SF Specials

From World War-II to circus company owner: The legendary life and times of Gemini Sankaran
Many ‘stars’ of Kannada film industry contesting Karnataka Assembly elections 2023

Ground Report: Anti-incumbency, dynasty politics make the going tough for BJP in Mahadevapura constituency
What does India’s rising population spell for South India? And few other key questions
Coca-Cola’s offer to hand over its land, building to Kerala government brings the fizz back to Plachimada agitation
Interview: Tabassum Shaik on how she overcame hijab row to become 2023 Karnataka 2nd PUC topper
Kerala searches for cool options as it wilts under a scorching summer sun
Meet the Thiruvananthapuram food blogger who is documenting Kerala dishes — and making waves
Stranded in war-torn Sudan, Hakki Pikki tribals tell South First about their struggles
How BJP is taking the Tulu identity and culture route to electoral success in Mangaluru South seat
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan serves ‘food for controversy’ again — this time for retiring chief justice
TaRaSu, popular novelist from Chitradurga who immortalised its history in ‘Durgastamana’, his last novel and masterpiece
A laggard among OTT entertainment platforms, ‘Aha’ is now up for sale
Ground Report: JD(S), BJP locked in tight fight in caste-conscious Devadurga — as children toil in chilli fields
Here’s the untold story of the ‘anti-Satyagraha’ movement at Vaikom
Ahead of Modi visit, a new party in Kerala that clubs goals of Sangh Parivar and Catholic Church
‘The fault is not in our stars’, Andhra Chief Minister Jagan learns after receiving astrologer’s ‘blessings’
Telangana: Amidst internal squabbles, BRS seeks to get battle-ready; to sound poll bugle at mega rally in Warangal
Remembering Raju Ananthaswamy, a charismatic star of Kannada’s Bhavageete tradition who blazed brightly but too briefly
Karnataka polls 2023: Antecedents no bar as parties field candidates with criminal records
Ground Report: Unemployment, inflation, water supply are major issues as Sindhanur votes by caste
Bournvita controversy: Doctors, scientists come out in support of influencer who outed the brand
In a first, a purity-obsessed Kerala church to permit a non-endogamous wedding
Khammam clearly in focus, Congress and BJP vie to lure ex-BRS leader Srinivasa Reddy
When waste becomes politics, bins join the long list of freebies in poll-bound Karnataka
Ground Report: It’s a battle between friends-turned-foes Sriramulu and Nagendra in neglected Ballari Rural
Insta history: Meet the enthusiasts taking tech route to fan interest in their cities’ cultural pasts

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