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Fading fear of HIV puts focus on rising STI risks among youth in Keralam

The virus no longer carries the deterrent power it once did and changing sexual behaviour is putting young people at risk of sexually transmitted infections. The numbers seeking care at the 23 District STI/RTI Centres under the Kerala State AIDS Control Society have been rising steadily. September 4 is World Sexual Health Day

Merit-based MBBS admissions sought for reserved category students

Liberation Congress Party demands that the A.P. government restore MBBS admissions under G.O. No. 151 to prevent meritorious reserved-category candidates from losing Open Competition seats

Inside the mind of Singeetham Srinivasa Rao: a masterclass in storytelling

Veteran filmmaker and an instinctive writer, Rao has spent several years exploring the possibilities of storytelling — across languages, genres and forms. At 95, he remains as curious about cinema as he has always been

Muttil tree-felling case: Kerala High Court refuses to stay trial court proceedings against accused

In their discharge petition, the accused argued that no permit was required for transporting the timber sold and that the charges were unsustainable

Traffic restrictions, diversions around Abids ISKCON temple for Janmashtami

ISRO’s GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05 lifts off from Sriharikota

India’s first imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit lifts off successfully from the spaceport in a pre-dawn mission.

Courtroom dramas, clipped and shared

Live-streaming and virtual hearings have brought transparency and scrutiny to courtrooms. But footage is often snipped and uploaded onto social media platforms, sometimes stripped of context and repackaged for clicks. The Supreme Court has moved to restrict their circulation. Aaratrika Bhaumik examines what the interim order could mean for public access, judicial accountability, and the youth, which is accustomed to consuming bite-sized news

On Uttam Kumar’s birth centenary, West Bengal CM vows to keep politics out of Tollywood

Akash Anand in need of more political maturity, won’t give him key party roles, says BSP chief Mayawati

The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also announces that her party will contest all elections across the country, however big or small, on its own

BJP seeks sacking of two Ministers over Congress MLA’s allegation of corruption in Karnataka

Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai accusing two engineers of KRIDL of collecting extra charges from contractors stating that it has to be given to the Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister and the department Minister

Sixth day of Maratha Reservation protest: Supporters block major national highways

According to police, the influx of people visiting Antarwali Sarati has been increasing. In the meantime, a bandh was announced in Jalna on Thursday to extend support to the protest.

Self-governance needed to address local issues: MP Sribharat

Kanthapuram clarifies remarks on women amid criticism

He says “we are not the ones who advocate that women be buried or confined”

Manickam Tagore alleges Narikuravar students were pushed out of govt. bus in Pudukkottai

Anbumani urges T.N. govt. to step up opposition to Mekedatu dam

SIR preparation under JJ Act crucial: CJ Aparesh Kumar Singh

ED books money laundering case against suspended DSP Bheem Reddy

Parliamentary panel flags ‘punitive’ tax regime, seeks data on new Income Tax Act’s Impact

Parliamentary Standing Committee members question heavy-handed enforcement, compliance glitches and widening reliance on individual taxpayers

Policeman caught accepting ₹20,000 bribe; another constable escapes

No two-wheelers on one stretch of Airport Road elevated corridor from September 4

Supreme Court asks lawyers to move Delhi HC for probe into attack on peaceful protest in BCI premises

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked the counsel representing petitioners Kunal Yadav and others, to approach the High Court with their plea that they were physically assaulted, dragged, abused and forcibly thrown out of the BCI office

India Slams Pakistan Over Demolition of Century-Old Hindu Temple in Narowal

India has strongly criticised Pakistan over reports that a century-old Hindu temple in Narowal district of Punjab province was demolished. The Ministry of External Affairs raised concerns over what it described as alarming neglect in protecting places of worship belonging to minority communities. The incident has once again drawn attention to the protection of religious sites and minority heritage in Pakistan.

55 Km of India-Myanmar Border Fencing Completed in Manipur

Fencing work covering 55 kilometres of the India-Myanmar international border in Manipur has been completed, according to state Home Minister K. Sapam Ranjan Singh. The move is aimed at strengthening border management and preventing illegal crossings, drug trafficking and other unlawful activities.