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Topic: Tamil Nadu

Vijay’s TVK could corner 23% vote share if it goes solo in TN polls, finds DMK’s confidential survey

Survey covered 2.91 lakh respondents, with average sample size of 1,245 per seat. TVK says ‘don’t want validation from DMK’; AIADMK says ‘survey commissioned to keep DMK bosses happy’.

Karur stampede: Why SC censured Madras HC, ordered court-monitored CBI probe

CBI takes over probe in Karur rally tragedy as top court flags procedural lapses and demands an impartial and independent investigation.

Cough syrup deaths: ED searches 7 Chennai premises, including homes of TN drug control officials

Enforcement Directorate investigating Sresan Pharmaceuticals, its key employees, and Tamil Nadu drug control officials after deaths of 21 children in Madhya Pradesh.

Coldrif syrup deaths: MP Police arrest pharma company owner S Ranganathan

Due to consumption of the dangerously adulterated medicine, 20 children in Madhya Pradesh had died by Wednesday.

Karti Chidambaram’s message to ally DMK on power-sharing—‘look at Chandrababu & Andhra Pradesh’

In interview to ThePrint, Karti says DMK critical to INDIA bloc, but majority doesn’t mean you can’t accommodate allies in govt; adds Vijay’s TVK ‘still behaves like a fan club’.

EPS reached out to Vijay after Karur stampede, pitched TVK-AIADMK alliance to dislodge DMK

While taking aim at DMK and BJP, Vijay has largely refrained from attacking EPS or AIADMK. Analysts say actor-turned-politician needs a stable ally, more so after Karur stampede.

Karur tragedy can end Vijay’s political career. It showed his inexperience and immaturity

Vijay dashed to the nearest airport, and left for Chennai in his private aircraft after the stampede broke out. Any astute politician would have done exactly the opposite.

Political future under lens after Karur tragedy, how Vijay must ‘show he can be a leader, not just star’

Post death of 41 in stampede at the TVK chief's rally, experts warn incident could dent his political career unless he manages to turn his mass base into a disciplined political crowd.

Bihar SIR outcome should bring clarity to the ghuspaithiyaa debate

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Bargaining chip? Rahul’s phone call with Vijay stirs speculation amid strain in DMK-Congress ties

Congress MP from Tamil Nadu says more than the state unit, DMK would be curious about Rahul’s phone call with Vijay to express grief over loss of lives in Karur stampede.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.