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Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking CBI probe into alleged horse-trading during Tamil Nadu floor test
A minister for AI in Satheesan’s Cabinet: The new Kerala ministers and their portfolios
Tamil Nadu revokes preventive detention order against Youtuber Savukku Shankar

Milma hikes milk price by ₹4 per litre from 1 June
Bandi Sanjay accuses BRS of ‘false campaign’ in son Bageerath’s POCSO case
Inspired by PM Modi’s call, Hyderabad firm announces cash incentives for employees switching to EV vehicles
Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan elected Fellow of Royal Society
Centre moves to scale up Kochi Water Metro model to 18 cities under draft national policy
SC gives Karnataka final extension to hold GBA polls by 31 August
G Sudhakaran takes oath as Pro-tem Speaker ahead of 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly’s first meeting
‘Family matter’: Telangana BJP MLA defends POCSO case accused Bandi Sai Bageerath
UDF government in Kerala de-notifies LDF’s ambitious SilverLine Project
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 20 May
BRS alleges Bhu Bharati portal misuse, demands probe against Vem Narendra Reddy, officials
SC Collegium clears elevation of 19 advocates, judicial officers as judges of Madras HC
Journalist attacked in Tiruvarur: Police cite personal enmity behind incident
ACB raids Hyderabad Water Board GM, seizes Rs 1.05 crore cash; assets worth Rs 100 crore suspected
‘Right to life cannot be threatened’: SC upholds shelter order for stray dogs, permits euthanasia
Why the delay in sharing ministries with allies, TVK?
Two men sexually assault physically challenged woman in Tamil Nadu; one arrested
Consumers hit hard as fuel prices hiked second time in a week
Cash-for-jobs scam: ED writes to TN Chief Secretary seeking sanction to prosecute former minister Senthil Balaji
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 19 May
Kerala CM VD Satheesan’s government unveils first two guarantees in maiden Cabinet meeting
Karnataka police issue SOP for investigation into custodial violence and deaths
UDF’s Kerala comeback: Meet the veterans and fresh faces in CM VD Satheesan’s Cabinet
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Office allocates portfolios among senior IAS officers
Supreme Court stays tree felling in eco-sensitive zone around Hyderabad’s KBR National Park

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CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi — Why CEC Gyanesh Kumar should resign, and why the appointment process needs to change too

Black flag-waving Youth Congress workers managed to get close to Amit Shah's convoy. — SIR row: Black flags greet Amit Shah in Kollam; five Youth Congress activists held

Researchers described the current El Niño event as a preview of conditions climate change might usher in within 20 years. (iStock) — Super El Niño: Karnataka may lose 1,870 lives, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala 1,680 each

Local body polls — By-elections: 38 local body wards across Keralam to vote on Monday

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant at the Open House in Patna on Friday. — Judiciary committed to protecting students’ fundamental rights: CJI Surya Kant

Vadakara MDMA case's second accused stabbed — Vadakara MDMA case’s second accused stabbed outside police station by partner

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CDSCO's NSQ section of the August alert contained 220 entries covering medicines, injections, medical devices and other products. — Fake drugs in the market? CDSCO flags blood pressure drug Telma AM ‘spurious’, 220 medicine batches fail tests

An image of the Hyderabad Municipal Solid Waste Energy Solutions Private Limited Waste-to-Energy Plant at Jawaharnagar — CURE Act doubles down on waste-to-energy plants despite violations, protests and environmental concerns

Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, The Hague Group — As Trump takes aim at ICC, Hague Group calls for ‘renewed UN body’ to defend international law

Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan. — Kerala police bar journalists from questioning CM Satheesan

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