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Topic: Pongal

Jana Nayagan or Raja Saab? Vijay and Prabhas are heading for a box-office clash

The box-office battle will pit two South Indian stars against each other—Vijay on the brink of a political turn, and Prabhas at the height of his pan-India commercial run.

Malaysian Tamils angry after education ministry says Pongal is a religious festival

The letter issued by Malaysia's education ministry on 13 January was said to have been based on guidelines from the Islamic Development Department or Jakim.

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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.