AIG’s ₹2,000 crore investment in Vizag for 1,000-bed hospital to create 9,000 jobs: Minister Nara Lokesh
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
AIG’s ₹2,000 crore investment in Vizag for 1,000-bed hospital to create 9,000 jobs: Minister Nara Lokesh AIG Hospitals is set to invest ₹2,000 crore over the next five years and create jobs for...
'Didn’t say other religions are less’: Minister Basavaraj Rayareddi stands by remarks calling Islam ‘superior’
The South Firstby Keerthivas·31 Aug 2026
‘Didn’t say other religions are less’: Minister Basavaraj Rayareddi stands by remarks calling Islam ‘superior’ Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka accused Rayareddi of...
A fake trip to Bijapur, undercover probe and seven suspensions
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis: A covert operation by Kerala Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao has exposed alleged systematic corruption among Excise officials collecting cash, liquor, food and other benefits...
Odisha CID-Crime Branch IG Shefeen Ahmed dies at 50; Tharoor remembers 'courteous' officer
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
Odisha CID and Crime Branch IG Shefeen Ahmed K, IPS, passed away on August 31 while undergoing treatment for cancer at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Sonia Gandhi's memoir: When publishers start censoring ideas
The South Firstby PV Kondal Rao·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis:A government ban on a book is an assault on intellectual freedom. But what happens when the censor moves inside the publishing house?
Man claiming links to Telangana CM allegedly threatens NIMS doctors, assaults security staff
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
Man claiming links to Telangana CM allegedly threatens NIMS doctors, assaults security staff The doctors' association has called for a significant strengthening of security in the emergency...
Zomato bans dishes made from analogue dairy products with immediate effect, directs restaurants to take corrective action
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
Zomato bans dishes made from analogue dairy products with immediate effect, directs restaurants to take corrective action In its statement, Zomato said the policy builds on the food delivery...
A UoH scholar died in 2020 as hospital delayed stroke treatment awaiting Covid test. Six years later, his parents win ₹1 crore
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Six years after University of Hyderabad PhD scholar Surya Pratap Bharathi died following a massive stroke in August 2020, a Hyderabad consumer commission has held Citizens Speciality...
Nepal flash floods: Where Switzerland had weeks, the Himalaya had almost no warning
The South Firstby Biksham Gujja·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis: What made the Bhote Koshi tragedy so devastating was its scale and speed. The flash floods hit with almost no warning.
Bengaluru police initiate deportation of 31 alleged Bangladeshi nationals as part of ongoing 'Operation Muktha'
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Thirty-one Bangladeshi nationals detained by 10 police stations across Bengaluru were sent to Malda in West Bengal on August 31, as part of an ongoing deportation process.
TN CM Vijay announces major infrastructure development projects worth over Rs 56,000 crores
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
TN CM Vijay announces major infrastructure development projects worth over Rs 56,000 crores The development projects include a ₹33,066-crore Power Transmission Infrastructure Improvement Scheme and...
Telangana: 21-year-old nurse found dead in hospital quarters; family alleges rape and murder
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis:A 21-year-old nurse was found dead with severe injuries in her room at the residential quarters of Prime Care Hospital in Thukkuguda, Telangana.
Two Malayali women killed allegedly by their close friend in California, day after they celebrated Onam together
The South Firstby South First Desk·31 Aug 2026
Two Malayali women from Keralam were allegedly killed by their close friend in California, United States, on August 28.
FSSAI proposes front-of-pack warning labels for food products high in added fat, sugar after SC rebuke
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·31 Aug 2026
FSSAI proposes front-of-pack warning labels for food products high in added fat, sugar after SC rebuke The proposal comes weeks after the SC questioned the Centre over its reluctance to introduce...
The BJP's great South India challenge—and why it matters
The South Firstby Akhilesh Kumar·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis: The BJP’s political challenge in the South Indian states cannot be reduced to electoral arithmetic.
How India's changing climate may push your body towards diabetes through metabolic disruption
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·31 Aug 2026
Synopsis: India’s diabetes burden may face an emerging climate-related threat. A new review examines how rising heat, air pollution and extreme weather can disrupt glucose regulation, insulin...
Harish Rao opposes transfer of high-value Oilfed land in Azamabad, demands immediate withdrawal
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis:BRS leader T Harish Rao has opposed the reported transfer of 15,984 square yards of Telangana Oilfed land in Hyderabad’s Azamabad Industrial Area to a private party for ₹87 crore, despite...
Mumbai court declines NIA plea to cancel bail of Varavara Rao and three other Elgar Parishad accused
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
Synopsis:A special NIA court in Mumbai has refused the agency’s plea to cancel the bail of Elgar Parishad accused Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves after the four...
Three separate suicides of entire families, allegedly over financial issues, raises concern in AP
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
Three separate suicides of entire families, allegedly over financial issues, raises concern in AP The most recent case was reported from Chintala Agraharam village in Pendurthi mandal...
‘Abandon tunnel road project’: Thousands gather at Lalbagh against Karnataka govt’s amendment to Parks Act
The South Firstby South First Desk·30 Aug 2026
‘Abandon tunnel road project’: Thousands gather at Lalbagh against Karnataka govt’s amendment to Parks Act Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said the State government was threatening further...
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