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Tamil Nadu LIVE UPDATES | DMK-Congress break spills over; TVK chief Vijay to meet Governor again today

ThePrint Team - May 8, 2026

TVK chief Vijay is set to meet Tamil Nadu Governor Vishwanath Arlekar again this evening. Stay tuned for LIVE UPDATES

Pakistan’s Op Sindoor rant: Misogynistic commentary & a 3-hour tirade against India

Debdutta Chakraborty - May 8, 2026

Lessons from Op Sindoor—Pakistan spent on building, and India spent on deliberating

Anil Raman - May 8, 2026

What ails governance in India’s cities? ‘Symbolic mayors,’ says NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna - May 8, 2026

Life after JEE All India Rank 1 and IIT. Where are the 2000-2019 toppers?

+TFP Nootan Sharma - May 8, 2026

Bengal Files releases in West Bengal. Was screened secretly during polls, says Agnihotri

Harsh Tiwari - May 8, 2026

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Hyderabad institute is doing science of atmanirbharta— EVs to drones & Chinese magnets

Soumya Pillai - May 8, 2026

BJP MLA promises Haryana’s bachelors—‘vote for us, we’ll find you wives’. Behind it is a tragic story

Sushil Manav - May 8, 2026

Does increasing number of Supreme Court judges impact pendency? What trends have shown over the years

Ruchi Bhattar - May 8, 2026

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‘We don’t abandon the other in difficult times’—Akhilesh’s message after Congress dumps DMK

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TVK cadres protest outside Chennai Lok Bhavan, warn of more agitation if Vijay not allowed to form govt

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CPI, CPI(M) hold executive meetings in Chennai as govt formation confusion continues in TN

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Iran mocks Trump’s ‘attempt to pass through Strait of Hormuz’ with AI parody

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Opinion

Lessons from Op Sindoor—Pakistan spent on building, and India spent on deliberating

Anil Raman - May 8, 2026

Pakistan’s institutional response to Sindoor was systematic and swift. Three reforms, executed within twelve months, have rebuilt the architecture in which the next crisis will be fought.

America’s new energy frontier runs through baroque Balkans. New Delhi must know why

Swasti Rao - May 8, 2026

Why the Baltic states remember the Soviet Union as an occupier

Diana Mickevičienė - May 8, 2026

19 Kumaon regiment had no avalanche cords, boots, crampons. It secured Gyong La with sacrifice

Amit Krishankant Paul - May 8, 2026

Why India must find ways to be visible on the Middle East crisis

Shishir Priyadarshi - May 8, 2026

A Jain merchant’s diary of daily life under Mughal rulers Akbar, Jahangir & Shah Jahan

Krishnokoli Hazra - May 8, 2026

Why should only Muslims be responsible for defending secularism? TMC’s Bengal loss isn’t on us

Amana Begam - May 8, 2026

Features

Trouble at the Venice Biennale—culture, chaos, and complaints

Vitasta Kaul - May 8, 2026

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Tamil Nadu LIVE UPDATES | DMK-Congress break spills over; TVK chief Vijay to meet Governor again today

ThePrint Team - May 8, 2026

TVK chief Vijay is set to meet Tamil Nadu Governor Vishwanath Arlekar again this evening. Stay tuned for LIVE UPDATES

Nasrapur rape-murder revives demand for Shakti Bill—passed in 2021 but not enforced. What it entails

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BJP MLA promises Haryana’s bachelors—‘vote for us, we’ll find you wives’. Behind it is a tragic story

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Impasse over govt formation continues as TVK chief Vijay’s 2nd meeting with Governor proves futile

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Life after JEE All India Rank 1 and IIT. Where are the 2000-2019 toppers?

Nootan Sharma - May 8, 2026

Hyderabad institute is doing science of atmanirbharta— EVs to drones & Chinese magnets

Soumya Pillai - May 8, 2026

An IAS officer is bringing a golden era in Haryana archaeology. Narnaul is the crown jewel

Krishan Murari - May 7, 2026

The great kiwi rush in Himachal Pradesh

Manisha Mondal - May 6, 2026

Entertainment

Anurag Kashyap’s chaos meets rockstar Bobby Deol in new movie Bandar

Harsh Tiwari - May 8, 2026

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Al-Qaeda’s new empire rising in Mali. Europe, US, Russia failed to halt its rise

+TFP Praveen Swami - May 7, 2026

Global Pulse

What unseated 2 powerful regional parties in India & what went in Modi’s favour? Global media analyses

Vidhi Bhutra - May 7, 2026

India

What ails governance in India’s cities? ‘Symbolic mayors,’ says NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna - May 8, 2026

In its report, NITI Aayog calls for directly elected mayors, unified control over services, and stronger finances to fix the struggling city governments.