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AIADMK’s 297 poll promises: Free fridge, Rs 2,000/month for women & more in Tamil Nadu manifesto

The opposition party's poll manifesto promises Rs 38,314 crore annual spending on schemes, up from Rs 20,821 crore despite economic concerns.

Siddaramaiah allocates another Rs 10 cr for Wayanad relief. BJP calls it Congress’s ‘political servitude’

Against the backdrop of Siddaramaiah's comments on the state’s financial challenges, Leader of Opposition, R. Ashoka, & Bengaluru BJP MP Tejasvi Surya led attacks on the Karnataka CM's 'squandering' of crores.

VCK goes solo in Puducherry, blames Congress for delaying seat-sharing formula

Prolonged seat-sharing negotiations yield no result, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan says uncertainty giving ‘mental stress’ to its leaders.

Gaurav Gogoi counters BJP’s infiltration poll plank. ‘Congress deported far more illegal Bangladeshis’

In interview with ThePrint, Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi talks about probe into singer Zubeen Garg’s death, alliance with Raijor Dal and AJP, and accusations levelled by Himanta Biswa Sarma.

UDF’s unlikely coalition for Kerala polls—CPI(M) rebels, communist splinters, local TMC heavyweight

Broad alliance cobbled together by Cong-led UDF underscores high stakes for party in next month’s polls, as it seeks to wrest back one of its strongest bastions.

Sibal calls for joint Oppn petition in SC over Modi govt’s ‘agency misuse, fundamental rights violation’

At launch of Sanjay Raut's memoir, key oppn leaders allege 'gross misuse' of investigative agencies & EC. 'Enforcement Directorate has turned into endorsement directorate,' Sibal says.

‘No error, it’s a warning’: Furore in Kerala over EC letter with BJP seal even as CEO suspends official

Letter, dated 19 March 2019, had guidelines on candidate disclosure rules, was sent to all parties in Kerala. EC said it was a ‘clerical error’ & that the letter had already been withdrawn.

Congress-DMK seal seat-sharing pact at 11th hour in Puducherry, no ticket for ex-CM Narayanasamy

DMK will contest in 14 constituencies, while Congress will take up 16 seats. DMK to share some of its seats with CPI & Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

‘Devil’s army’: Sharmila attacks Jagan’s YSCRP as property dispute gets messier after mother’s letter

In a notarised document Friday, Vijayamma stated that her late husband YSR’s wealth was never fairly apportioned to daughter Sharmila and her four grandchildren.

NDA’s seat-sharing for Tamil Nadu: 27 seats for BJP, 18 for PMK, 11 for AMMK and rest for AIADMK

AIADMK expected to get 170-odd seats after BJP’s Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal meet with Palaniswami seals the deal.

On Camera

India’s economic data needs to include culture. NSS needs an upgrade

The NSS tradition already recognises that economic life is socially differentiated, but it misses a crucial layer: who holds power within households? Who controls income?

Sweeping govt order to speed up PNG switch—faster approvals, stricter timelines, nudge to households

Issued amid a West Asia war-induced energy crunch, the order now legally binds all entities controlling land, roads and housing societies to facilitate laying of pipelines.

India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy

The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.