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Theni jailbreak: Five prisoners recaptured, 12 remain at large; nine prison staff suspended
Cyclone Arnab: South Central Railway cancels 11 trains as Andhra Pradesh braces for landfall

‘Solely motivated to take advantage of goodwill’: CCPA imposes ₹1 lakh penalty on Britannia over ‘100%’ bread claims
Child seen steering moving car in Thiruvananthapuram two days after Cheranallur crash
Two months on, no trace of Kannur teen who went missing over mobile phone

Madurai: Missing seven-year-old boy found dead in abandoned house; woman arrested for allegedly concealing body
Cheranalloor crash: Chennithala slams judge for visiting police station; Vijayan alleges double standards
Former Tamil Nadu Minister Anbil Mahesh remanded in judicial custody till 6 November
Malayalam writer alleges plagiarism in Vayalar Award-winning novel Aathreyakam; award committee stands by decision
Cyclone Arnab to cross Andhra coast near Yanam on 28 October; State steps up preparations
17 prisoners escape from Theni district in Tamil Nadu after assaulting staff; four arrested so far
Weather update: Forecast for southern cities on 27 October
Form 6 not amended, all SIR decisions unanimous, ECI tells Supreme Court
Hyderabad police arrest Nepali domestic worker, 3 others for murdering former IPS officer’s wife
AP local body polls: YSRCP fears hundreds of seats will be won unopposed if Supreme Court doesn’t act soon
Kerala HC stays FIR against Pinarayi, others in CMRL-Exalogic case
Former Tamil Nadu minister Anbil Mahesh arrested in private school approvals case
Madras High Court dismisses Anbil Mahesh’s anticipatory bail plea in private school approvals case
DK Shivakumar warns Bengaluru IT firms of action over alleged bias against Kannadigas
Telangana: Speeding car rams into pedestrians in Nalgonda; one killed, two injured
Keralam: SIT to probe fatal Cheranalloor crash; judge arraigned for allegedly allowing minor son to drive
PM Modi’s chat with Chinmayananda’s holobot sparks ‘AI Baba’ ridicule
Hyderabad forms human chain against SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
Woman bus conductor suffers serious leg injuries after passenger allegedly pushes her
AP: Five-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Prakasam; villagers block Ongole–Chirala road
State of Play: ECI row upsets BJP’s power dynamics
Hindutva interpretation of Indian history ignores evidence to promote Hindu Rashtra, says Romila Thapar
Remarks against Amit Shah: UP court acquits Rahul Gandhi in 2018 defamation case
YSRCP-TDP tensions flare as violence mars local poll nominations in Andhra
WhatsApp honeytrap: Retired Army captain arrested for allegedly leaking military secrets

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

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