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At least 9 dead, dozens injured after explosion at fireworks unit in Kerala’s Mundathikode
Edappadi K Palaniswami releases video message: AIADMK leader urges people to fulfil the democratic duty

Madras HC flags financial discrepancies in Udhayanidhi Stalin, Vijay’s poll affidavits; I-T probe on
‘Anti-people policies, false campaigns of BJP will not succeed’: MK Stalin makes final appeal before TN elections
Telangana ACB nabs two Warangal officials over digital bribe network

‘No sin if hanged’: Revanth Reddy accuses KCR of Rs 1 lakh crore Kaleshwaram scam
KCR names Jeevan Reddy BRS general secretary; slams Congress, vows return to power
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 21 April
Ration crisis surfaces in Kerala’s only tribal panchayat, probe intensifies
UDF alleges breach of strong room in Kozhikode; officials say only unsealed room accessed
ED searches premises linked to Karnataka Cong MLA’s sons, others in crypto-linked PMLA case’ premises
IT raid at TN Congress chief Selvaperunthagai’s house in Chennai; leader alleges ‘political intimidation’
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 20 April
25 killed after powerful blast rips through Virudhunagar fireworks factory
DMK chief MK Stalin unveils Chennai Super 6 manifesto; promises all-round development
Women will never forgive, Opposition will pay for their sins: PM Modi tells nation
Student’s death: Orthodontics staff members resign amid escalating protests
Row over cracks in ceiling of house in Wayanad landslide rehab settlement
Nemom: CPI suspends district council member VS Sulochanan for anti-party activity
Souring of brotherly ties in DMK-Congress alliance is for all to see
DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson moves Bill for permanent women’s reservation
Centre using women as “human shields”: When Kanimozhi flayed delimitation bill
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 18 April
Nine killed as van carrying Malappuram school staff falls off mountain near Valparai
NDA’s push for delimitation fails after Lok Sabha defeats Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill
‘A panic reaction’: Rahul Gandhi says opposition will defeat ‘anti-national’ delimitation bill
Blistering heat persists in Kerala; heat stroke clinics activated across hospitals
Kerala BDS student death: Police book loan application over alleged harassment
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin demands withdrawal of delimitation Bill, freeze of delimitation
After Anudeep Katikala, Andhra police arrest another stand-up comedian over remarks on Pawan Kalyan, Lokesh

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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

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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