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Nine killed as van carrying Malappuram school staff falls off mountain near Valparai
NDA’s push for delimitation fails after Lok Sabha defeats Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill
‘A panic reaction’: Rahul Gandhi says opposition will defeat ‘anti-national’ delimitation bill

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Delimitation — Delimitation trojan horse exposed

Varkala beach, Kerala. Credit: iStock — A coast that won’t stay still—and Kerala’s Rs 4,000-crore attempt to hold it

India has more than 101 million people living with diabetes. (iStock) — For 9 years, Kerala watched 1,000 people on the brink of getting diabetes — and a neighbour made the difference

Union government’s delimitation plan impacts Southern states adversely. — Stifling voices

The temple was constructed in a common area. (Supplied) — How a temple divided residents and sparked a legal battle in a Bengaluru apartment complex

The rate of marriages of under-18 Iyengar girls stood at 21.2%, much higher than the state average of 5%. — Telangana caste survey finds high rate of under-18 marriages of girls in OC Iyengars

File photo of the Hyderabad airport. — Caste survey: Telangana’s Dalits and Adivasis go to the Gulf, forward castes fly to the US and UK

K Suresh was found unconscious in his hostel room. Though rushed to the hospital, his life could not be saved. — Family suspects foul play in Hyderabad PG medical student’s death, doctors’ body calls for reforms

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Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode are hubs for the textile and garment industries. — Youth back Vijay, women favour DMK, AIADMK retains its base — Who will TN’s Kongu region choose?

HYDRAA carried out an encroachment drive in Telangana. — Does HYDRAA have no faith in the rule of law?

Most oral cancer patients in India are diagnosed too late – and it’s killing them

Delimitation, democracy and federal balance: An Ambedkarite view from the South

Unregulated interest rates could convert a medical emergency into a multi-year or even generational debt burden. — Telangana caste survey: Dalits nearly four times more likely to avail loans for medical treatment than upper castes

PC George and Shone George with former BJP Kerala president K Surendran. — Father, son and the holy mess: How two leaders put the BJP in a Central Travancore soup

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Why summer 2026 is likely to be hotter than 2025 in Karnataka

Telangana caste survey — Is poverty casteless? Telangana caste survey finds SCs, STs three times more backward than upper castes