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Andhra Pradesh becomes the first state in the country to pay gratuity to ASHA workers
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Chikitha Taniparthi — Two Asian Games golds, and an Olympic quota: Chikitha Taniparthi’s journey from Peddapalli to Japan

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara — Karnataka seeks ₹7,500 crore Central relief as estimated drought losses touch ₹46,000 crore

YouTuber Veeramachineni Ramakrishna — Hyderabad civil court restrains VRK from giving medical advice; orders 23 media outlets to remove posts

UDF convener Adoor Prakash. — UDF convener set to approach Congress high command amid growing tensions with CM Satheesan

Former Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman. — Former Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman likely to be named as accused in Messi fiasco case

R Sreelekha flanked by Mayor VV Rajesh and Deputy Mayor Asha Nath GS — Number game: Ex-DGP-turned-councillor’s resignation move puts BJP on a sticky wicket in T’puram Corporation

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. — Legendary filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao dies at 94

BS Yediyurappa. Credit: x.com/BSYBJP — Karnataka BJP threatens statewide agitation if workers face action over Form 7 filings

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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. — UDF government orders fresh Vigilance probe into allegations against CEC, to examine earlier inquiry

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The CPI(M) leader's latest comments are likely to revive the debate over the party's political assessment of Malappuram. — ‘Den of fundamentalists’: CPI(M) leader’s Malappuram remark triggers row

With Moms, Shivani Sibal moves further into the privileged world. This time, the subject is motherhood, but the novel is about much more than mothers. — How Shivani Sibal’s ‘Moms’ reveals the cracks in a perfect life and the anxiety of elite motherhood

A substantial share of minor millets sold in the South Indian market are polished. They come without parts of the grain that carry main nutrients. — The real millet story: ‘Nutri-cereals’ polished off nutrients, high on glycaemic impact

Sreeji allegedly demanded ₹10,000 from a woman for issuing a licence, and instructed her to bring the money to his rented room. — Official in Keralam arrested after flushing bribe cash down the toilet

A picture of actor Prakash Raj addressing the gathering at Dharna Chowk — ‘Attempt to kill democracy’: Hyderabad civil society protests SIR, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge. — ‘Sangh Intensive Revision’: Priyank Kharge says BJP, RSS stripping SC, minorities of their voting rights