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Ahead of special Parliament session for women’s quota bill, Opposition seeks clarity on delimitation
Dakshin Dialogues 2026: Gig economy sustains growth, denies security
South First impact: Karnataka government seeks DCGI probe into HCG clinical trial row
South First impact: Tamil Nadu panchayat leader arrested for caste discrimination; four still at large
South First Impact 2024: Exposing hidden stories and sparking change
Best of South First series 2024: From fiscal federalism to impact of rising school fees
Best of South First Exclusives 2024: The stories that stood out
AK Anciently panel report leaked! ‘No touchwood’ behind Opposition losing ‘winnable’ elections
Watch South First’s Dakshin Dialogues 2024: Connecting people, technology and governance
Cattle to be declared as ‘Plants’ to end ‘animal fat’ debate once for all
Countdown for Dakshin Dialogues 2024: People, technology and governance
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United South Indian front for fiscal reforms, better returns? KTR | PTR | Tharoor | Buggana | Part 5
We are neither anti-nationals nor secessionists | KTR | PTR | Tharoor | Buggana | Part 4
Historically, the South has been subsidizing the North | Tharoor | KTR | PTR | Buggana | Part 3
Centre taking money that belongs to states is a travesty | KTR | PTR | Buggana | Tharoor | Part 2
Narendra Modi announcing lockdown was like Indira Gandhi announcing Emergency | KTR | PTR | Part 1
We (civil societies) don’t want to run a parallel government | Brinda | Meera | Padmaja | Part 2
Federalism exists because civil society is alive and kicking | Brinda | Meera | Padmaja | Part 1
States have succumbed to the Supreme Leader | Owaisi on GST, EWS | Chelameswar | Part 3

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“Unseen University” of Bengaluru: Why the city’s informal classrooms are pulling ahead

A post, TC Rajesh, the author of Kallan Vijayan article, shared on social media. — Curious case of CPI(M)’s ‘You-Know-Who’ and a delayed weekend edition

India’s obesity epidemic differs fundamentally from Western models, primarily due to the specific ways the Indian population accumulates fat. — Nine in 10 Indians have abnormal blood lipids. The biggest predictor isn’t age, it’s belly fat

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Delhi Police release Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs as protesters gather by the thousands in Connaught Place

Students’ protest: Rapper Arivu briefly detained outside TN Secretariat; meets Minister Aadhav Arjuna

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Greater Bengaluru Authority. — Safe Footpath campaign: Police arrest five people for allegedly assaulting GBA officials

InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — AI, GPS, TV news and Nehru to blame for police lathi charge on student protesters

MEA confirms Akhil Joel’s death in Black Sea attack; Kasaragod Collector assures full support

Delhi Police drags away LoP Rahul Gandhi, Opposition MPs protesting outside PM’s residence

DK Shivakumar. — Karnataka cabinet expansion likely to be finalised as Congress leaders travel to Delhi

Jantar Mantar protests — Protest isn’t a language Narendra Modi’s BJP understands, only electoral outcome is

Sonam Wangchuk — Delhi HC allows Sonam Wangchuk to be shifted to Medanta hospital; doctors’ body questions denial of LAMA

Diya Binu Pulikakandam was 21 when she took charge as the Chairperson of Pala Municipality. — Kerala: Congress rebels help LDF oust India’s youngest municipal chairperson