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The Federal is a digital news platform focusing on in-depth reporting and analysis of news and issues from India, with a regional focus on the southern states. Access the latest news with up-to-the-minute reports on India, covering top stories and world events as they happen.

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > keralam-elderly-ministry-ageing-population-256566

Can Keralam’s elderly ministry make real difference or remain symbolic entity?

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (828+ words) According to the Union government’s Elderly in India 2021 report, people aged 60 and above accounted for 16.5 per cent of Keralam’s population in 2021. That figure is projected to rise to 20.9 per cent by 2031, compared with a national projection of 13.1 per cent. In…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > karnataka > western-ghats-malnad-protest-256527

Is Malnad protest against Kasturirangan report escalating into environment vs people battle?

21+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1108+ words) Opposition to the Kasturirangan Committee's recommendations on the Western Ghats is gaining momentum across Karnataka’s Malnad region, with protests continuing in places including Honnavar, Sringeri, Shivamogga and Karkala. What began as a debate over environmental protection has now turned into…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > karnataka > chandan-gowda-mysore-development-longing-elsewhere-256504

How Mysore’s ‘longing for elsewhere’ shaped development | Chandan Gowda interview

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1719+ words) In an exclusive interview with The Federal, Gowda, Professor and Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Vidyashilp University, Bengaluru, talks about his latest book, Longing for an Elsewhere: Mysore and the Making of India’s Developmental State, Mysuru’s pursuit of…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > karnataka > vande-mataram-karnataka-govt-limits-2-stanzas-256282

Vande Mataram: Karnataka govt defies Centre, limits to two stanzas

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Congress government in Karnataka has taken a stand against the Centre’s guidelines making it mandatory to sing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram. It has now issued a significant order stating that, henceforth, only the first two stanzas of…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > keralam-power-crisis-256251

Keralam power crisis: Congress blames El Niño and Left, but did VDS govt act in time?

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (742+ words) Keralam’s power crisis is deepening, with frequent night-time power outages and load shedding continuing across the state. The disruptions have put the UDF government on the defensive, with the opposition and experts questioning whether timely intervention could have prevented the…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > dr-aysha-case-keralam-doctors-protest-against-husband-raises-questions-over-polygamy-256160

Dr. Aysha case: Keralam doctor’s protest against husband raises questions over polygamy

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (890+ words) Dr Aysha Mohammed, a 33-year-old postgraduate dental surgeon working in Doha, Qatar, spent more than three weeks sitting in protest outside her estranged husband’s parental house at Edakkazhiyur in Chavakkad, Thrissur, Keralam. She came to the house demanding what she…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > journalist-aparna-kurup-case-keralam-cm-rejects-bjp-talibanisam-charge-256151

Journalist Aparna Kurup case: Keralam CM Satheesan rejects BJP’s ‘Talibanism’ charge

5+ day, 2+ min ago   (260+ words) Keralam TV journalist Aparna Kurup. Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 (PTI) Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP's allegation that the UDF government was adopting "Talibanism" by registering a case against a television journalist. Responding to reporters, Satheesan said…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > kerala-journalist-aparna-kurup-booked-for-allegedly-hurting-religious-sentiments-255992

Kerala journalist Aparna Kurup booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (430+ words) Kochi, Sep 7 (PTI) The police in Keralam on Monday registered a case against television journalist Aparna Kurup for allegedly hurting religious sentiments while anchoring a political debate on controversial anti-women remarks by Sunni Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar....

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > thrissur-accident-forensic-report-alcohol-use-tn-students-255941

Keralam highway, Thrissur accident: Forensic report points to alcohol use by TN students

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (424+ words) People gather near wreckage of a car after it collided with a lorry parked on the highway at Kaipamangalam, in Thrissur district, Keralam, on Saturday, September 5. PTI Some of the eight Tamil Nadu engineering students who were killed in a…...

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thefederal.com > category > states > south > tamil-nadu > youth-killed-after-ministers-personal-car-hits-two-wheeler-near-kattankulathur-255923

Youth killed after minister's personal car hits two-wheeler near Kattankulathur

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (417+ words) A 26-year-old man was killed in the early hours of Monday (September 7) after a car registered in the name of Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Minister K Jagadeshwari struck his two-wheeler at Kattankulathur in Chengalpattu district. The deceased…...