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‘Trying to destroy the fundamentals of the Constitution’: Kapil Sibal on bills to oust jailed leaders
INDIA bloc’s pick Justice Sudershan Reddy will be in Rajya Sabha – if not as chairman, then as MP

BY Vijayendra declares ‘Dharma Yuddha’, alleges ‘systematic conspiracy’ in Dharmasthala row
Special court flags ‘collusion’ between SIT and accused in Andhra liquor scam; bail pleas dismissed
GoM panel accepts major GST overhaul: Two tax slabs of 5%, 18% proposed

Rahul Mamkootathil resigns as Kerala Youth Congress chief after misconduct allegations
Karnataka government refers crowd control bill to House Committee
Coimbatore, Nilgiris mandate mental health institutes to register with TNSMHA within a month
Actor alleges sexual misconduct, stops short of naming Congress’ Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil
NIA searches nine locations, arrest one in 2019 Tamil Nadu Ramalingam murder case
Rs 2.85 lakh crore debt is crushing farmers amid rising suicides but Centre spurns loan waiver
Karnataka clears amended child marriage and Devadasi ban bills
CMs Stalin and Vijayan deem bill to remove jailed leaders ‘a tool to topple Opposition governments’
PIL in Supreme Court seeks probe into allegations of ‘vote theft’ in Bengaluru Central
Shah invokes ‘moral standards’ to defend bills removing jailed PM, CMs, Ministers
Kerala HC extends interim protection from arrest for rapper Vedan in rape case till 25 August
Man convicted in gang shooting that left 9-year-old Keralite girl with brain injury
IT parks evolving into women-friendly workplaces: Kerala Minister Veena George
Lok Sabha erupts over Centre’s trio of ‘draconian’ bills allowing ministers to be ousted on arrest
NOS rejects 60 percent of SC/ST applicants in 2024-25 despite 216 percent funding boost: Data
Explained: Centre’s bill to ban online games involving betting and the criticism around it
Kerala court sentences man to 77 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting niece
Greater Bengaluru Governance (Amendment) Bill 2025 passed in Assembly
Madras High Court refuses to quash Chennai Corporation’s privatisation move
Karnataka government’s five guarantees exerting strain on finances: CAG
Amit Shah to table bills seeking removal of PM, CMs, ministers arrested on serious charges
Karnataka Cabinet approves internal quota; three SC groups to share 17 percent reservation
Chennai man dies after dog bites previously fractured thigh, dog-owner also bitten
143 million units of renewable energy generated in Karnataka on 18 August
Trust deficit: Less than 30 percent voters show strong trust in ECI, Lokniti-CSDS survey finds

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Telangana CM Revanth meets Union Minister CR Patil, presses for nod on Tummidihatti barrage

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SIR — Over 30 lakh Telangana voters yet to appear for hearings as SIR claims and objections phase nears end

Fire breaks out at historic Koder House in Fort Kochi

RK Singh. — ‘Gyanesh Kumar, his bosses are violating the law’: Former minister in Modi Cabinet hits out at CEC

From Rs 4 crore to Rs 1,413 crore: Kumaraswamy says DK Shivakumar gained from ‘NICE scam’, state lost Rs 30,000 crore

The Telangana High Court. Credit: tshc.gov.in/ — Telangana HC refuses to vacate order on BRS MLAs’ Assembly entry

The bypolls were held on Monday. — Local body bypolls: LDF makes gains, UDF retains edge in Keralam

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Sugarcane farmers' protest in Hubballi on Tuesday. — Karnataka sugarcane farmers continue protest despite Union Minister’s invite to Delhi for price talks

Supreme court of India — Megamalai forest encroachment case: SC reserves judgment, questions Ilavam Panju plantations

Cooked rice. — Rice alone isn’t the problem: How a refined-carb-heavy diet can raise metabolic and heart risks

SIR — ‘No less than Freedom struggle’: Congress demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, SIR suspension

Vijay Reddy Mallangi. — Interview: Unite to fix the election system, political work later: CJP to CPI(M), Congress in Keralam

Bengaluru Urban Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda calls for reserving resources for future development. — Karnataka plans road grid beyond GBA amid Bengaluru’s urban expansion

The sanitation workers have been protesting the government move for the past few weeks. — HRF backs protesting GHMC waste collectors, opposes privatisation plan

Murder — Dispute over parking space turns violent in Nellai; 2 dead, 2 injured