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DMK’s 4-yr report card: A look at Stalin govt’s major hits & misses as Tamil Nadu polls near

DMK's social welfare schemes are likely to leave a lasting impact on voters & could eat into AIADMK’s vote bank, but Stalin’s 4 years as CM have not been without challenges either.

2 states, 2 dams & a political slugfest: The Nangal water sharing dispute between Punjab, Haryana

Punjab and Haryana have been at loggerheads over their water needs and allocation, with CMs accusing each other of usurping water rights and indulging in politics.

‘Just a game of Rs 2-3 crore’—tales of gangs, guns & gold in ‘audio of Amritpal’ released by Majithia

According to 56 min clip released by SAD's Bikram Majithia, Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal had strong connections with slain gangster Jaipal Bhullar. Amritpal's father says clip AI generated.

From reformist group to voice of Ezhavas, why SNDP Yogam’s stock is high in Kerala politics

As Kerala inches closer to local body polls later this year & assembly polls next year, CPI(M) appears to be cosying up to same SNDP Yogam it once targeted for ‘aligning with BJP’.

NCP tried crop rotation with Manikrao Kokate’s elevation. Agri minister now in farmers’ crosshairs

NCP elevated Manikrao Kokate to council of ministers as counterweight to Bhujbal. But leadership is now miffed with him for walking into one controversy after another, it is learnt.

Saffron fever, growing heft of Ranes & BJP’s plan to tackle Sena. Inside story of restive Konkan

Despite its sizable Muslim population, both Hindus and Muslims have lived in harmony in this coastal belt. But for past few years, cracks have appeared and so has tension.

The Rock Garden saga: Why Chandigarh residents are up in arms against demolition of a ‘mere wall’

Architects & residents in Chandigarh are angered by the demolition of a wall to expand parking space for the high court, & have accused officials of disregarding Nek Chand’s iconic creation.

Delhi-Katra e-way’s Amritsar leg not only NHAI project hit by land hurdles in Punjab. There’s 15 more

With the 30-km section of the expressway's Amritsar spur put on hold, the project, which has been facing land acquisition challenges since 2022, is expected to get delayed further.

In Punjab’s rejection of Centre’s agri marketing policy, another showdown over APMCs in the making

In letter to Centre, Punjab govt said policy went 'against spirit of Constitution'. Convener of policy drafting committee says it is a broad map & states can choose their own path.

With SAD in decline, a ‘radical’ Akali Dal emerges. What this means for Punjab politics

The new party is being launched by jailed MP Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh. Analysts, however, say radical politics hasn’t always resonated with state's voters.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.