In the absence of a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program, the Karnataka State Health Department has undertaken a project to vaccinate around 11,400 14-year-old girls residing in government hostels under the Social Welfare Department (SWD).

A sessions court here has issued a non-bailable warrant against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma after rejecting his plea for suspension of jail sentence in a cheque bounce case.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has advocated for incentives to encourage families to have more children, citing concerns over South India's aging population. Addressing a press conference following meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Naidu stated that while states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have a younger demographic, South India is experiencing a population decline that could pose future challenges.

Excise Minister RB Timmapur has said that the state government is taking stringent measures to stop illegal sale of liquor in the district, with 652 cases having been registered and 122 people being arrested in the last three years

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's all-party meeting has reignited the debate on delimitation, with southern states urging the Centre to retain the 1971 Census as the basis for seat allocation for the next 30 years. The resolution passed at the meeting condemned the impending delimitation exercise, citing concerns over political representation and resource allocation.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no fresh FIRs should be filed against Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M Udhayanidhi Stalin for his "eradicate Sanatan Dharma" remarks.

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has sparked controversy by calling former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi a "two-time failure" in academics, referring to his time at Cambridge University and Imperial College London.