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Topic: Tamil Nadu

In poll-bound TN, Modi challenges DMK with ‘double engine’ pitch. Stalin’s ‘dummy engine’ retort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched a BJP–NDA double engine government for Tamil Nadu, drawing a sharp rebuttal from Chief Minister M. K. Stalin.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi walks out of Assembly again. ‘National anthem insulted, mic switched off’

In response, Chief Minister MK Stalin calls the Governor’s action a 'direct insult to the Assembly, its traditions, and the democratic mandate of the people of Tamil Nadu'.

340 ‘favourable’ transfers, ‘laundering’ of Rs 365 cr: ED’s new charges against Tamil Nadu minister

In its third dossier to Stalin govt, it gives details of alleged large-scale bribery taken for transfers, postings & money laundering involving KN Nehru's associates.

Parasakthi recalls TN’s 1965 anti-Hindi protests, but amid political heat—a ‘facts vs fiction’ tussle

The Tamil film has drawn strong objections from Congress, even as its ally & ruling DMK appears to welcome it. Rival BJP has sought to exploit the discord within the ruling alliance.

‘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.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

DMK’s Maran in soup for saying North Indian women told ‘don’t work, be in kitchen, bear children’

Remark made while he compared women from Tamil Nadu where they were encouraged academic pursuits. BJP slams Maran & alleges DMK’s abuse of North Indians was a 'regular norm'.

Jana Nayagan isn’t the first to hit a flashpoint. Vijay’s films & their political run-ins

There is a long line of the actor-turned-politician's films that have faced political resistance and informal pressures, even after censor board clearances were secured.

‘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.

Friday blockbuster: Nail-biter that played out in Madras HC over Vijay’s movie ‘Jana Nayagan’

Originally scheduled for Friday, the movie's release was stalled following a complaint alleging that certain portions hurt religious sentiments.

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Dear Pakistanis, I’m General X and am chilling with Trump in Davos only for you

I am Trump’s favourite field marshal. Under my wings, he learned how to abduct peacefully yet gleefully. I share my tricks with my new BFFs all the time.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

1st ever live battle array formation, Shaktibaan regiments—what’s new at the R-Day parade this yr

The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.