🥳 50 episodes of #SouthCentral! From Kerala to New York, this week we track two stories of change — Kerala’s mission to end extreme poverty, & a historic political win that split the Indian diaspora in USA. 🎙️Spotify: https://t.co/t2vAZNDeL1 🎙️Apple: https://t.co/WYZeURZ2gQ

PRIVACY FOR SALE! CCTV cameras in a well-known Kerala theatre did more than surveillance. Hours of footage of people being intimate ended up in an underground porn market, sold without consent. And it doesn’t stop at theatres. A TNM investigation by @megham__ COMING SOON!

Why does diversity matter in newsrooms? How do Indian newsrooms fare in gender and caste representation? At The Media Rumble, @AbhinandanSekhr addressed this with @dhanyarajendran, @suhasinih, @seemay, & @confusedvichar. 💪 @CanadainIndia Watch: https://t.co/PxFlj5eWsk

From threats, pressure to cremate bodies, and offers of hush money, political interference is a common feature in cover-ups of custodial death cases, find @anisha_w and @NidharshanaR https://t.co/T6GrCKY72p #PoliceImpunity #CustodialDeath

Karnataka ranks among the top where villagers feel most confident in dialling child helplines and approaching CWCs to report child marriages. V Susheela writes about how villages, laws and trust are converging to end child marriage.

What happens when a whole town, young and old alike, is gripped by a fear of sudden cardiac death? How do hospitals deal with the influx of patients? What does the government do in search of answers? Read @nanduagain’s #GroundReport from #Hassan https://t.co/kqE1lZHk51

For decades, power in Karnataka’s old Mysuru rested on local social equations. Now, BJP’s alliance with JD(S) & a new Hindutva push are reshaping those dynamics from Maddur to Mandya, @PoojaPrasanna4 explains in #LetMeExplain https://t.co/XviCRKo4s0

What happens when one of Bengaluru’s oldest clubs turns into a battleground? @kavashivani writes about the revolt at Bowring Institute over a ₹10 crore land deal and leadership feud. https://t.co/sGwEOkbV2u

A disagreement over wearing a hijab between a 13-yr-old and her school spiralled into a state-wide communal debate. @HarithaMaanav travelled to Palluruthy in the suburbs of Kochi to trace how the controversy acquired communal colours.

“What if I’m next?” That question haunts Hassan after dozens of ‘heart attack’ deaths this year. Read about how one district struggled to understand numerous deaths in a span of forty-five days.

Narayana and Sudha Murty skip Karnataka’s 'caste survey'. Here's why it's a problem @anisha_w writes https://t.co/kSEh4H1JN7

When something like this happens, it is easy for media outlets to join the frenzy and add to people's fears. But we at TNM believe in being analytical and precise, and showing restraint. Subscribe to our journalism. https://t.co/fCKiMhG7AY

Three months on, the number of reported deaths has dropped sharply. But many bereaved families are still looking for answers. @nanduagain travelled through Hassan to understand the ‘heart attack’ panic. https://t.co/86iwPmJzVu

The panic in Hassan district led to hospitals being overburdened with people who wanted to get tested. “Am I next?” was the prevailing fear.

Limited autopsy data and missing medical records had made it difficult for the task force to confirm the cause of death in several cases.

The Karnataka government set up a task force under Dr Ravindranath of Jayadeva Institute to audit the deaths. The panel reviewed 24 cases and found *no increase* in sudden cardiac deaths compared to previous months.

The alarm began with two cases—18-year-old Sandhya from Holenarasipura and 19-year-old Abhishek, a cab driver from Arkalgud. Within weeks, more deaths followed, and local media began linking them to COVID-19 vaccines or long Covid.

In Karnataka’s Hassan district, a series of sudden deaths earlier this year led to widespread panic. Over 30 people, many under 45, were reported dead between May and July, most attributed to “heart attacks”. @thenewsminute

‘Internalised misogyny’: Anna Vetticad rebuts Tamannaah’s defence of Baahubali scene Thank you, @thenewsminute. https://t.co/w88hVsf1wm

What does it mean when a folk singer becomes a professor and the system says, "Your degrees are in the wrong sequence." Is Senrayaperumal's real violation that he refused to stay in his assigned place?  @VidyaKrishnan writes