Even with fertility rates below replacement, Keralam, TN and K’taka continue to spend heavily on sterilisation
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·18d ago
Synopsis: South India’s fertility has remained below replacement levels for over two decades, yet family-planning budgets in Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka continue to heavily favour...
Weather update: Forecast for southern cities on 21 September
The South Firstby South First Desk·18d ago
Planning your day in the South Indian cities of Amaravati, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, or Thiruvananthapuram? Here’s what the weather has in store.
Two weeks after chargesheet filed in Bandi Bageerath case, survivor's family still awaits a copy
The South Firstby Sreshta Ladegaam·18d ago
Two weeks after chargesheet filed in Bandi Bageerath case, survivor’s family still awaits a copy The family said they had not received a copy of the chargesheet, either officially or otherwise...
Two killed, four missing in flash floods in Nilambur; death toll in Kerala rain fury climbs to six
The South Firstby South First Desk·18d ago
Synopsis:Two people were killed, and four remain missing after a flash flood swept away nine people in Malappuram’s Nilambur.
Counterfeit drug racket: Karnataka FDA cancels licences of 16 firms, suspends eight others including Pfizer
The South Firstby South First Desk·18d ago
Counterfeit drug racket: Karnataka FDA cancels licences of 16 firms, suspends eight others including Pfizer The FDA said it has moved to contain the suspected counterfeit medicine supply chain by...
Karnataka legislature set for three-day special session on Kasturirangan, drought issues
The South Firstby Keerthivas·18d ago
Karnataka legislature set for three-day special session on Kasturirangan, drought issues A second revised provisional programme issued on September 16 lists the Kasturirangan issue and farmers’...
Two killed in Vattavada mudslide as heavy rain lashes parts of Idukki, Kottayam
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Two killed in Vattavada mudslide as heavy rain lashes parts of Idukki, Kottayam Balakrishnan, Meenakshi and Mariyamma had taken shelter in a temporary shed at an agricultural site where they were...
T. Narasipura police book former BJP MP Prathap Simha over provocative statements during Ganesha procession
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
T. Narasipura police book former BJP MP Prathap Simha over provocative statements during Ganesha procession The development comes a day after a delegation of the Mysuru district Congress submitted...
Alwal POCSO case: Why Malkajgiri police are silent, and what we know about the investigation
The South Firstby Sreshta Ladegaam·19d ago
Alwal POCSO case: Why Malkajgiri police are silent, and what we know about the investigation The survivor, an Intermediate student, was allegedly raped by multiple men over four days, according to...
‘We won medals’: AP sports quota teachers defend DSC appointments, dismiss fake certificate allegations
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Synopsis:Teachers appointed under the sports quota in the Andhra Pradesh Mega DSC 2025 have dismissed allegations that they secured jobs with fraudulent certificates.
Hyderabad: Three-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run at IS Sadan
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Hyderabad: Three-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run at IS Sadan CCTV footage of the event shows Izhaan crossing the road on his own to follow his father before doubling back onto the road, narrowly...
‘Shah Instigated Removal of voters’: Congress alleges deletion or deletion risk for one in three voters during SIR
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Synopsis:Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has alleged that the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls amounts to an assault on the Constitution and dubbed it a “massive Shah Instigated Removal of...
The anti-defection law has outlived its usefulness. It is time for a tougher law
The South Firstby Devulapalli Amar·19d ago
Synopsis: From Mizoram’s Lalduhoma to Danam Nagender, the attempts to prevent defections and the manner in which political parties have exploited loopholes in the law and manipulated them to their...
Teenager wrongly diagnosed with spinal curvature after X-ray mix-up at Konni medical college; temporary employee suspended
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Teenager wrongly diagnosed with spinal curvature after X-ray mix-up at Konni medical college; temporary employee suspended Shaul Hameed, a temporary employee working in the X-ray dispatch section...
India can mine the deep sea. But should we?
The South Firstby John Kurien·19d ago
This note is in response to reading two documents separated in time by a decade—Adam Jadhav’s 2016 monograph Minerals from the SeaThe Hindu of 19 September 2026, “Balancing deep-sea discovery with...
Private SUV, official insignia: Keralam minister's Range Rover ride sparks controversy
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Keralam’s Local Self-Government KM Shaji has found himself at the centre of controversy over his ride.
Khichdi, khatta and kheema: The quiet trinity that once defined Hyderabadi mornings
The South Firstby PV Kondal Rao·19d ago
Synopsis:It was the taste of early mornings, of family tables, of a city that once measured hospitality by how well it fed its people before sunrise. Leaving them off the menu is not progress.
In 2024, 1 in every 3 medically certified heart attack deaths occurred in Tamil Nadu
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·19d ago
Synopsis: Tamil Nadu recorded 29,740 medically certified deaths from heart attacks in 2024, accounting for around 33.5 percent of the 88,776 such deaths reported across India.
Keralam documentary film fest: Union I&B Ministry denies screening permission for 31 films
The South Firstby South First Desk·19d ago
Synopsis: Among the films denied permission are ‘Parliament Street’, ‘Sanitised Republic: Caste and Contracts’, ‘Globe’, ‘Memories of a Window’, Birds of War’, ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’...
Stalin fires at 'Tamilaga Reels Kazhagam', urges DMK workers to reclaim Tamil Nadu
The South Firstby South First Desk·20d ago
Synopsis: Criticising the ruling government, Stalin said the party in power had not secured even the seats needed for a majority, yet was creating the impression that a major political wave had...
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