How a teenage girl's courage exposed a fake 'IPS officer' in Keralam
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A 22-year-old man, Adithyan P Kishore, was arrested in Kottayam for allegedly posing as an IPS officer and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.
Industrialist R. Veeramani, two associates arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor girls
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
Industrialist R. Veeramani, two associates arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor girls The investigation revealed that several minor girls had been brought to Veeramani's rented house in...
BJP's North ‘fortress’ is being challenged by the youth; South doesn't look easy either
The South Firstby Devulapalli Amar·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis: The BJP’s political dominance in North India is facing challenges from youth-led protests over poor governance, while its efforts to expand in the South remain difficult.
Kannur CPI(M)'s North Malabar Educational Society under scanner over alleged financial irregularities linked to proposed college project
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
Kannur CPI(M)’s North Malabar Educational Society under scanner over alleged financial irregularities linked to proposed college project The alleged financial irregularities linked to the...
The making and unmaking of a political equation— and the CPI(M)’s dilemma
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
There was a time when senior CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan had a rather simple political assessment of Vellappally Natesan: Kerala’s version of Pravin Togadia.
The crushing cost of MMDR Amendment Act: Telangana stares at a major fiscal blow
The South Firstby Sreshta Ladegaam·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis: The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, has drawn sharp opposition from several states over its curbs on their power to tax mineral rights and...
IUML turns the clock back as CPI, CPI(M) trade blows in public
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Amid the CPI(M)-CPI row over the Deputy Leader of the Opposition post, IUML leader KPA Majeed has stirred Kerala politics by recalling the days when the CPI, Congress and Muslim League...
Why NGEF died and BHEL did not: The land beneath a giant-killer story
The South Firstby Yashwant Singh·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis: NGEF did not die due to globalisation. Its state government ownership, concentrated market and the rising value of its Bengaluru land sealed its fate long before foreign giants entered...
Catching Gen Z founders early in India
The South Firstby Deepak Kumar·30 Aug 2026
Start-ups play a significant role for young citizens in addressing the NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) problem by creating new employment opportunities.
Memories of a fan: Sir Garry Sobers, the greatest cricketer ever?
The South Firstby Satyajit Das·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Sir Garry Sobers. Cricket will not see the like of him again. These are memories of a fan who had the wonderful fortune of seeing the great man both at his absolute best and at the “dying...
CID takes IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar into custody in KPSC recruitment scam
The South Firstby South First Desk·29 Aug 2026
Synopsis: The 2016-batch IAS officer’s arrest came a day after investigators questioned him for nine hours in Bengaluru.
Keralam police record biggest MDMA haul worth over Rs 10 crore, 3 arrested
The South Firstby South First Desk·29 Aug 2026
Keralam police record biggest MDMA haul worth over Rs 10 crore, 3 arrested The contraband had reportedly been packed into several packets weighing between 200 grams and 500 grams and concealed at...
Government and opponents unite in call for lathicharge on Dimaagi Naxals
The South Firstby Prabhpreet·29 Aug 2026
Government and opponents unite in call for lathicharge on Dimaagi Naxals InJest is a satirical column from South First.
After Karnataka CM, Telangana CM also wrote to ECI requesting an extension of claims and objections period of SIR
The South Firstby South First Desk·29 Aug 2026
After Karnataka CM, Telangana CM also wrote to ECI requesting an extension of claims and objections period of SIR DK Shivakumar in the letter written to CEC ( Chief Election Commissioner of India)...
₹2.5 lakh to ₹8,800: The Kurien order that made patent history
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·29 Aug 2026
Synopsis: PH Kurien’s landmark 2012 order granting Natco Pharma a compulsory licence to sell a far cheaper version of Bayer’s cancer drug Nexavar became a defining moment in India’s battle to make...
Nepal flash floods: When the Himalayas bled...
The South Firstby Ashutosh Kumar Thakur·29 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A disaster like Nepal’s changes not only the physical landscape. It changes the geography within a person. The distance between home and fear becomes smaller.
Bengaluru ‘Peptide Party’ cancelled after Karnataka FSDA seeks details on products, safety and regulatory approvals
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·29 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A “Peptide Party” scheduled in Bengaluru’s Koramangala on August 29 was cancelled after Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drug Administration sought detailed information from organiser Upsurge...
'You have a lot to lose': Zee founder Subhash Chandra warns Ambani over 'witch-hunt'
The South Firstby South First Desk·29 Aug 2026
‘You have a lot to lose’: Zee founder Subhash Chandra warns Ambani over ‘witch-hunt’ "I hope leaders like Narendra Modi are in your control... I will defend myself...
AIMIM expels MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig, directs him to resign immediately
The South Firstby South First Desk·29 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Political circles in Hyderabad have linked the expulsion to a video-related controversy and concerns over indiscipline within the organisation.
Post on Kunal Kamra's show cancellation: Karnataka HC questions Whitefeild PS over activist's alleged illegal arrest
The South Firstby South First Desk·29 Aug 2026
Post on Kunal Kamra’s show cancellation: Karnataka HC questions Whitefeild PS over activist’s alleged illegal arrest Further, the court granted an interim stay on the crime registered for offences...
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