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A minister, a bus and a cup of trouble: Gooey dessert raises sticky questions
Husband allegedly hacks wife to death in Kerala in front of daughter; dies by suicide

Big sharks likely behind Ayodhya Ram temple fund theft, Priyanka says in Wayanad
As scorched Europe fights to cool itself, scientists warn ‘extreme heat already reaching the limits’
Sexual abuse: Kerala cricket coach gets 48 years in jail in 3rd case

Custodial death: Sai Krishna’s mother files petition in AP High Court seeking judicial probe
Veteran Tamil filmmaker K Bhagyaraj passes away
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 27 June
Decision on low-alcoholic beverages only after framing liquor policy, says Kerala Excise Minister
No fear, all favour: CM Vijay makes his film’s producer Tamil Nadu’s Special Representative in Delhi
A remark that wasn’t meant for the record—but became the headline
2010 MEA records contradict Centre’s claim that passports were never proof of citizenship
BY Vijayendra denies personal ties with CM DK Shivakumar, rejects role in Council polls cross-voting
Centre acknowledges death of six personnel 400 days after Operation Sindoor
Ram Mandir scandal: General secretary Champat Rai and trust member Dr Anil Mishra resign
Sridhar Vembu doubles down on corruption allegations against DMK; cites how even ex-FM ranted
Death toll in Tiruvallur seafood plant ammonia leak rises to 14; 42 remain under treatment
Karnataka High Court sets aside anticipatory bail granted to Vachanananda Swami in POCSO case
Expired items, hygiene slips, veg and non-veg together: Zomato Hyperpure warehouse gets notice
Explained: Why Kerala MPs KC Venugopal and John Brittas are demanding the withdrawal of FCRA Rules 2026?
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 26 June
Consent to record isn’t consent to share: Karnataka to crackdown on non-consensual sharing of intimate content
Centre doubles down, says passport has never been proof of citizenship; critics ask what is
Why only Telugu SIR forms outside GHMC? Asks Telangana high court
Centre approves procurement of 1.3 lakh MT of Totapuri mangoes from Karnataka after Kumaraswamy’s intervention
Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption raids 13 locations linked to former minister EV Velu
35-year-old school teacher dead, four others missing in flash floods in Arunachal
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 25 June
Rajesh Exports under ED scanner for suspected FEMA violations
Telangana Chief Secretary Ramakrishna Rao likely to head HMRL post-retirement

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Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin stands with members of the Justice Kurian Joseph-led High-Level Committee after receiving the committee’s report at the Secretariat. — Does TN Law Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar want to end the Kurian Joseph Committee?

Hema Committee Report — Another Mollywood storm brews as a book on Hema Committee set to expose fresh fault lines

The freedom of a university is ultimately tested not by its prospectus but by what happens when someone disagrees with authority. — Free to think? When public universities lose their freedom

File photo of billboards reading boycott of 2026 Tamil Nadu elections plastered in the village. (Supplied) — South First impact: Virudhunagar village caste-name issue moves towards renaming

Love your tea/coffee scalding hot? The habit might be tripling your risk of oesophageal cancer

INCOIS has warned of 1 to 1.5-metre-high waves and swell surge activity from 2.30 am on 26 September to 2.30 am on 28 September. — Swell surge threat: Red alert along Keralam coast

SIR row: NDA allies, YSRCP demand clarification to regain confidence

Madras HC — Madras HC restrains media, social media platforms from publishing videos linked to Gem Veeramani case

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Ganesh Chaturthi — Hyderabad marks conclusion of 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations with Khairatabad idol immersion

Enforcement Directorate. ED — ED searches 16 locations linked to Bengaluru-based gold firm Attica

VD Satheesan and his charter flight — CM’s chartered flight lands before Lok Ayukta; Satheesan silent for second day

‘Those are all young children’: Vijay brings up Veeramani POCSO case in Maduranthakam campaign

V.D Satheesan — ‘Move aside, I’m not speaking to you’: Kerala CM tells reporters questioning him over CMRL allegations

AISA's Neha Bora was among the protesters detained at Jantar Mantar. — Call for poll panel chief’s resignation: SIR row hits the streets; protesters detained in Delhi

Forest Minister Shibu Baby John. — Muttil tree-felling case: Forest Minister seeks explanation after court returns charge sheet citing lapses in investigation

Who is POCSO accused R Veeramani? The granite baron’s five-decade rise through the industry and political circles