#Social media

As Centre orders content takedowns, GenZ is watching with concerns of free speech, privacy
Karnataka drafts Aadhaar-based digital use policy for students without tech input, faces flak
Karnataka proposes Bill to tackle misinformation, deepfakes, online harassment
Delhi HC orders immediate restoration of blocked parody X accounts ‘Dr Nimo Yadav’, ‘Nehr_who’
Designed to keep them scrolling: The hidden algorithm behind teen screen time
‘Digital authoritarianism’ threatens free speech: IFF sounds alarm over MeitY’s new IT norms
Centre proposes rules to block news content posted by users, influencers on social media
Karnataka proposes Aadhaar-based curbs on under-16s’ digital use; experts call it a ‘serious mistake’
Dozens of parody, satire accounts blocked in India as Centre cracks whip on social media
Karnataka HC seeks Union government’s response on X Corp’s petition challenging Sahyog portal
Social media restrictions are a blunt response to complex, interconnected problems
‘Be careful about less safe, unregulated sites’: Meta on Karnataka’s plan to ban to social media for under-16s
Karnataka’s planned social media ban for under-16s raises more questions than answers
Karnataka DGP issues guidelines to prevent ‘mechanical FIRs’ over social media posts
Between access and addiction, Kerala searches for balance on children’s screen time
Supreme Court backs Telangana HC safeguards on social media FIR guidelines
The high cost of chasing the perfect body in the age of social media
In a first in India, Andhra Pradesh moves to limit children’s social media access
Economic Survey: When friends are just social media profiles, suicides increase
Two suicides, two varied reactions: Free pass for RSS, pent-up rage against women

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The rate of marriages of under-18 Iyengar girls stood at 21.2%, much higher than the state average of 5%. — Telangana caste survey finds high rate of under-18 marriages of girls in OC Iyengars

File photo of the Hyderabad airport. — Caste survey: Telangana’s Dalits and Adivasis go to the Gulf, forward castes fly to the US and UK

RL Nithin Raj. — Kerala BDS student death: Police book loan application over alleged harassment

K Suresh was found unconscious in his hostel room. Though rushed to the hospital, his life could not be saved. — Family suspects foul play in Hyderabad PG medical student’s death, doctors’ body calls for reforms

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin — Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin demands withdrawal of delimitation Bill, freeze of delimitation

Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode are hubs for the textile and garment industries. — Youth back Vijay, women favour DMK, AIADMK retains its base — Who will TN’s Kongu region choose?

Stand-up comedian Rafiq Mohammed. — After Anudeep Katikala, Andhra police arrest another stand-up comedian over remarks on Pawan Kalyan, Lokesh

HYDRAA carried out an encroachment drive in Telangana. — Does HYDRAA have no faith in the rule of law?

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Amit Shah said there will be no injustice to any southern state in delimitation. — ‘There will be no injustice to any southern state in delimitation,’ says Amit Shah

Delimitation, democracy and federal balance: An Ambedkarite view from the South

Tejasvi Surya claims formation of Telangana was ‘worse than Partition’, draws condemnation

Unregulated interest rates could convert a medical emergency into a multi-year or even generational debt burden. — Telangana caste survey: Dalits nearly four times more likely to avail loans for medical treatment than upper castes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi — ‘No injustice will be done to any state’: PM Modi assures fair delimitation process

PC George and Shone George with former BJP Kerala president K Surendran. — Father, son and the holy mess: How two leaders put the BJP in a Central Travancore soup