V Somanna’s CM ambitions behind plan to shift Mangaluru railway region to Mysuru, UDF alleges; stages satyagraha
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·26 Aug 2026
V Somanna’s CM ambitions behind plan to shift Mangaluru railway region to Mysuru, UDF alleges; stages satyagraha The MPs alleged that Union Minister of State for Railways and Karnataka BJP leader V...
Cockroaches found in food preparation, storage areas of prominent Bengaluru clubs; notices issued
The South Firstby South First Desk·26 Aug 2026
Cockroaches found in food preparation, storage areas of prominent Bengaluru clubs; notices issued Officials also checked drinking water and cooking oil as part of the drive.
Police enter mosque, lathicharge people during alleged clash in Vadakara; sparks criticism
The South Firstby South First Desk·26 Aug 2026
Police enter mosque, lathicharge people during alleged clash in Vadakara; sparks criticism IUML state secretary and Kuttiady MLA Parakkal Abdullah alleged that armed policemen led by the Chombala...
How fake doctors ran Hyderabad clinics for years, some for 26, treating up to 100 patients a day
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·26 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Hyderabad Task Force arrested 11 people accused of posing as doctors and practising medicine without valid qualifications.
Data dive: Does UDISE+ data back TDP claim of 1.10 lakh students shifting to government schools?
The South Firstby Dheeraj Pola·26 Aug 2026
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has challenged the TDP-led coalition government’s claim that more than 1.10 lakh students shifted from private schools to government...
Warangal: Centre of dissent and citadel of defiance
The South Firstby PV Kondal Rao·26 Aug 2026
“Warangal, a centre of dissent and citadel of defiance.” These were the words of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, spoken at a Kakatiya University convocation when he was the Union Minister...
Warangal: Centre of dissent and citadel of defiance
The South Firstby PV Kondal Rao·26 Aug 2026
“Warangal, a centre of dissent and citadel of defiance.” These were the words of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, spoken at a Kakatiya University convocation when he was the Union Minister...
Nearly 3 in 10 test positive for West Nile antibodies. What does this mean for Keralam?
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·26 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A new serosurvey has found that nearly 30% of people tested in areas affected by West Nile outbreaks in Keralam had antibodies against the virus, suggesting that its spread may be far...
Children travel over four hours to reach Chennai's Cancer Institute for treatment, finds study
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·26 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A new study of 22,328 children with cancer found that families in India often travel long distances for specialised paediatric cancer care.
On drift and place in Anisha Lalvani's Girls Who Stray
The South Firstby Ashutosh Kumar Thakur·26 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Girls Who Stray is less like a thriller than a prolonged encounter with a consciousness that cannot settle.
Renukaswamy murder case: Bengaluru court allows 14th accused to turn approver
The South Firstby Keerthivas·25 Aug 2026
Special Public Prosecutor Prasanna P Kumar had told the court that the prosecution had no objection to granting Pradosh approver status, provided he fulfilled the legal requirements and made a...
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation wins Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Award-2026
The South Firstby South First Desk·25 Aug 2026
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation wins Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Award-2026 Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of MSSRF, will receive the award, which carries a purse of ₹25 lakh, at an event to be...
Telangana Minister Konda Surekha, Chinna Reddy face exit after disciplinary panel report
The South Firstby South First Desk·25 Aug 2026
Telangana Endowments Minister Konda Surekha and State Planning Board vice-chairman G Chinna Reddy are both set to lose their positions.
Karnataka SIR: CM Shivakumar urges ECI to extend claims period after over 1 crore listed under ASDDO
The South Firstby South First Desk·25 Aug 2026
Karnataka SIR: CM Shivakumar urges ECI to extend claims period after over 1 crore listed under ASDDO The Chief Minister said a significant number of voters classified as “Absent” could be genuine...
Hanur forest firing: CID takes over probe as autopsy reports indicate close-range firing
The South Firstby Keerthivas·25 Aug 2026
Synopsis: The Hanur forest firing case has been transferred to the CID after postmortem reports indicated that the three men killed in the15 August incident were shot at close range, raising...
Explained: Pineapples, politics and a 40 year wait; Why Muvattupuzha wants a district
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman·25 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Muvattupuzha’s four-decade-old district dream dates back to 1982, when then Chief Minister K Karunakaran backed the idea and appointed the Babu Paul Commission to examine its feasibility.
Who does a woman belong to? The deeper question behind Rahul Gandhi's Manusmriti remarks
The South Firstby PV Kondal Rao·25 Aug 2026
Synopsis:Rahul Gandhi’s Manusmriti remarks have triggered a political controversy. But beneath the politics lies a larger question: can women claim an identity beyond the roles that were assigned...
Hyderabad master's degree holder dies by suicide in US; had been job hunting for four months
The South Firstby South First Desk·25 Aug 2026
Sai Pradeep, from Dammaiguda in Hyderabad, had moved to the United States in 2024 to pursue his master’s degree. He was known as a “loving and kind-hearted person, full of life and determination”.
Nearly two weeks after alleged assault on woman PSI by daughter of BJP MLA, newly emerged CCTV footage confirms allegations
The South Firstby South First Desk·25 Aug 2026
Nearly two weeks after alleged assault on woman PSI by daughter of BJP MLA, newly emerged CCTV footage confirms allegations The newly surfaced CCTV footage shows Aishwarya arguing with the officer...
Explainer: Karnataka passes bill to use up to 5 percent of park land for public projects – what does it mean?
The South Firstby Keerthivas·25 Aug 2026
Synopsis:The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed an amendment to the Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) Act, 1975, allowing the government to use or transfer up to 5 percent of the...
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