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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tweets against ‘zero traffic’ norm for VVIPs, Bengalureans applaud the move
Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan not invited to Congress’s party, LDF convenor Jayarajan feels Siddaramaiah won’t last long in Karnataka

Guess who is going to suffer collateral damage as the state BJP and the DMK slug it out in Tamil Nadu?
High command’s silence on Naidu’s overtures leaves Andhra BJP in a Hamletian dilemma
‘Goodness Kerala wakes to’ leaves Milk Co-operatives Minister Chinchu Rani shocked and fuming
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan serves ‘food for controversy’ again — this time for retiring chief justice
A laggard among OTT entertainment platforms, ‘Aha’ is now up for sale
‘The fault is not in our stars’, Andhra Chief Minister Jagan learns after receiving astrologer’s ‘blessings’
What is common between ‘hot’ Pushpa and ‘cool’ Amul? Both are from Gujarat and selling in Karnataka
Political iftars, ‘missing’ Lokayukta and rabid dog remark leave Kerala both amused and distressed
And the credit for the first Bill in India to use feminine pronouns goes to… Kerala Health Minister Veena George
Of the Kamma-Reddy (TDP-YSRCP) caste rivalry in Andhra and why there are black sheep in every party
BJP gets a taste of its own pill in poll-bound Karnataka, Amit Shah steps in to keep flock together
Secret’s out! It was a senior BJP leader who advised Rajinikanth against entering politics
It’s SNAFU in BJP-Jana Sena alliance in Andhra Pradesh ahead of the legislative Council elections
How former Collector of Ernakulam created a Women’s Day flutter on Facebook — the day on which she was transferred
Spot the blooper in the Congress poster campaign targeting absconding BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa
Why does CPI(M) honcho EP Jayarajan launch into flights of fantasy with IndiGo claims?
How, after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘homeless’ statement, Wayanad BJP sought a house for him under PM Awas Yojna
Here’s why Kerala Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine finds himself in a bit of hot water
Retired IPS officer Bhaskar Rao made the transition from AAP to its main rival, the BJP. Here’s why
Taste of own medicine: BJP leader CT Ravi gets called out for hypocrisy by the Opposition for temple visit after a meaty treat
GVL Narasimha Rao has his eyes set on Vizag for the coming Lok Sabha polls; but so has Daggubati Purandeswari
#MedTwitter: Doctors miffed at sensational claims over diseases that simply do not exist
The ‘last election’ that never is, be it Siddaramaiah or HD Kumaraswamy
International ‘fixation’ and Kerala Communists’ largesse that seldom materialises
Guess who’s the star who has tattooed his admiration for his fans prominently on his chest

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