Tapentadol for teens? Telangana drug regulators raid pharmacy, find prescription violations
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
Tapentadol for teens? Telangana drug regulators raid pharmacy, find prescription violations Tapentadol is classified as a Schedule H1 medicine and can cause dependence and other serious health...
Pawan Kalyan has power; can he prove he can govern?
The South Firstby R Dileep Reddy·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis:Andhra Pradesh’s politics cannot be transformed by personal popularity alone. Pawan Kalyan’s present approach works if he only wants to remain an influential Deputy Chief Minister.
Anil Chakravarthy, Indian-origin IITian, to be Adobe’s next president and CEO
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis: Anil holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India and a Master of Science and Ph.D.
Delhi police officials allegedly assault Muslim women journalists covering CM event; use communal slurs
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis: Two women journalists, Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan, were allegedly assaulted by Delhi Police personnel while reporting in Saket.
Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis:Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants are the highest-polluting industrial sector in India, with a maximum cumulative PI of 100, a new Centre for Financial Accountability report, based...
Bengaluru begins vehicle restrictions on five elevated corridors in road-safety pilot
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
The Bengaluru Traffic Police has begun pilot restrictions on specified categories of vehicles on five major elevated corridors from Friday, September 4, citing road safety concerns, fatal...
No KC, no easy fix? Congress' PAC meet in Keralam brings no quick relief
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis: The first PAC meeting since the UDF returned to power has highlighted deepening organisational uncertainty, with key appointments and internal issues still unresolved.
Revanth Reddy inaugurates Chanchalguda-Santoshnagar flyover, announces projects for Old City
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis:Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the 3.2-km Chanchalguda-Santoshnagar steel flyover in Hyderabad, built at a cost of ₹620 crore, and announced several development...
Hindutva activist proudly admits he assaulted Jantar Mantar protesters; Delhi Police inaction sparks CJP protest
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
Days after the incident, one of the accused went on a podcast and proudly boasted that he "cracked open the skull of" a CJP protester but "did not even go to jail" because he had the "blessings" of...
AP HC dismisses petitions challenging ward delimitation ahead of local body polls
The South Firstby Sarath Chandra B·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has cleared a major hurdle to local body elections by dismissing petitions challenging ward delimitation.
After Messi, who gets Argentina’s No. 10? Tearful debate rages in Keralam
The South Firstby Dileep V Kumar·4 Sept 2026
After Messi, who gets Argentina’s No. 10? Tearful debate rages in Keralam For a generation of football fans in Keralam, Messi was never merely a name on an Argentina team sheet.
ISRO successfully launches India's first Earth imaging satellite
The South Firstby South First Desk·4 Sept 2026
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s first-ever Earth imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
Ivan Illich and India's unfinished questions
The South Firstby John Kurien·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis:In 1978, the author met Ivan Illich in Kerala and found in him “a scout from the future”, warning about the traps of “progress” we now call normal.
Eyes wait months for a cornea while consent still rests with grieving families, not donors
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·4 Sept 2026
Synopsis: India faces a widening corneal transplant gap, with experts pointing to low donation, family consent, uneven tissue distribution and limited infrastructure.
Recruitment scam: Karnataka suspends arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar
The South Firstby South First Desk·3 Sept 2026
Synopsis: The suspension order noted that Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar has been in CID’s custody for more than 48 hours.
AP Cabinet approves land pooling of 6,212 acres for Amaravati Railway Line
The South Firstby South First Desk·3 Sept 2026
AP Cabinet approves land pooling of 6,212 acres for Amaravati Railway Line For the railway line, the government approved pooling 6,212.50 acres — 974 acres in Kantheru village of the Guntur...
Konda Surekha slams 'unilateral' sacking, says Revanth Reddy blackmailed Congress High Command
The South Firstby Sreshta Ladegaam·3 Sept 2026
Konda Surekha slams ‘unilateral’ sacking, says Revanth Reddy blackmailed Congress High Command Surekha called on other ministers and MLAs to speak out before it was too late.
The unfinished mandate: Why Professor Kodandaram must remain Telangana's watchdog
The South Firstby PV Kondal Rao·3 Sept 2026
Synopsis: The obligation to insist on those standards cannot be suspended simply because the party in power has changed. Professor Kodandaram still has a necessary role in that unfinished business.
KTR sets 14 September deadline for Congress govt to release Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal water, warns of padayatra
The South Firstby South First Desk·3 Sept 2026
Synopsis: BRS Working President KTR has set 14 September as the deadline for the Congress government to announce a schedule for releasing water into the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal, failing which he...
Telangana police bust fake clinics, arrest 10 ‘fake doctors’ in Medchal, Sangareddy
The South Firstby South First Desk·3 Sept 2026
The accused were also found “conducting pediatric consultations and treating children”, which officials said posed a “serious risk to the health and safety of patients”.
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