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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
A silent wave ‘awakening’ Hindus in Andhra Pradesh’s hinterland, armed with ‘Dharmic survey’
The ‘untiring mother’ who learnt Kannada in her sixties and went on to translate the work known as ‘Kannada’s Bhagavad Gita’ into Tamil
Behind dropping prominent Lingayat faces: RSS-BJP’s long game to curb influence of mathas
Andhra Pradesh shrimp hatcheries suffer due to new air cargo security clearance guidelines
The unwanted elephant: Tussle over ‘rogue’ tusker Arikomban now reaches the Supreme Court
Explained: Kerala’s high number of Covid-19 positive cases
Ground Report: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy makes BJP’s Munavalli jittery as Gangawati heads for a triangular battle
Is your child constipated? A common problem, but take it seriously, say doctors
South First Karnataka pre-poll survey: Congress, BJP, JD(S) express confidence of majority

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