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South First impact: Karnataka government seeks DCGI probe into HCG clinical trial row
EXCLUSIVE: Red flag raised over clinical trials at HCG; patient safety, ethical practice at stake

Election, AI strategists and borrowed charisma: How Tamil Nadu parties are weaponing nostalgia
Ground report: For Jayaraj and Beniks’ kin, the wait for justice is the punishment
Gradual shift to Hindi: Digital India seems to be developing a language preference — it may not be your choice

Gold, ink, and revolution: Iyothee Thass and ‘Oru Paisa Tamilan’ awakening
ADGP Jayaram’s arrest: What led to the High Court’s rare directive — and what it means
Telangana Gaddar Film Awards: Jury didn’t even watch all films before picking winners!
Instagram, online abuse and silence: What Karnataka’s children aren’t saying
‘Food policing’: Malayali students under cow vigilantes’ surveillance in changing Delhi
Toxic fallout in Ennore: Suspected fertiliser plant emissions spark health crisis in Chennai neighbourhood
Sea of hazard: Burning ship, toxic manifest and a looming coastal catastrophe in Kerala
Tides of misery: Monsoon fury, shipwreck and empty nets push Kerala’s fisherfolk to the edge
Bengaluru stampede: He hoped to return to his village in a white coat; he came wrapped in a white sheet instead
Saffron flag and the battle for symbolism: Why a painting of Bharat Mata has stirred a storm in Kerala
Bengaluru stampede: Grieving father recalls his last video call with Bhumik; blames systemic negligence
Ground Report: ‘It’s my Appu’s hand, which the system let go forever,’ grieving mother on Bengaluru stampede
Bengaluru stampede: What transpired in the Karnataka cabinet meeting – and who decided to suspend police officers?
Sent for care, left behind for years: The neglected lives inside Hyderabad’s Institute of Mental Health
Interview: Not much has changed for women, we still have a long way to go, says Deepa Bhasthi
Interview: A party in transition – CPI(M)’s shift towards privatisation
Interview: Politics of history – R Balakrishnan on ASI, Keezhadi, and future of Tamil Nadu’s past
The nuns who stood up against a bishop – and paid the price
Kannada literary movements that paved the way for a global victory for Banu Mushtaq
Residents of Chennai’s Ambedkar Nagar face eviction as land classified as ‘enemy property’
Interview: Approach trending cosmetic treatments with caution, warns Dr Rajetha Damisetty
Sibling rivalry? As KTR assumes position as BRS ‘heir apparent’, Kavitha writes to KCR, claims her space
Stories of custodial harassment from Kerala — a state’s shame
Beneficiaries praise five guarantee schemes of Karnataka Congress, but implementation falls short
Beyond Bengaluru’s Minsk Square: Apple scripts a juicy, sweet success story for a daring few

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Kerala police arrest man accused of running drug network using youngsters to move MDMA from Bengaluru

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‘Neither a big rift nor a small rift’: Shivakumar rejects talk of friction with Siddaramaiah amid ‘sting operation’ row

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Andhra Pradesh announces 2026–27 Liquor Policy — Keralam revokes Nedumbassery airport bar licence approval after row

Telangana records widest gender gap in protein-food diversity; Kerala leads South in protein spending: SBI report

Karnataka stands by tests showing excessive ethanol in petrol; Minister Arshad slams OMCs’ ‘contradictory’ statements

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Mammootty and BJP leader B Gopalakrishnan. — ‘Friendship above politics’: BJP leader Gopalakrishnan defends Mammootty amid online attacks

14 arrested, two absconding in alleged death certificate fraud in Telangana

Keralam mulls permanent disqualification of licences for drunk driving