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Tamil Nadu police arrest five for selling drugs to students in Vellore
Mental health issues, forced resignations: How Covid-19 retrenchments affected journalists

Hema Committee Report impact: Now, Kannada actors call for a committee to tackle sexual harassment in industry
Vadhvan port aims to strengthen Maharastra as a major economic driver for India
Tamil cinema: GSICC to ban sexual offenders for five years, vows legal support for victims

ADGP’s ‘meeting’ with RSS leader triggers political storm in Kerala: Was CM aware of the meeting?
Onam 2024 releases: Four Malayalam movies set to entertain Kerala audience
Unrelenting rains bring large-scale devastation: A look at the worst affected regions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
West Bengal’s first of its kind ‘anti-rape bill’: What it entails
Prohibitory orders, internet ban in Telangana’s Jainoor following communal clashes over sexual assault of tribal woman
Rape case: Malayalam actor Bala supports Nivin Pauly
3 eyewitness statements among 231 pieces of evidence: 3,991-page chargesheet filed against actor Darshan, others
ANR’s 100th birth anniversary: Nationwide film festival announced in 25 cities
GOAT pre-release sales: Vijay’s film sets new record by earning ₹425 crore
Singer Chinmayi slams Jiiva for denying prevalence of sexual abuse in Tamil cinema
Forced to work in flood-affected areas, Telangana gig workers say enough is enough
Deepthi Jeevanji, the para athlete from Telangana who scripted history at Paris Paralympics
Kerala newborn’s mother, her friend arrested for allegedly murdering the child
All you need to know about Kerala’s unified portal and mobile app for guest workers’ registration
Telangana government constitutes education commission to ‘revamp and reform the education sector’
Booked on rape charges, Nivin Pauly lashes out at media; Says he will prove his ‘innocence’
Malayalam star Nivin Pauly accused of rape, FIR filed; Actor deems allegations ‘fake’
Actor and BJP leader Radikaa Sarathkumar calls for committee to investigate exploitation in Tamil film industry
WCC member Rima Kallingal files defamation suit against Tamil singer Suchitra
Justice Hema Committee Report: Padmapriya says power groups exist in Malayalam, criticises government for inaction
Karnataka government vs Mysuru royal family: CM Siddaramaiah to lead Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority meeting
Accused of sexual harassment, Malayalam director Ranjith seeks anticipatory bail from Kerala High Court
Tollywood steps up for flood relief in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
When Kannada was lost in translation in Karnataka: KPSC embarrasses Siddaramaiah government, forces a do over
Nani’s ‘Saripodhaa Sanivaaram’ grosses ₹68.52 crore in four days

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The deceased Keralites have been identified as Jaisymol Mathew and Jobina John — Two Malayali nurses among five killed in Saudi road accident

Students found to be at risk will have to be provided counselling and, where necessary, referred for further examination and treatment. — ‘Buddy, I’ll be looking out for you’: Keralam puts students at heart of a new health network

Elgandal fort in Karimnagar — The stones that remember: Elgandula and the birth of modern Karimnagar

heart disease — Hyderabad researchers fed rats vitamin D-free diets for 20 weeks, found increased markers of heart cell death

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‘Congress protecting votes of Bangladeshis, Pakistanis’: BJP seeks FIR against K’taka CM Shivakumar for dharna at EC office

The deceased journalist, KM Basheer (Left), and the accused IAS officer, Sriram Venkitaraman. — Journalist KM Basheer’s death: ‘Siraj’ accuses Keralam CM, Chief Secretary of rejecting request for special public prosecutor

Naidu said the drought-affected Rayalaseema is being reshaped into a ₹1 lakh crore global horticulture hub. — Rayalaseema will turn from drought-hit region into land of wealth, Naidu unveils ambitious plans

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ECI ignoring the law and starting ‘completely alien procedure’ in SIR: Bombay HC flays poll body for deletions

After Musheerabad, Telangana Congress says it found more pre-printed Form 7s aimed at deleting Muslim voters in Bahadurpura

Facebook blocks Malayalam digital outlet NOCAP’s page in India; Vijayan accuses UDF of suppressing press freedom

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Police shifting detained protesters from Jantar Mantar. — Jantar Mantar 2.0: Protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster intensifies, several detained in Delhi

Pala MLA Mani C Kappan — Keralam HC leaves decision on plea seeking Pala MLA Kappan’s disqualification to Assembly Speaker

InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — Political cartoons are no laughing matter, declares government

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