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Palakkad Junction Railway Station. (Indian Railways) — One Railway order, two reactions—and BJP caught in between over Palakkad division

Medicines — A fake medicine can look genuine: Survey finds one in three consumers met a counterfeit healthcare product

Bonalu — Bonalu: Where Telangana comes alive for the mother goddess

Not every heart disease patient needs an LDL below 55 mg/dL. — New US cholesterol guideline lowers LDL targets. Should India follow the numbers?

The outrage economy: Why media prefers mudslinging over hard-nosed political journalism

Weather forecast — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 25 August

‘PM Modi’s dictatorial decision’: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy slams Centre for blocking US visit

[LTR] Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, her daughter Konda Sushmita Patel and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. — Konda Surekha issue: Ball in High Command’s court as uneasy calm envelops Telangana Congress

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Krishna Prasad, Sidharath Varadarajan, Shilpa Kalyan, K Srinivas, and Anusha Ravi Sood at the panel discussion. — Clicks, reels and political pressure: Senior journalists discuss the future of Indian media

HYDRAA CMC Demolition — Gachibowli collapse: Owner held; HYDRAA, CMC continue demolitions of unsafe constructions

Perumal Murugan — ‘Writing is a political act’: Perumal Murugan on translation, power and the expanding world of readers

InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — TV News: Shorswami exposes ‘Dimaagi Naxals’ toolkit, ‘brains are the new bombs’!

Minister Priyank Kharge — Priyank Kharge justifies Karnataka CM’s meeting with Adani, says government considers him a ‘contractor’

arrest Representational image. Credit: iStock — Kottayam man allegedly sells wife’s private videos; POCSO case registered after daughter’s statement

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy at Ambedkar Museum during his visit to London. (Photo | x.com/revanth_anumula) — Is Telangana CM Revanth Reddy caught in a pincer?

Doctors attributed the spurt in H1N1 cases to the monsoon. — Karnataka records 4,212 H1N1 cases indicating a surge in seasonal flu this monsoon; government steps up preparedness