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In Tamil Nadu, OPS returns to his AIADMK bastion in a DMK avatar. People say he’s ‘one of their own’

OPS has been representing Bodinayakanur since 2011. His switch to DMK has flipped the scenario in this AIADMK bastion that sent Jayalalithaa to assembly for first time in 1989.

Kharge calls Modi ‘terrorist’ at TN rally, fine-tunes remark later—‘he’s terrorising people & parties’

Congress president accused the PM of practising divisive politics, questioning AIADMK & other regional parties on aligning with NDA.

How women’s safety has become a key flashpoint in this Tamil Nadu election

Women account for more than 51 percent of the Tamil Nadu electorate. The issue of safety has both headlined and hemorrhaged political campaigns.

India’s decades-long political truce is over

The constitutional amendment may have fallen Friday, but a reset of regional political representation is very much back on the ruling party’s agenda.

7 months after stampede, grief lingers in lanes of Karur while parties play blame game ahead of TN polls

The home of 2-year-old Guru Vishnu, stampede's youngest victim, stands as a quiet reminder. His family, which has now moved homes, did not wish to speak on the politics or 'Vijay factor'.

I-PAC emails staff saying West Bengal ops ‘paused’, days ahead of polls. TMC says ‘all is well’

Though Trinamool did not officially confirm shutdown of the agency, it reiterated, in a press conference Monday, that all I-PAC employees will be taken care of.

Kerala: PV Anvar quits TMC, says party snubbed him over support from Congress-led UDF

Former Nilambur MLA quit as TMC Kerala convenor and announced he would float a regional political outfit aligned with the ideology of Congress and Rahul Gandhi.

Digvijay named in another FIR as Chautala clan closes ranks over Dushyant-police face-off in Hisar

JJP youth chief faces complaint from Kurukshetra University over party event while in Hisar, police form SIT, defend CIA inspector & say ex-deputy CM flouting Y-plus security norms.

After delimitation bill fails in Lok Sabha, Modi now using women card in poll-bound Bengal

He is accusing his rivals, especially West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, of betraying women by opposing the move to increase their representation in Parliament.

‘BJP set fire to peaceful state of Manipur’, says Rahul Gandhi at rally in Tamil Nadu’s Colachel

Rahul Gandhi's remarks come after fresh tension in Manipur following the death of a 5-year-old boy and his 5-month-old sister in a militant attack in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai.

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FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.