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‘We are here for the nation’: Youth demands resignation of CEC
Sringeri vote-counting video missing: After saying ‘can’t hijack democracy’, SC pulls up ECI for ‘lame excuses’

Rs 11.05 but billed for Rs 325: Why do medical consumables cost so much in private hospitals?
Beyond the Vijay wave: What voters are saying in Maduranthakam
‘Fuel’ for thought for India: New data reveals wholesale price inflation shot up in September
‘She lost hearing in one ear’: Rahul Gandhi alleges brutal assault by police on youngsters during anti-CEC protest
K’taka sugarcane farmers continue NH-48 blockade for second day after talks with Centre fail
‘No hikes’: Sridhar Vembu’s grim software jobs outlook and AI productivity prediction spark debate
Hyderabad MP and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi approaches Supreme Court challenging SIR
Thrissur: Elderly woman strangled to death; 16 sovereigns of gold stolen
Madras High Court quashes ED case against former minister K Ponmudy
‘Different banners, one cause’: Rahul Gandhi expresses solidarity with CJP after Ranka and Das are sent to judicial custody
‘Asked for water, given toddy’: Seven arrested for stoning 40-year-old man to death in Palakkad
‘No order means inclusion’: ECI tells Telangana HC voters excluded during SIR will get reasoned, appealable orders
Independent commission of former judges on SIR of electoral rolls to hold its first public hearing on 15 October
Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka remanded to five days’ judicial custody; ‘Cowardice’, say Abhijeet Dipke and Rahul Gandhi
Keralam synagogue arson: Police probe crypto trail, ‘Boss’ on Telegram and previous attack in Muvattupuzha
Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka, Ajinkya Shinde booked for trespass, bond violation a day after bid to ‘reclaim’ Jantar Mantar
Weather update: Forecast for southern cities on 14 October
Day after INDIA bloc rally, Home Minister Amit Shah hits out at Rahul Gandhi to defend SIR
SIR: Telangana CEO orders special drive, two-day camp to enrol voters missing from rolls
K’taka sting Op row: Respite for Siddaramaiah as Bengaluru court prohibits media from circulating video
TN CM Vijay meets Andhra counterpart Chandrababu Naidu, discusses Krishna River water-sharing
Palakkad homeless person’s death suspected to be mob killing; five in custody
Talk of Union Cabinet reshuffle begins doing the rounds as L Murugan steps down
NPCI defers MDR on select UPI merchant transactions till after Diwali; Keralam hotels to stop UPI payments above Rs 2,000
K’taka sting Op row: Siddaramaiah sees character-assassination bid, claims innocence

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South India has the hospitals, patients and purchasing power: Private equity sees its next big healthcare investment opportunity

weather South indian cities — Weather update: Forecast for southern cities on 5 November

Google and most of the other Big Tech companies are spending heavily on AI. — Google expands employee buyout offer to 5 more countries

Naidu with Nilekani — BJP ally TDP calls for equal opportunities, reduced stress in national exam system

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Keralam: Speeding private bus fatally runs over 29-year-old woman in Kochi

Police used force as tensions ran high outside the Meerpet police station. — Two arrested for abusing, assaulting Christian women in Rangareddy district

Karnataka households feel the squeeze as milk and bus fare hikes add to rising living costs

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Female smokers had an odds ratio of 9.05 for mouth cancer, compared with 1.25 among male smokers. (iStock) — Female smokers show 7.2 times higher odds ratio for mouth cancer, nearly 8 times for throat cancer

Karnataka High Court appoints amicus curiae in suo motu petition on Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede — Slip of the tongue: Karnataka HC quashes ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan case against BJP worker

Hyderabad-origin Nabeela Syed, 27, defeats Republican incumbent to enter Illinois Senate

Olympic gold, Asian Games silver and other valuables stolen from former India hockey captain MM Somaya’s home

An aerial shot of the site where the blast occurred on 21 April. — Banned potassium chlorate, gross safety violations caused Mundathikkode blast that killed 16, inquiry finds

Sam Altman said Indians' energy, their experimentation with technology and practical ways to use it, was driving ChatGPT's use in India. — India is ChatGPT’s biggest market globally, user base outnumbers US: Sam Altman

Keralam: 15-year-old dies by suicide; father alleges he was punished at school over relationship with girl

HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath, IPS. (AVRanganath/X) — Telangana HC extends interim protection to HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath