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How I became Mano: The singer on Ilaiyaraaja, SPB and 40 years in music
Veteran singer Mano goes down memory lane in a chat with The Hindu on his 40 years in film music
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Prambanan Temple and Indonesia’s journey with Hinduism | Explained
The Prambanan Temple is significant in Indonesia’s Hinduism, highlighting its evolution under state-mandated monotheism and religious freedom
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Four shooters killed in Gurugram encounter after attack on businessman’s house
In the exchange of fire, all five shooters were hit. They were rushed to hospital where four were declared dead. One is undergoing treatment.
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Over 56,000 in Karnataka unaware of HIV status; dating apps pose new challenge to tracing infections
While an estimated 56,000 people in Karnataka are living with HIV unknowingly, over 2 lakh are on treatment, posing a major challenge to the State’s HIV control programme
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Who is to mind the creche in Karnataka?
The Karnataka government issued guidelines for establishing crèche/daycare centres back in 2015. The alleged child abuse incident in a centre for Capgemini employees in Bengaluru reveals that these have remained on paper, with even a nodal agency not named to monitor them, write Shilpa Elizabeth and Rashmi Patil
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When killer waves snuffed out six lives in Visakhapatnam
Braving high seas and rough weather, fishermen along the Visakhapatnam coast weather many a storm to eke out a living. But this time, the bad weather and the high seas have swallowed six fishermen, leaving their families in dire straits, writes V. Kamalakara Rao
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Redrawing Telangana’s cricket map
For years, the State’s cricket story was largely confined to Hyderabad. The inaugural TG20, its first franchise-based T20 league, is beginning to change that by offering district cricketers a platform to showcase their talent before fans, selectors and IPL scouts alike. Anirudh Velamuri explores how the tournament is opening new doors beyond the capital
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Dwindling Fortunes: Quick-commerce platforms, large retailers threaten small businesses and neighbourhood shops in Kerala
Neighbourhood shops and small retailers across the country are finding the going tough with e-commerce platforms and corporate-backed large retail stores rapidly establishing their business even in rural areas. A walk along the commercial areas as well as neighbourhoods reveals the plight of those who have been struggling to cope in the digital era
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Gone girls | Death of 14 Juang girls from Odisha in Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak exposes tribe’s socio-economic struggle
The death of 14 girls from the Juang community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, from Odisha at a seafood processing plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur has brought to the fore the socio-economic realities of marginalised tribal populations despite decades of targeted interventions. Satyasundar Barik visits the Juang villagers who lost their daughters to understand what went wrong in the development journey
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Bankipur bypoll: voters say the battle will be between BJP and JSP
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who is in the fray, has been busy campaigning in the constituency; voters in the BJP stronghold say he will cut into the BJP’s votes
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Four Indian nationals pushed into Bangladesh return home after one-year legal battle
The group, which included two minors, languished in Bangladesh for over a year before it returned home; it came back through the international border in Malda district
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Prabhsimran credits Yuvraj, Ponting for his improvement
He has been picked for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe as the second wicket-keeper batter in the side after Ishan Kishan, with Sanju Samson surprisingly left out of the squad.
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Supreme Court considers reference of provision to furnish reason during arrests
Top court cites conflicting rulings on whether arrest grounds must be furnished in writing while hearing Meghalaya’s appeal against Sonam Raghuvanshi’s bail
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Assault on youths highlights growing vigilantism in Perumbavoor amid anti-drug crackdown
Three youths were reportedly publicly tried, assaulted, stripped, and forcibly tonsured by a mob that accused them of supplying ganja to a schoolboy. Six persons have been arrested in connection with the incident
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90 government higher educational institutions closed in Karnataka in 2023-24: AISHE report
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Building tilt prompts Kochi Corpn. to seek mandatory licence
The move comes in the wake of a recent incident in which a two-storey building, while being lifted, tilted onto an adjacent commercial structure along M.G. Road
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Clock tower collapse: Kozhikode MLAs demand accountability, question delays in station redevelopment
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Panchayat in Kannur launches volunteer disaster response force
The initiative aims to ensure rapid rescue operations, reduce casualties, and strengthen community preparedness. The local body has also initiated a comprehensive safety literacy campaign
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