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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: Tamil Nadu

In spite of Siddaramaiah’s inept handling, the SC’s verdict on Cauvery is fair to Karnataka

The finality of the Cauveri verdict means more than just the numbers. The Supreme Court has ruled that ownership of river vests with no state.

Cauvery timeline: Supreme Court’s judgement is just the latest in a century-long water war

The Supreme Court has finally increased Karnataka's share of the water from the river Cauvery.

Cauvery verdict: Supreme Court gives Karnataka more

Supreme Court also made a special allocation for the city of Bengaluru, which will receive 4.75 TMC feet of Cauvery water. 

Supreme Court to deliver final verdict on Cauvery water dispute today

SC will decide the fate of appeals filed against a tribunal order that had divided the Cauvery water between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.

Sri Lankan officers must be welcomed back to Staff College in Tamil Nadu—for India’s sake

Since 2013, Sri Lanka armed forces officers haven’t been allowed to train in the southern state, but statecraft demands that this relationship be repaired.

Parayan, poramboku and devadasi: The dark casteist history of these common words

Does the cleansing of language and old text amount to a dangerous process of whitewashing our ugly past?

Jallikattu continues to be a bloody affair — for humans and bulls

Five people lost their lives this year while cruelty to the animals continued unabated, despite the Animal Welfare Board’s guidelines and monitoring teams.

Animal welfare team to oversee Jallikattu told ‘a little bit of cruelty is alright’

The traditional Tamil sport takes place this weekend, and the convener of the team responsible to ensure this has called for a ‘balanced approach’ to cruelty.

Make breastfeeding mandatory: Madras High Court tells Modi govt

The court sent questionnaire to Centre, asking why it should not be the right of a newborn child to be breastfed for at least six months after birth.

Rajinikanth, the politician, wants to clean up ‘rotten’ politics. Mind it.

Rajinikanth will try to fill the huge vacuum in Tamil Nadu politics, which has revolved for the last half a century around larger-than-life figures, whether it was CN Annadurai, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, MG Ramachandran or Jayalalithaa.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.