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Telangana sees dip in rape cases and overall crime in 2025, but missing persons cases jump 18%
In Hyderabad, crimes against women fall overall, but violence inside homes persists
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V Nagam Aiya. (Courtesy - Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation). — 120 years of Travancore State Manual: A civil servant’s monumental record

Actress Shakeela’s phone-use warning after cervical surgery raises questions about ‘tech neck’

Manan Kumar Mishra apologised after the BCI directive drew strong criticism, including from the Supreme Court. — ‘Sincerely regret:’ BCI chief Manan Kumar Mishra apologises to students amidst NALSAR row

File photo of the Kaleshwaram project. (Supplied) — Telangana’s irrigation crisis: Could Kaleshwaram have blunted the El Niño Shock?

Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran took politics to a new low with his comment. — TN BJP chief Nainar Nagendran’s misogynist remark sparks political storm; Annamalai, Manickam Tagore call for decency

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy — ‘Minority children can’t study but are skilled labourers,’ claims CM Revanth Reddy; KTR calls it ‘racist mentality’

The raids were conducted across the state on 14 August amid increasing public demand for medicines containing Tirzepatide and Semaglutide. — Weight loss drugs: Telangana raids 43 medical shops over prescription violations

NLSIU students stood in camaraderie with all the citizens of our country who continue to brave state repression and violence in the exercise of their constitutionally guaranteed freedoms — NLSIU graduating students demand unconditional apology from BCI; Oppose Manan Kumar Mishra attending convocation

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Kerala CM VD Satheesan. Credit: facebook.com/VDSatheeshanParavur — 13 done, 589 to go: miles to go for Kerala’s 100-day plan

Aishwarya had gone to the temple with her children and had sought permission for darshan inside the sanctum. — Karnataka BJP MLA’s daughter booked for assaulting woman police SI

Poshan Tracker: Nearly 98% of beneficiaries verified, but Centre won’t say if the rest were left behind

PM Modi addresses the nation — PM Narendra Modi addresses the nation on 80th Independence Day: Warns of ‘Dimagi Naxal’

One law for drugs and devices? Medical-device industry urges separate legislation

The soft echo of paper and gum: Remembering the world that arrived by post

A treatment aimed at improving one aspect of male health can have the opposite effect on sperm production. — Why some men prefer roadside cures to fertility clinic

weather South indian cities — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 15 August