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Monday, July 21, 2025
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Topic: BJP Tamil Nadu

Amid tiff with AIADMK, TN BJP chief Annamalai gets a boost from Rajnath — ‘can be national leader’

AIADMK says BJP has taken cognisance of Annamalai's remarks aimed at Jayalalithaa day after Rajnath Singh said any amount of praise for Annamalai would be 'insufficient'.

BJP’s Annamalai slams Stalin, posts old video of Tamil Nadu CM criticising Senthil Balaji

On Wednesday, Stalin issued a statement after visiting the hospitalised Balaji, saying ‘DMK will not be intimidated by BJP’s threats.’

‘Don’t provoke DMK workers’ — Stalin’s ‘warning’ to BJP after Senthil Balaji’s arrest

Tamil Nadu CM says 'ED officers ignored DMK minister's health condition', adds that those who can't be challenged in electoral politics are intimidated through central agencies.

‘Irresponsible’ — AIADMK passes resolution against TN BJP chief Annamalai over ‘Jayalalithaa jibe’

Tamil Nadu BJP, which is AIADMK’s ally, has backed state chief Annamalai, who is now set to embark on a padayatra from Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram on 9 July.

AIADMK fumes at Tamil Nadu BJP chief’s corruption ‘jibe’ at Jayalalithaa, threatens to end alliance

D. Jayakumar, an AIADMK spokesperson, accused Annamalai of 'breaching alliance dharma' & being 'immature', after the BJP leader said 'former chief ministers have been convicted in courts of law'.

In Tamil Nadu to drum up support for Modi’s return in 2024, Amit Shah hints at a future Tamil PM

Home minister instructed party workers to target over 25 seats for the NDA. At public meeting in Vellore, he said Modi govt will return in 2024 with more than 300 seats.

‘Big demotion’ for PTR? DMK leader dropped as finance minister in reshuffle, given IT instead

Thangam Thenarasu has been appointed minister for finance & Mano Thangaraj minister for dairy, while M.P. Saminathan now has additional charge of Tamil development.

Stalin breaks silence on ‘PTR audio clips’ in YouTube show, labels them ‘cheap politics’

Tamil Nadu CM said he had 'time only to do duties for people'. He also explained a gap in the monthly show Ungalil Oruvan-Bathilgal in April & told viewers break was 'not between you and me'.

BJP TN chief Annamalai says he’s firmly in the saddle for now — ‘Roadmap given, role in party made clear’

Despite earlier reports of Annamalai saying he'll step down if BJP continues to be in alliance with AIADMK, he said Sunday he'll continue to be at helm of things even with the tie-up.

Annamalai targets PTR with 2nd audio clip on ‘money management in DMK & praise for BJP’

Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan had dismissed first audio clip released by Annamalai as 'fabricated'. A DMK leader calls it 'diversionary tactic'.

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Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.