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TopicJana Nayagan

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‘Release Jana Nayagan & ban Parasakthi’—Congress can’t decide if cinema should be censored

Billed as the DMK’s film for the election season, Parasakthi’s title is borrowed from another 1952 film written by former DMK president M Karunanidhi.

‘Jana Nayagan’ projects Vijay as the future CM of Tamil Nadu. That’s the problem

Here's why Vijay’s Jana Nayagan is now at the centre of Tamil Nadu politics.

‘Delayed but not defeated. Will make it super hit’ — Vijay fans out in support of Jana Nayagan

The postponement of Vijay’s farewell film Jana Nayagan by the Madras High Court sparked emotional reactions on social media, with fans blaming the CBFC.

‘Jana Nayagan is a soft political power’. Tamil industry questions stay on Vijay’s farewell film

Tamil film critics, exhibitors and industry voices say the CBFC action and the Madras High Court's stay on Jana Nayagan reflect unease over actor Vijay’s political rise.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.