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Pranab Mondal

Pranab Mondal

Pranab Mondal is a Kolkata-based journalist with 23 years of experience in crime reporting.

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Kolkata rape-murder accused Sanjay was drunk, fought with sex worker hours before crime: Friend recalls fateful night

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India-US trade deal farmers — Telangana Rising? Not until the farmer can sell

Congress leaders during a poll rally in Telangana. — The Revanth Reddy regime: A tale of partial delivery and mounting challenges

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Speak Kannada or lose permit? Auto, cab drivers’ unions split over proposed language push

Weather forecast — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 22 April

Recent hikes in the RTC bus fare are impacting daily lives in Hyderabad — Telangana RTC buses set to go off roads after talks between unions and govt fail

Income Tax — ‘No search, only verification’: IT dept denies raid on TN Congress chief K Selvaperunthagai’s residence

At least 9 dead, dozens injured after explosion at fireworks unit in Kerala’s Mundathikode

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Edappadi K Palaniswami — Edappadi K Palaniswami releases video message: AIADMK leader urges people to fulfil the democratic duty

PM Modi deems failure of delimitation bill as “female foeticide” by Opposition. — Hoodwinking

The central question is not whether Vijay's popularity would converted into votes. — Disruptor without power: How Vijay could decide Tamil Nadu 2026

TVK chief VIjay and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin. Credit: x.com/TVKPartyHQ, x.com/Udhaystalin — Madras HC flags financial discrepancies in Udhayanidhi Stalin, Vijay’s poll affidavits; I-T probe on

Christian leaders met Chief Minister MK Stalin. — From Catholics to Pentecostals, Christian groups tilt towards DMK; where does Vijay stand?

The euphoria around Vijay is real, but even his supporters are convinced that it is near-impossible to outdo the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu. — Popularity contest vs political clarity: Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2026 in a nutshell

Anyone opposing the BJP's attempts to push through a Constitution Amendment Bill to facilitate delimitation is trolled online. (iStock) — Does India really need delimitation?

DMK chief MK Stalin. — ‘Anti-people policies, false campaigns of BJP will not succeed’: MK Stalin makes final appeal before TN elections