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Stop getting worked up over Pawan Kalyan, Telangana'he isn't the story
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (1307+ words) Published Jun 03, 2026 | 12: 36 PM " Updated Jun 03, 2026 | 12: 36 PM Pawan Kalyan seen addressing the media. Saffron-tinted poster boy for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and film star Pawan Kalyan, displayed histrionics in Hyderabad on June 2, the formation day of…...
Condemned to a prison without bars: Ex-DGP reflects on Mohanlal's 'Drishyam"
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (883+ words) Published Jun 03, 2026 | 7: 00 AM " Updated Jun 03, 2026 | 9: 20 AM I saw Drishyam 3 at the movies recently. Even Mohanlal rates the trilogy as unique in his extraordinary career. The films revolve around an ordinary, self-made family caught in a conflict with the mighty Police…...
No point in continuing: What BL Santhoshs blue-eyed boy Annamalai told BJP leadership
21+ hour, 39+ min ago (387+ words) Published Jun 02, 2026 | 3: 59 PM " Updated Jun 02, 2026 | 4: 09 PM Synopsis: Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai met Amit Shah, Nitin Nabin, and B. L. Santhosh in Delhi on 2 June, submitting a letter signalling discontent. Sources say he may quit BJP, remain silent temporarily, and possibly…...
No Tobacco Day Special: A shift beneath steady tobacco use in southern India
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1683+ words) Published May 31, 2026 | 7: 00 AM " Updated May 31, 2026 | 7: 00 AM Every household where someone smokes distributes that risk to everyone who shares the space. (WHO) Synopsis: Tobacco use among men has declined across southern India, according to NFHS-6, but sharp rural-urban disparities persist. While…...
Kerala tops major states in male hypertension despite national decline: NFHS-6
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1389+ words) Published May 30, 2026 | 9: 42 AM " Updated May 30, 2026 | 9: 42 AM Synopsis: NFHS-6 shows that India's hypertension prevalence has declined to 22. 1% among men and 19. 4% among women, but major regional disparities persist. Kerala recorded the highest prevalence among men, while Rajasthan topped among women. Southern states…...
SF Campaign: Andhra has more obese men among large states, Kerala tops among women
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (941+ words) Published May 30, 2026 | 7: 00 AM " Updated May 30, 2026 | 7: 00 AM Synopsis: NFHS-6 shows Andhra Pradesh has the highest prevalence of overweight and obese men (47. 9%) among large Indian states, while Kerala leads among women (46. 7%). The survey highlights a growing obesity burden across southern states, with…...
Governor Arlekar delivers policy address outlining UDF's vision for a "Puthuyuga Keralam'
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1302+ words) Published May 29, 2026 | 2: 23 PM " Updated May 29, 2026 | 2: 23 PM Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar delivers the policy address in the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday. The first policy address of the newly sworn-in UDF government in Kerala, delivered by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in…...
Politics of goosebumps and democracy as spectacle: The rise of Vijay as Tamil Nadu chief minister
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (1421+ words) Published May 27, 2026 | 8: 00 AM " Updated May 27, 2026 | 8: 00 AM Vijay taking oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 10 May 2026. Tamil Nadu just experienced an electoral breakthrough. But was it really a miracle? Not at all. It was a staged event 50 years…...
A design to keep rivals in check? Mahesh Kumar Goud and the latest intrigue in Telangana Congress
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (838+ words) Published May 26, 2026 | 4: 05 PM " Updated May 26, 2026 | 4: 19 PM Synopsis: Over the past year, several ministers have been systematically targeted. While it is a fact that most of those on the "hit list" have provided opportunities to rivals through their own questionable actions,…...
Smashing status quo: Congress" risky but necessary radical shift in approach
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1093+ words) Published May 26, 2026 | 8: 57 AM " Updated May 26, 2026 | 9: 33 AM Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Rahul Gandhi addressing a press conference. (Screengrab) Synopsis: Congress has been a creature of habit, bound by conventions and maintaining the status quo. The party radically changed…...