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TopicTamil Nadu

Topic: Tamil Nadu

White paper on Tamil Nadu’s fiscal health soon, says CM Vijay, slams DMK for leaving treasury empty

Tamil Nadu is now under a debt of Rs 10 lakh crore which the previous govt left as a huge burden, Vijay says in his first address as CM.

Inside Vijay’s cabinet of 9 ministers, a mix of young faces, old hands, professionals & loyalists

Choice of ministers seen as TVK effort to project break from past politics while ensuring govt doesn’t lack administrative experience, continuity, fresh ideas and social inclusivity.

Vijay turned reels, whistles, and fan edits into a political triumph

TVK tapped into young people with promises of employment, better governance, and youth-centric politics, framing old regimes as outdated while invoking Tamil pride and resistance to divisive agendas.

Tamil Nadu LIVE UPDATES: TVK chief Vijay becomes chief minister, 9 other ministers take oath

TVK chief takes oath along with 9 other TVK leaders who will be ministers in Vijay's maiden cabinet. Event attended by Rahul Gandhi, other allies. Stay tuned to ThePrint for LIVE UPDATES.

DMK’s Kanimozhi requests separate seating for party MPs in LS after Congress breaks off alliance

The letter follows Congress’s decision to extend support to actor Vijay’s TVK for a coalition government in Tamil Nadu.

TN game of thrones: Cloud over Vijay oath-taking as IUML says it won’t back TVK, VCK still silent

Meanwhile, AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran said he has submitted a letter of support to Tamil Nadu Governor urging him to invite AIADMK's Palaniswami to form the government. 

New BJP govt in West Bengal should begin by increasing the number of districts

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

TN Governor wants Vijay’s TVK to prove majority. What Raj Bhavan can & can’t do in such situations

Vijay’s TVK has formally staked claim to form the government, but Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has not announced a final decision.

Impasse over govt formation continues as TVK chief Vijay’s 2nd meeting with Governor proves futile

Stalin says Vijay should be allowed to form govt & DMK would not disturb it for 6 months. Party resolution strongly condemns Congress for moving away from Secular Progressive Alliance.

Cloud over Vijay swearing-in as Guv tells TVK chief to come back with letter of support from 118 MLAs

Vijay presented letters of support from 112 MLAs to the governor, but it's six short of the majority mark. Meanwhile, there are speculations of alliance talks between AIADMK & DMK.

On Camera

Pakistan wants to revive Middle East alliance yet again. Terrible ideas die hard

Led by Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, and with Pakistan and Egypt as its providers of hard military power, the group seeks to push back against Iran’s power in the Persian Gulf.

Noel Tata’s resistance to IPO creates discord in board of Indian conglomerate

At the center of the rift is the initial public offering of Tata Sons, which controls a vast collection of companies that do everything from making salt to selling luxury vehicles.

One missile, multiple warheads, many targets: India successfully test-fires Agni 5 with MIRV tech

With MIRV, India can target different different locations or the same location with a time gap. This can include decoys to hoodwink the enemy’s defence systems.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.