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Why EPS’ call for anti-DMK alliance meets only rejection and silence

Chennai: In a bid to forge a formidable anti-DMK alliance for the 2026 assembly elections, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami extended a public...

How smaller TN parties are bolstering bargaining power to extract more from senior partners in 2026

Polls about a year away, parties such as VCK, PMK, DMDK are organising large rallies & conferences to mobilise support bases, and send signals to their existing or prospective allies.

Lottery King Santiago Martin’s son-in-law Aadhav Arjuna joins TVK. Will be no.2 after Vijay

He will also managing preparations for the 2026 assembly elections, it is learnt. Aadhav Arjuna quit the VCK last year after being suspended for anti-party comments.

Censured for sharing stage with Vijay, Aadhav Arjun resigns. VCK says ‘good for DMK-led alliance’

Aadhav Arjuna is son-in-law of ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin and a founder of political consultancy firm Voice of Commons. He has been critical of ruling DMK, an ally of VCK.

The controversial Aadhav Arjuna and VCK’s political compulsions behind his suspension

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has suspended Arjuna, its deputy general secretary, for six months on grounds that he had been acting against the party’s interests.

DMK criticised by TVK’s Vijay, but comment by leader of ally VCK on ‘monarchy politics’ does more damage

At book launch, Vijay targeted Tamil Nadu’s ruling party over ‘selfish interests’, while VCK leader Aadhav Arjuna took a dig at DMK, appealing to abolish dynastic politics in 2026 polls.

DMK, allies butt heads in Chennai corporation. Tussle & U-turn over football turfs just the latest

DMK-led corporation withdraws proposal to privatise football turfs after opposition from allies including CPI, CPI(M) & VCK. Allies have opposed at least 2 other proposals since August.

From national Dalit-Adivasi conclaves to Maharashtra polls, VCK’s aspirations go beyond Tamil Nadu

The Ambedkarite party is looking to grow beyond the southern state and project Thol Thirumavalavan as a national leader of not just Dalits, but all backward classes.

How Samsung workers’s strike has sparked divisions within DMK-Led alliance in Tamil Nadu

Congress, VCK, CPI & CPI(M) have extended support to Samsung Electronics workers demanding official recognition of Samsung Workers' Union, affiliated with Centre of Indian Trade Unions.

Frenemies in an alliance ‘based on principle’. In TN, VCK & DMK are sticking together despite friction

Tensions between the parties stems from VCK’s longstanding desire for share of power in the govt. In past 2 weeks, their relationship has been rollercoaster of rifts & reconciliation.

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Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

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.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

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.