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63% corruption in Karnataka? How a 2019 survey sparked a war of words between Congress and the BJP

Why saffron politics smiles at Kerala’s unnoticed political vacuum — Why saffron politics smiles at Kerala’s unnoticed political vacuum

Dec 06, 2025

Factional rift widens in Karnataka BJP as rebels camp in Delhi seeking BY Vijayendra’s ousting — Factional rift widens in Karnataka BJP as rebels camp in Delhi seeking BY Vijayendra’s ousting

Dec 06, 2025

Emergency contraceptive pills remain over the counter despite Tamil Nadu’s push for restriction — Emergency contraceptive pills remain over the counter despite Tamil Nadu’s push for restriction

Dec 06, 2025

Weather update: Forecast for major South Indian cities on 6 December — Weather update: Forecast for major South Indian cities on 6 December

Dec 06, 2025

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In the News

Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu. Credit: x.com/RamMNK

TDP rallies behind Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu as IndiGo crisis fuels public fury

Dec 06, 2025

Maize Representational image. Credit: iStock

Good rain, bad gain: Karnataka’s maize farmers protest massive price plunge

Dec 06, 2025

Delhi's IGI airport saw 225 cancellations, Mumbai 109, Bengaluru over 120, and Hyderabad 69 – turning terminals into scenes of long queues, piled-up luggage, and flaring tempers.

IndiGo crisis Day 5: 470+ flights cancelled, fares hit Rs 80,000 one-way

Dec 06, 2025

Palakkad MLA and former Youth Congress president Rahul Mamkootathil

Kerala HC grants interim protection to absconding MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in rape case

Dec 06, 2025

Health & Wellness

Karnataka drugs dark economy

Karnataka traders flag ‘dark economy’ in pharma distribution; link it to long credit cycles, counterfeit threat

contraceptive pills over the counter — Emergency contraceptive pills remain over the counter despite Tamil Nadu’s push for restriction

Dec 06, 2025

Three deaths spark concern as scrub typhus cases cross 770 in Andhra Pradesh — Three deaths spark concern as scrub typhus cases cross 770 in Andhra Pradesh

Dec 06, 2025

Mental Health — Depression screening in primary care could save 18,000 lives and ₹4.82 lakh crore annually in India

Dec 05, 2025

(L to R) Dr. V. Mohan – Chairman, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation; Dr. R. M. Anjana – Managing Director, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre; President, MDRF & Chair, IDF working group on physical activity and Prof. Peter Schwarz – President, International Diabetes Federation. (Supplied) — Chennai doctor to lead global effort to spearhead physical activity consortium

Dec 04, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

Certain religious fundamentalists and divisive groups have begun insisting that the lamp must instead be lit on a boundary stone located near a Dargah.

Thirupparankundram: Manuvaad or the Constitution?

Dec 05, 2025

Amnesty International first raised the issue of capital punishment with the Indian government through an appeal dated 22 November 1974.

The death penalty must be abolished!

Dec 01, 2025

Rahul Gandhi does not behave like a conventional politician. He does not manoeuvre like them, speak like them, or calculate like them.

Why Rahul Gandhi’s ‘failures’ may be the beginning of something big

Nov 29, 2025

DK Shivakumar

AICC leadership’s message to DK Shivakumar as two narratives turn ammo against Congress

Nov 28, 2025

Movies

'Ummathat – The Rhythm of Kodava', was screened in the 'Indian Panorama Non-Feature' section of the 56th edition of IFFI in Goa. (Supplied)

‘Ummathat – The Rhythm of Kodava,’ a celebration of culture

Samantha Ruth Prabhu marries filmmaker Raj Nidimoru — Samantha Ruth Prabhu marries filmmaker Raj Nidimoru

Dec 01, 2025

MS Umesh — ‘Irreplaceable loss to Kannada cinema’: Veteran Sandalwood actor MS Umesh passes away

Nov 30, 2025

Sivaranjini’s ‘Victoria' is a daring movie — Sivaranjini’s ‘Victoria’ is a daring movie which speaks about turmoil of women

Nov 30, 2025

Pulsar Suni. — Kerala court to pronounce verdict in 2017 female actor assault case on 8 December; seven-year trial nears close

Nov 25, 2025

Web Stories

South Indian kitchens unknowingly cooking with adulterants

Woman opened her mouth to eat pani puri, couldn’t close it until doctors intervened!

Samantha Ruth Prabhu marries filmmaker Raj Nidimoru

Teens are ruining their skin. Dr Jenny Mathew tells what they should do

What is Auramine O, banned industrial dye found in roasted chickpeas?

Community & Culture

'Ummathat – The Rhythm of Kodava', was screened in the 'Indian Panorama Non-Feature' section of the 56th edition of IFFI in Goa. (Supplied)

‘Ummathat – The Rhythm of Kodava,’ a celebration of culture

Kottayam Pushpanath — Malayalam ‘Dracula’ rises again after 5 decades with support from Stoker’s blood

Dec 01, 2025

How to not let people cross your boundaries? — How to not let people cross your boundaries?

Nov 02, 2025

Malayalam Day binds the State in spirit and identity. — Before statehood, there was Malayalam: The early politics of Kerala’s linguistic identity

Nov 01, 2025

Sanyogita Bobba with her book. (Supplied) — How 16-year-old Indian Sanyogita Bobba turned her notes into a globally published economics textbook

Oct 29, 2025

Videos

piles fistula ads

Why piles, fistula ads on India’s walls attract many patients

Dec 05, 2025

Tirupparankundram’s Karthigai Deepam

Why Tirupparankundram’s Karthigai Deepam became a statewide debate

Dec 05, 2025

gutka cancer crisis

India’s cancer crisis and how a ₹5 gutka habit leads to lakh-rupee medical bills

Dec 04, 2025

Congress women's welfare

State Of Play: Congress’ farce in Rahul Mamkootathil case

Dec 04, 2025

Tamil Nadu tribes votes

No Forms, no network, no vote: 2 lakh Tamil Nadu hill tribes members’ voting rights in danger

Dec 04, 2025

States

Gorlapalli Raj Kumar, Panchayat Secretary of Kannepalli Village and Mandal in Mancherial District was caught by Telangana ACB demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 5000. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB

Panchayat secretary caught red-handed taking Rs 5,000 bribe in Telangana

Dec 06, 2025

Chandra Shekar, Deputy Tahsildar, Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda was caught by Telangana ACB for demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.20,000. Credit: x.com/TelanganaACB

Telangana Deputy Tahsildar arrested for demanding Rs 20,000 bribe

Dec 06, 2025

Maize Representational image. Credit: iStock

Good rain, bad gain: Karnataka’s maize farmers protest massive price plunge

Dec 06, 2025

A 2019 survey by a global anti-corruption advocacy group has sparked a fresh political spat between the ruling Congress and the BJP in Karnataka.

63% corruption in Karnataka? How a 2019 survey sparked a war of words between Congress and the BJP

Dec 06, 2025

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi seeking share in pan masala special cess to state

Dec 06, 2025

Palakkad MLA and former Youth Congress president Rahul Mamkootathil

Kerala HC grants interim protection to absconding MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in rape case

Dec 06, 2025

ECI extends Kerala’s voter roll revision

ECI extends Kerala’s voter roll revision by a week after SC nudge; new dates announced

Dec 06, 2025

A woman from the Paniya tribal community in Kerala

Why saffron politics smiles at Kerala’s unnoticed political vacuum

Dec 06, 2025

Karnataka drugs dark economy

Karnataka traders flag ‘dark economy’ in pharma distribution; link it to long credit cycles, counterfeit threat

Dec 06, 2025

Factional rift widens in Karnataka BJP as rebels camp in Delhi seeking BY Vijayendra’s ousting

Factional rift widens in Karnataka BJP as rebels camp in Delhi seeking BY Vijayendra’s ousting

Dec 06, 2025

SP G Poonguzhali

SP G Poonguzhali to head investigation against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in rape case

Dec 05, 2025

The Telangana High Court. Credit: tshc.gov.in/

Revanth government faces headwinds in the Telangana HC as two petitions challenge controversial HILTP

Dec 05, 2025