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Saturday, March 14, 2026
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Topic: Coimbatore

A calculated advance into new territory: Why western Tamil Nadu Is DMK’s 2026 battleground

Western Tamil Nadu has become central to the DMK’s future plans, with the party recalibrating its image and alliances to challenge entrenched rivals ahead of the next Assembly polls.

7 special police teams on lookout for trio which sexually assaulted college student in Coimbatore

Incident has triggered political storm in Tamil Nadu, with opposition leaders slamming the ruling DMK government, alleging women are not safe in the state.

All 9 accused found guilty & sentenced to life, a look at infamous 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case

Among the nine convicts is K Arulanantham, AIADMK’s Pollachi town student wing secretary, who was expelled from the party after he was arrested in 2021.

How Coimbatore went from city of textile mills to IT powerhouse in just 10 years

Swanky IT parks, improved infrastructure and a wealth of talent are drawing IT start-ups & tech giants to Coimbatore. Number of startups has shot up to 1,350 from 271 in 2020.

How DMK is trying to reclaim lost forts in Tamil Nadu’s west & south, with Stalin taking lead

Even in 2021, DMK could not capture western region when it won 133 seats overall in state. Support for AIADMK in southern region had been recorded first in 1979.

30 questions for monks, tally of foreigners. Behind the scenes of Coimbatore Isha Yoga Centre inquiry

Policemen, social welfare & child protection officials landed at Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore after HC took note of petition alleging women forced to take up monkhood there.

In bid to wrest western TN from AIADMK, DMK ends 14-yr dispute over land for Coimbatore airport expansion

The airport project will be a win-win for both the DMK and BJP as they look to gain ground in the state’s western region

Puducherry PWD installs cloth shades at traffic signals to help commuters beat heat, Coimbatore follows

Initiative, first started in Nagpur in 2016, was implemented in Puducherry on advice of PWD minister K Lakshminarayanan and has received accolades from locals and netizens alike.

How BJP’s Vanathi Srinivasan became Tamil Nadu’s 1st MLA to earn ISO certified tag for her office

Certification is for 3 yrs, subject to annual review. Coimbatore South MLA says she is keen on changing perception about lawmakers becoming unapproachable post elections.

Coimbatore villagers worship and fear elephants. Deadly conflict has death toll on both sides

In Tamil Nadu, 29 elephant have been electrocuted to death and 152 humans have been killed. All in the same period.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.