#Misinformation

‘Drink breast milk to build muscles’: Viral fitness claim sparks doctor backlash
A party of “firsts”? How pro-TVK social media is cooking up political myths
Karnataka proposes Bill to tackle misinformation, deepfakes, online harassment
BJP leader Annamalai claims fasting can cure cancer; doctors warn against following it
Minister Priyank Kharge hopes Karnataka’s misinformation bill will be tabled in winter session
After Karnataka, Andhra moves to draft law against misinformation on social media
First line of defence: To fight misinformation, start in schools
Toothpaste campaign stokes fluoride fears, sparks backlash from health experts
Interview: Battling the infodemic: A platform that tackles health misinformation
Autism and misleading info: 40% of parents refuse routine vaccinations to their children

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Fathimath Sufaida and Aadil — Kasaragod woman dies by suicide a day before first wedding anniversary; husband arrested

Eight dead, three missing after group collecting mussel shells swept away in Uttara Kannada

Andhra Pradesh bans paraquat sale amid rise in suicides by pesticide consumption

FIRs against Prof K Nageshwar unnecessary: BJP’s P Murlidhar Rao urges AP government to withdraw cases

File photo of Former MLC N Ramachander Rao — BJP slams Telangana government over ‘non-serious’ approach to Godavari basin projects

Revenue Minister was reportedly kept out of the loop on the IAS reshuffle, triggering cabinet discontent and calls to freeze the transfer order. — First major IAS reshuffle by Kerala’s UDF government triggers internal row

Screengrab from the incident. — Police teams formed to probe Hyderabad advocate’s murder; Waqf dispute under lens

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Telangana heatwave claims 16 lives; govt announces Rs 4 lakh relief

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A poster by the Cockroach Janata Party. — Gen Z in India vs the system

At the centre of Fathima's work lies a broader question: what happens to grief when infrastructures fail? — Between sea and burial: The anthropology of death in Lakshadweep

India's national maternal mortality average sits at 97 deaths per 100,000 live births. — Can a pandemic make healthcare stronger? Tamil Nadu’s maternity data says yes

Rathan U Kelkar — Bengal’s shadow haunts Kerala CMO after Satheesan appoints chief poll officer as secretary

IG Ramya Bharathi, DGP Sandeep Rai Rathore, and ADGP Maheshwar Dayal at the scene of the crime along with other officers. (Supplied) — Shock and outrage over sexual assault, brutal murder of girl, 10, in Coimbatore; two held

Madhu — Eight years on, Kerala HC to deliver verdict in Madhu lynching appeals

Representational image. Credit: iStock — Hyderabad lawyer fighting Waqf land cases dies in suspected hit-and-run

A petrol bunk in Kochi, Kerala. Credit: iStock — Fuel prices hiked thrice in 10 days: Petrol hits Rs 108 in Bengaluru, diesel Rs 112 in Hyderabad