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Prehistoric cave, 3,000-year-old rock art and Iron Age smelting remains found near Madurai
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Rain fury leaves three dead in Kerala, cuts off towns as rivers overflow

Can Karnataka afford to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water a day to Tamil Nadu?

Rise of dengue cases in Karnataka — South India dominates India’s dengue burden; Tamil Nadu reports most cases, Kerala most deaths

Prasanth, who accompanied Ramar, suffered serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at Theni Government Medical College Hospital. — Kodaikanal: 26-year-old Dalit youth allegedly hacked to death; TNUEF issues condemnation

Kerala joins ICMR’s clinical trial for indigenous dengue vaccine — DENV-2 dominates South India as nationwide study finds multiple dengue strains circulating

Interview | How to stop honour killings? Justice KN Basha commission looks beyond punishments

Birth registration — India registers nearly every birth and death. So why tighten delayed registration rules again with new legislation?

Kerala rains — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 1 August

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NHRC directs Centre to act on illegal mining complaint against firm linked to Telangana Minister Ponguleti

The Telangana High Court. Credit: tshc.gov.in/ — ‘Not invincible’: Inside the Telangana High Court’s blistering order against HYDRAA

Men's hockey team — Bleeding blue no more: War of words over Indian Hockey’s new saffron kit

ED alleges that Balaji "misused" his office for illegal gratification and "engineered" a job racket scam in the state transport undertakings during 2014-15. (Supplied) — SC grants interim anticipatory bail to former Minister V Senthil Balaji in TASMAC probe

Custodial death — Nagercoil custodial death: CB-CID investigation reveals details about alleged assault that led to his death

CM DK Shivakumar urges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to defer Karnataka visit amid Cauvery tensions

Bhogapuram International Airport — Bhogapuram Airport: Taking North Andhra to new heights

InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — Government set to announce ‘Ministry of Leaks’