First Desk • 5 mins

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

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

South First Desk • 3 mins