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Why Tamil Nadu’s ruling TVK wants education back from Concurrent to State List amid NEET row

The TVK doesn’t just want education in the State List—to grant states full authority over education policy including medical education—but it also wants the NEET abolished.

Tamil Nadu ranks third in NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index 2026, but challenges remain

Ageing facilities at Chennai airport, lagging container logistics, water security and sewage management among areas that need attention for state to improve its investment ranking.

Tamil Nadu’s legacy of NEET opposition puts Vijay’s silence on Delhi protests under spotlight

According to state government data, at least 26 NEET-related deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu between 2017 and 2024.

Tamil Nadu govt reshuffles 17 IAS officers. Activists upset over Supriya Sahu’s transfer

The 15 July order has started a wave of online support, with many environmental and social activists criticising the TVK-led government for the decision.

Necessity or political symbolism? In TVK govt’s potential plan to relocate secretariat, an old script

From Fort St George to Omandurar & back, & now Koyambedu proposal, the seat of Tamil Nadu’s govt has repeatedly been reshaped by political priorities of successive administrations.

TN schools now ‘no-politics’ zone. Vijay b’day event, ex-AIADMK MLA’s PIL forced TVK govt’s hand

School Education Department issued circular 10 July that stated ‘any sort of celebrations or messaging should not be permitted on school campuses'.

DMK MLA arrested over ‘defamatory’ remarks against CM Vijay after HC denies anticipatory bail

TN ex-minister Anitha Radhakrishnan faces defamation case after he made objectionable remarks linked to the CM & actress Trisha last month. DMK leaders, including Stalin, condemn arrest.

DMK, AIADMK have gone quiet after defeat. TVK’s Vijay is going on the offensive after win

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's 'animal spirits' aren't about consolidating power. They are aimed at making sure Udhayanidhi Stalin never gets the chance to rise.

As more AIADMK ex-ministers join Vijay’s TVK, spotlight on how EPS-Velumani patch-up crumbled

Since post-poll ‘reconciliation’, at least 16 ex-ministers, 300 district functionaries and more than 1,000 cadres have quit AIADMK, with many crossing over to ruling TVK.

Tamil Nadu government approaches Supreme Court, challenges Madras HC’s cow slaughter ban order

Govt's petition states that the HC's order effectively imposes a blanket ban on cow slaughter, including at authorised slaughterhouses, and such a prohibition is legally untenable.

On Camera

How the 1881 census redefined colonial rule in India

From hidden elders to uncounted infants, colonial enumerators faced widespread public distrust during the first all-India count.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.