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₹700-crore ‘software scam’ charge surfaces days before Kerala Assembly polls
Group of women challenges state government’s menstrual leave policy in Karnataka High Court

Bengaluru college professor ‘proposes’ to student in class; students assault him
MUDA case: Karnataka HC issues notice to CM Siddaramaiah on plea challenging acceptance of Lokayukta police’s closure report
Supreme Court-appointed panel asks Centre to reconsider Transgender Persons Bill
Lawyers, feminists urge President to withhold assent to Transgender Persons Bill 2026
At least 13 dead after bus-truck collision sparks fire in Andhra Pradesh
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 26 March
IUML’s Irshad ousted as Kayamkulam constituency chairman over misogynistic remark against LDF’s U Pratibha
Kindergarten student killed in car accident inside school campus in Tenkasi
FIR on Baramati plane crash transferred from Karnataka to Maharashtra; Rohit Pawar demands justice
State government cancels lecture series on Deendayal Upadhyay at Karnataka State Open University
Khammam motor vehicle inspector caught red-handed taking Rs 24,000 bribe
Artist Bose Krishnamachari quits Kochi Biennale Foundation posts after sexual harassment allegation
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 25 March
Shooting the messenger: ECI fires at social media posts from Kerala police’s shoulder after BJP seal gaffe
BJP poised for solo majority in Assam, NDA heading for landslide victory: People’s Pulse Tracker Poll-2
In Kerala, it’s not just votes, it’s verbal misfires too
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 24 March
Telangana Cabinet clears Hate Speech and Hate Crime Prevention Bill, 2026
Sathankulam father-son custodial deaths case: Court finds all 9 policemen guilty
Karnataka High Court refuses to intervene in LPG supply crisis
Kerala launches SOS system to tide over commercial cooking gas shortage
Karnataka government to prepare framework to regulate social media usage among students below 16 years
In Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli, daughter dies by suicide in protest days after father’s murder
Palakkad turns political flashpoint amid ‘secret deal’ allegations
‘Retrograde, unconstitutional’: 100+ lawyers, feminists urge withdrawal of Transgender Bill 2026

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R.Veeramani — Gem Veeramani case: DMK–TVK blame game, questions over earlier probe and what survivors need now

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