South

A new-born child died after "falling" from a bench on which he was delivered at a government hospital in Telangana's Khammam district.

Tamil Nadu's leader of opposition MK Stalin today said his party, the DMK, will consider legal options if the Governor does not ask the government of E Palaniswami prove its majority on the floor of the house. After a meeting with Governor C Vidyasagar Rao today, Mr Stalin said he has made a second appeal for a trust vote, since Mr Palaniswami's government is now a minority.

Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly MK Stalin has alleged that the ruling AIADMK in the state has "lost its majority" with the dissent by 21 of its MLAs and the DMK-led opposition commanding a strength of 98 in the House.

The procession that marked the end of the 10-day festival of Onam presented a lovely cultural treat. Rare dance and art forms were on display as people celebrated the end of the festivities.

Class 12 student Christy had secured an amazing 1,176 out of 1,200 in her state board exams, but her dream of becoming a doctor now is under doubt. Like Anitha, whose suicide earlier this month sparked protests across the country, Christy could not qualify for the NEET.

In a first, a member from within the Kerala temple board has demanded lifting of ban on entry of non-Hindus to temples.

DMK leader MK Stalin today indicated adopting legal means and mobilising people to "topple" the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK government if Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao did not order for a floor test within a specified time-frame.

Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran today said he has been denied the permission to visit China to participate in a UNWTO meeting by the central government.

When Kerala's National Award-winning actress Surabhi Lakshmi ate beef for a TV show for Onam and posted a picture of her eating chicken on the day of the festival, little did she realise, she says, she would find herself in the crosshairs of abusive trolls.

Police today filed a chargesheet in a local court against three persons accused in the case relating to last year's low intensity IED blast in the District Collectorate, in which one person was injured.

The Karnataka government has offered a 10 lakh award for clues in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, even a special investigative team of the police set up to find the killers asked the public to share any information they might have to help solve the crime. Gauri Lankesh was killed at the doorstep of her Bengaluru home on Tuesday night.

An MLA of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi has been stripped of his citizenship by the Union Home Ministry after it was found that he also held a German passport.

Five people were killed after the roof of a bus stand collapsed in Somanur on the outskirts of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu today.

Sidelined AIADMK (Amma) deputy chief TTV Dhinakaran today said he has sought the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam during his meeting with Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, indicating that he didn't want the state government to fall.

Sidelined Number 2 of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, TTV Dhinakaran, has gone to meet Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao amid buzz that he would demand a vote of confidence in the assembly. He is accompanied by three legislators and seven parliamentarians from the party.