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thesouthfirst. com > karnataka > bengaluru-on-high-alert-after-finding-gelatin-sticks-ahead-of-pm-modis-visit

Bengaluru on high alert after finding gelatin sticks ahead of PM Modi's visit

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (249+ words) Published May 10, 2026 | 3: 18 PM " Updated May 10, 2026 | 3: 18 PM Police said the explosives were found three kilometres away from the main venue of PM Modi's programme. Synopsis: The gelatin sticks were found even as Delhi has been on a high alert following specific…...

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thesouthfirst. com > telangana > groomed-exploited-by-son-pressured-for-compromise-bandi-sanjay-survivors-mother-alleges-in-pocso-complaint

Groomed, exploited by son; pressured for compromise Bandi Sanjay: Survivors mother alleges in POCSO complaint

5+ hour, 20+ min ago  (683+ words) Published May 10, 2026 | 11: 42 AM " Updated May 10, 2026 | 11: 42 AM Bageerath (right) with his father, Minister Bandi Sanjay. (Supplied) Synopsis: Incriminating details of the alleged sexual harassment faced by a minor at the hands of Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay's son…...

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thesouthfirst. com > telangana > pocso-case-against-mos-home-and-bjp-leader-bandi-sanjays-son

POCSO case against Mo S Home and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay's son

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (557+ words) Published May 09, 2026 | 11: 56 AM " Updated May 09, 2026 | 12: 48 PM Bageerath with Minister Bandi Sanjay. (Supplied) In a shocking development, Telangana police registered an FIR under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the son of Union Minister of State for…...

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thesouthfirst. com > telangana > retired-ips-officers-wife-killed-in-hyderabad-nepali-domestic-worker-key-suspect

Retired IPS officer's wife killed in Hyderabad, Nepali domestic worker key suspect

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (549+ words) Published May 08, 2026 | 6: 24 PM " Updated May 08, 2026 | 6: 24 PM Tanuja Ranjan was found dead on the first floor of the residence. Synopsis: Police said Tanuja Ranjan was gagged with a cloth, leading to death by suffocation, in a room on the first floor....

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thesouthfirst. com > kerala > one-woman-killed-six-injured-after-multi-vehicle-collission-in-thiruvananthapuram

One woman killed six injured after multi-vehicle collission in Thiruvananthapuram

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (293+ words) Published May 08, 2026 | 1: 12 PM " Updated May 08, 2026 | 1: 12 PM Synopsis: A woman was killed, and at least six others were injured after a car allegedly went out of control and crashed into multiple vehicles and pedestrians near Kowdiar Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. The accident…...

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thesouthfirst. com > kerala > that-pil-should-have-been-thrown-in-the-dustbin-sc-on-sabarimala-case-hearing-to-continue

'That PIL should have been thrown in the dustbin,' SC on Sabarimala case; hearing to continue

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (535+ words) Published May 07, 2026 | 5: 12 PM " Updated May 07, 2026 | 5: 12 PM Synopsis: A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is continuing the hearing on the entry of women to the Sree Dharmasastha Temple at Sabarimala. The court strongly questioned the basis of the 2006 PIL…...

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thesouthfirst. com > beyond-south > female-genital-mutilation-an-aberration-cannot-be-compared-to-circumcision-sc-observes

Female genital mutilation "an aberration, cannot be compared to circumcision, SC observes

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (469+ words) Published May 07, 2026 | 7: 48 PM " Updated May 07, 2026 | 7: 48 PM Synopsis: The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing petitions challenging the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community, with Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah describing it as an "aberration to the human. Supreme…...

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thesouthfirst. com > karnataka > inquiry-pending-retirement-imminent-karnataka-ips-officer-ramachandra-raos-reinstatement-raises-eyebrows

Inquiry pending, retirement imminent: Karnataka IPS officer Ramachandra Rao's reinstatement raises eyebrows

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (627+ words) Published May 07, 2026 | 5: 07 PM " Updated May 07, 2026 | 5: 07 PM According to an official government order, the 1993-batch IPS officer has been posted, with immediate effect and until further orders, as Director General of Police (Police Manual). The post, as per the order, is…...

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thesouthfirst. com > telangana > undercover-police-commissioner-faces-40-instances-of-sexual-harassment-in-3-hours-in-hyderabad

Undercover police Commissioner faces 40 instances of sexual harassment in 3 hours in Hyderabad

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (654+ words) Published May 07, 2026 | 1: 28 PM " Updated May 07, 2026 | 1: 28 PM Over three hours from midnight, dozens of men repeatedly sexually harassed Commissioner Sumathi. Around 40 people were detained by the Telangana police in the early hours of Wednesday, 6 May, for sexually harassing Malkajgiri Police Commissioner…...

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thesouthfirst. com > andhrapradesh > scba-expresses-concern-over-andhra-high-court-judge-ordering-judicial-custody-of-young-advocate

Andhra High Court judge orders judicial custody of young advocate, SCBA expresses concern

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (548+ words) Published May 07, 2026 | 11: 08 AM " Updated May 07, 2026 | 11: 22 AM The Andhra Pradesh High Court. (Wikimedia Commons) Synopsis: The Supreme Court Bar Association expressed "deep concern and shock" over the incident before the Andhra Pradesh High Court in which a young advocate was directed…...