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Union government initiates preparation of DPRs for expansion of railway network in Kerala
Edappadi K Palanisami announces Rs 5 lakh compensation to Ajith Kumar’s family

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Cough syrup (Representational image. Credit: iStock) — CDSCO recommends ban on infant/toddler imagery, red warning on cough syrup labels to curb use in under-4s

R. Sreelekha — Sreelekha drops resignation plan, saving BJP from major embarrassment amid Congress switch rumours

Jantar Mantar protests: Brinda Karat seeks arrest of ACP Vivek Bhagat after journalist alleges sexual assault

A picture displaying — Bollarum arms theft: Police uncover plot to use stolen weapons in robberies, arrest three Army personnel

Chikitha Taniparthi — Two Asian Games golds, and an Olympic quota: Chikitha Taniparthi’s journey from Peddapalli to Japan

Minister G. 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

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

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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

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