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Are election malpractices undermining India’s claims of being ‘the world’s biggest democracy’?

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Infant dies at Hyderabad hospital after administered expired injection, triggers probe and unrest

Child — Yet another alleged case of medical negligence: Two-and-a-half-year-old dies in Thiruvananthapuram

Tamil Nadu's final electoral roll 2026 published — Tamil Nadu’s final electoral roll 2026 published; electorate stands at 5.67 crore

Village secretariats in peril: People’s Pulse field study exposes systemic failures

Tirupati Laddu — Tirupati laddu row: Supreme Court rejects ex-MP’s plea against probe commission

Opposition MLAs sat in the Well, raising slogans demanding Minister Vasavan's resignation. (Niyamasabha TV) — Uproar in Kerala Assembly over Sabarimala gold theft, Opposition seeks minister’s scalp

Climate health risks in India — Two-month-old dies after alleged assault at Kummera Mallanna Jatara in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Four dead, several others hospitalised in suspected milk contamination in Rajamahendravaram

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Pinarayi Vijayan Brahmapuram — Regularisation rush before poll code? Kerala government faces heat on last-minute orders

M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. (Facebook) — Months after 11 deaths, IPL set for Chinnaswamy return; accountability and safety questions remain

Kerala story 2 perpetuates communal propaganda — Force-feeding hate

IMD predicts heavy rain in Kerala — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 23 February

Ultra Processed Foods. — When people start taking Ozempic, spending on ultra-processed food falls sharply, study finds

Alliance on edge? Venugopal–Stalin meeting seen as key to Congress future in DMK bloc

AP suspends four police officers after SC rap in Dalit youth murder case involving YSRCP MLC

Venugopal had recently revealed a long-standing rift with the Maoist leadership over surrendering and joining the mainstream society. While ending his decades-long association with the armed struggle, he urged cadres to "save themselves" and avoid making "meaningless sacrifices" — Senior Maoist leader Devji, carrying Rs 1 crore bounty, surrenders in Telangana