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EPS caught in political bind after reviving demand to rename Madurai airport after Thevar icon

EPS has declared that if it returns to power in Tamil Nadu next year, AIADMK will push the Centre to rename Madurai airport after Thevar community icon Pasumpon U Muthuramalinga.

Denied meeting with Modi, OPS walks out of NDA, keeps political opponents guessing next move

On whether AIADMK Cadres Rights Retrieval Committee led him would consider teaming up with actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, former CM OPS says, ‘Time will tell, and there is still time for elections.’

Chidambaram-led manifesto panel skips OPS, Priyanka & other Congress leaders want it as poll promise

Updated draft of Congress manifesto is with Mallikarjun Kharge for approval. Some functionaries like Praveen Chakravarty have earlier questioned scheme’s effectiveness in poll battles.

Question of survival for Amma’s ‘chosen one’ — why OPS is pinning hopes on BJP

Former Tamil Nadu CM has faced several setbacks, including in courts, after his expulsion from party in 2022. AIADMK's K. Swaminathan says OPS has exhausted all his options.

HC nullifies election of OPS’s son from Theni LS in 2019 — ‘Suppressed assets, given false information’

OP Ravindranath Kumar, who won the Theni LS seat in 2019, was granted a 30-day stay on the verdict to appeal to the SC. He was the lone NDA MP from Tamil Nadu.

New AIADMK general secretary EPS on party building spree: ‘Enrolling new cadres, infusing fresh blood’

Edappadi K. Palaniswami was Tuesday announced 6th general secretary of AIADMK after Madras HC rejected rival O. Panneerselvam's petitions challenging his own expulsion & EPS's elevation.

Speculation rife after warring AIADMK factions avoid bypoll face-off — ‘BJP the binding factor’

O. Paneerselvam pulled out his candidate, Senthil Murugan, from the upcoming Erode East bypolls, for which Edappadi K Palanisamy-led AIADMK had announced the name of K.S. Thennarasu.

Erode East bypoll in TN — AIADMK factions face off, BJP mulls stand & ‘upper hand with Congress’

The Erode East bypoll was necessitated by sudden death of sitting MLA Thirumahan Everaa. Congress has decided to field Everaa's father EVKS Elangovan.

‘CAPFs are armed forces of Union’ — Delhi HC approves Old Pension Scheme for paramilitary

Court says scheme benefits applicable to all Central Armed Forces personnel, and Union govt must issue orders to ensure this within 8 weeks.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.