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Deeksha Shyam Sundar

Deeksha Shyam Sundar is a Chennai-based communications professional and former journalist studying public policy.

When no ban feels like a ban: Tamil Nadu’s morning-after pill confusion

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Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan presenting the Budget. — A retrograde tide: Kerala’s 2026 budget and the betrayal of the sea

neurodivergents — Why getting a disability certificate is still a herculean task for Kerala’s neurodivergent persons

Aditi Anand feels cinema is not only about big dramatic moments. It is about very small moments, tiny memories that people bring to the screen. — ‘I wish history to remember me as someone fearless’: Producer Aditi Anand on politics, cinema, society

Nara Lokesh — AI will be transformational; data centres’ power, water concerns Western headaches: Nara Lokesh

Padma Shri P Narayana Kurup passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, aged 92. — Malayalam poet Padma Shri P Narayana Kurup passes away

The couple recently approached the Kerala High Court alleging threats to their lives after receiving a message warning that they would be shot dead. — Kerala HC orders police cover for Kumbh Mela viral woman’s MP court trip and back

Does democracy mean that the government acts according to the people's opinion? Or should it formalize the people's opinion and create a stable authoritarian government? — The decline and fall of opinion polls in India

People first: Karnataka to set up Praja Seva department to redress grievances

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Anvitha has moved a step closer to becoming one of the few Indian women to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents. — Telangana mountaineer Anvitha summits Mt. Denali, inches closer to elite club

Listening to these stories, it became clear that the Uru is woven into the cultural memory of Beypore. Credit: Anto P Cheerotha — Wood, water, and memory: Inside Beypore’s surviving dhow-building tradition

IUML described the decision as a “historic political move”. Credit: x.com/IUMLTNOfficial — After left parties, IUML too exits DMK alliance; shifts to Vijay-led TVK camp

Bandi Bageerath — Bandi Bageerath granted interim bail in POCSO case to appear for exams; released from jail

Mango sellers — ‘Our mangoes sell at only ₹4 to ₹5 per kg’: These TN farmers have no sweet tales to share

Telangana doctors during a call for an indefinite strike earlier. — Telangana doctors oppose move to raise medical college faculty retirement age to 70, warn of statewide agitation

Gade Sai Krishna — South India’s custodial crimes reality: Gade Sai Krishna case isn’t an exception

Tamil Nadu government drops temple marriage hall and commercial complex projects from Assembly announcements following HC order