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Kerala Assembly adjourns after ruckus over drug abuse in the state
Several schools, colleges in Tamil Nadu closed as Cyclone Mandous is set for a post-midnight landfall

Kerala to create women-friendly tourism network under Responsible Tourism Mission
Tamil Nadu: Idol of dancing Krishna stolen from Rameswaram temple traced to US museum
Border row: Siddaramaiah blames BJP for reaping political benefit instead of resolving issues

Cochin International Airport Ltd is a public authority, comes under RTI: Kerala High Court
SC reserves judgment on pleas challenging TN, Maharashtra laws allowing ‘Jallikattu’, bullock-cart races
MK Stalin inaugurates new projects, lays foundation stones for fresh schemes and more at Tenkasi
Siddaramaiah predicts Congress government in Karnataka after 2023 polls, says BJP winning Gujarat is no surprise
New terminal of Chennai International Airport to be ready by 2024: Civil Aviation Minister Scindia
Mangaluru: 49-year-old man gets 15 years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor
Kerala High Court dismisses two pleas seeking the resignation of Saji Cherian as MLA
Seaport construction resumes in Vizhinjam after a delay of over four months
Nandita Das’s Zwigato to premiere at the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala
Nirmala Sitharaman, 5 other Indians among Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
NIA arrests 3 more in connection with Coimbatore car blast case
ED seizes ₹2.51 crore worth gold from alleged beneficiary of Kerala ‘gold smuggling through diplomatic bag’ case
Delhi MCD elections: AAP ends 15 year stint of BJP; claims 134 out of 250 seats
India could soon experience heat waves that break human survivability limit: World Bank report
Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Sanjay Raut demands Belagavi be made UT
Pro-Maharashtra activists smear paint on Karnataka bank’s signboard in Nashik amid border row
Home Minister should intervene in Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Supriya Sule
Phase 2 of Andhra Pradesh chief minister’s ambitious Mana Badi: Nadu Nedu comes to halt
Supreme Court directs Centre, RBI to submit relevant documents on demonetisation
Prithviraj to play antagonist in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
RBI raises benchmark lending rate by 35 basis points; fifth hike since May
Karnataka Maharashtra border row: Peace prevails in Belagavi
₹12 crore siphoned from Kozhikode Corporation accounts in PNB; Crime Branch steps in
Governor Khan ousted, Kerala government appoints Mallika Sarabhai Chancellor of Kalamandalam University
Karnataka Cabinet to approve the direct recruitment of sportspersons in government jobs

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Keralam has entrepreneurial energy; its next industrial challenge is to turn it into productive capacity. — Beyond approvals: Can SARAL make investing in Keralam easier?

Anbil Mahesh — Former TN education minister Anbil Mahesh questioned in Rs 100-crore private school fraud case

Kerala police — After five arrests, Kannur police probe network aiding foreign nationals; complaint seeks state-wide checks

Lindane is used for scabies and lice — Government drug panel recommends ban on Lindane, medicine used for scabies and lice infestations

According to the 2011 Census, around 1.85 million people speak Tulu. — Tulu’s official language demand, the Kannada question and the politics of Coastal Karnataka

Under the proposed rules, packs of levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pills will have to carry three boxed warnings. — Emergency contraceptive pills may soon carry new warnings on packs in India

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Anto Augustine — Hours after arrest under Abkari Act, Reporter TV MD Anto Augustine remanded to 14 days in judicial custody