SIR: Telangana CEO orders action over bulk Form 7 filings, Congress seeks SIT probe
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Synopsis: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy has directed electoral registration officers to act against applicants who knowingly have made false declarations in Forms 6, 6A, 7...
Kottayam student among four killed in Punjab bus accident
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Synopsis: She had travelled to Kullu and Manali with a group of friends during a week-long holiday declared by the university following violence during a student protest that led to clashes between...
‘Who will conduct elections?’: Supreme Court declines interim plea to suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Synopsis: The Supreme Court on 5 October declined to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that SIR-related decisions were taken unilaterally, and issued notices to the...
Medicine Nobel 2026: How a light-sensitive algae protein gave scientists a brain control switch
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·3d ago
Synopsis: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognises Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries that enabled optogenetics, a technique using light to control...
SIR: K’taka BJP worker seeks ‘verification’ of 82 voters in Thirthahalli; 80 are Muslim
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Synopsis: A BJP worker in Karnataka’s Thirthahalli sought verification of 82 voters in the draft electoral roll during the SIR, claiming they did not reside at the addresses listed, in a...
GHMC revises HCITI plan around KBR Park; Commissioner inspects newly proposed elevated corridor works
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
GHMC revises HCITI plan around KBR Park; Commissioner inspects newly proposed elevated corridor works GHMC has not made a statement on the losses incurred due to the revised plan, and instead said...
SC didn't approve modified Form 6: Chief Justice of India discredits Election Commission's claim
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
SC didn’t approve modified Form 6: Chief Justice of India discredits Election Commission’s claim In a press note issued on 26 September, the ECI claimed that the "declaration attached to Form 6 for...
Kerala HC pulls up PSC over challenge to probe into alleged Planning Board exam irregularities
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Synopsis: The Kerala High Court has expressed displeasure over the Kerala Public Service Commission’s challenge to a Crime Branch investigation into alleged irregularities in a State Planning Board...
Are we a rapist society? From Lady Shri Ram College to Hyderabad, the message from Gen Z women
The South Firstby Vimala Morthala·3d ago
Synopsis: From the streets of Delhi to the wider country, Gen Z girls are demanding safety, freedom and fundamental rights, saying women remain prisoners in the cage of patriarchy.
Fresh row in BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation over 'forged' signature
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Fresh row in BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation over ‘forged’ signature Copies of the attendance register obtained under the Right to Information Act showed BJP councillor R Sugathan's...
Woman allegedly drugged, gang-raped at Kochi spa after job offer; two held
The South Firstby Sreelakshmi Soman·3d ago
Synopsis: The alleged assault took place on 2 October. According to police, four people are suspected to have been involved in the incident, including a woman.
Kavitha, TRS cadres protest at Singareni Bhavan, demands 35 percent profit share for coal workers
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Telangana Rakshana Sena chief K Kavitha on Monday, 5 October, staged a sit-in protest outside the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Hyderabad office demanding that the long-pending...
'Hindus have nothing to learn from RSS:' Priyank Kharge says Sangh using religion for illegal activities
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
‘Hindus have nothing to learn from RSS:’ Priyank Kharge says Sangh using religion for illegal activities The minister had written to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on 13 June, seeking clarification on how...
Leadership crisis deepens as Palakkad CPI(M) chief exits over poll rout, factionalism, sexual assault complaint
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Synopsis: A woman lawyer submitted digital evidence against Suresh Babu and told the party’s top leadership that she would pursue legal action if the organisation failed to act on her complaint.
'Justice delayed, but...': CPI(M)'s Isaac welcomes vigilance probe against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
‘Justice delayed, but…’: CPI(M)’s Isaac welcomes vigilance probe against CEC Gyanesh Kumar The probe against the 1988 Kerala cadre IAS officer was ordered amid youth- and Opposition-led nationwide...
A Bhasmasura we built: Can Artificial Intelligence go after its makers?
The South Firstby Anil K Sood·3d ago
Synopsis: Job loss is not new. What is different this time is that some of the most promising jobs of the last three decades are among those most exposed to AI and at risk.
Death of Siberia plague-lab worker sparks global concern, Kremlin under fire for keeping mum
The South Firstby South First Desk·3d ago
Death of Siberia plague-lab worker sparks global concern, Kremlin under fire for keeping mum Irkutsk officials initially described the illness as a "particularly dangerous infection," but Alexei...
Fewer than 1 in 4 people with diabetes in India sustain diet advice for six months, experts say
The South Firstby Sumit Jha·4d ago
Fewer than 1 in 4 people with diabetes in India sustain diet advice for six months, experts say The experts said Indian patients with type 2 diabetes have a distinct metabolic and dietary profile...
Daughters inherit, but men decide: Meghalaya's unique matrilineal paradox
The South Firstby Chiranjib Haldar·4d ago
Synopsis: Meghalaya’s matrilineal structure is enduring socio-economic, legal and cultural challenges, even as women remain at the centre of inheritance and family.
Any process that disenfranchises millions is ‘intrinsically arbitrary’: SC Justice Ujjal Bhuyan criticises SIR
The South Firstby South First Desk·4d ago
Any process that disenfranchises millions is ‘intrinsically arbitrary’: SC Justice Ujjal Bhuyan criticises SIR Justice Bhuyan said an existing voter’s name could not be removed from the electoral...
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