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Supreme Court stays Madras HC order restraining Srinivasa Sethupathi from participating in confidence vote
TN government revokes order appointing astrologer as OSD to CM Vijay
Nepali domestic workers stage birthday party, rob Hyderabad professor couple of jewellery, cash
CBI director selection process a ‘biased exercise’, says Rahul Gandhi in dissent note
Madras HC petition challenges Tamil Nadu CM Vijay appointing astrologer as OSD
Government missing, lobbying thriving: Kerala waits while power corridors warm up
Posters across Telangana seek absconding Bandi Sai Bageerath, accused in POCSO case
DMK walkout, AIADMK split helps TN CM Joseph Vijay win vote of confidence
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 13 May
Before government formation, cracks surface in UDF; IUML to hold key meeting tomorrow
Tamil Nadu government announces IAS officers reshuffle across key departments
Star power: CM Vijay appoints personal astrologer as his OSD
Union MoS Bandi Sanjay approaches Telangana High Court seeking interim bail for son in POCSO case
ACB nabs Telangana village officials for demanding Rs 10,000 bribe
‘One-vote’ victory: Madras High Court bars Tiruppathur TVK MLA from participating in trust vote
‘No longer in any alliance’: AIADMK faction welcomes Vijay as CM; decides to support TVK
Kerala shows highest reporting of harassment, domestic violence among Southern neighbours: NCRB
Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 12 May
POCSO case against Bandi Sanjay’s son: Telangana police say they are unable to trace accused
Supreme Court grants interim relief to Congress leader TD Rajegowda; directs to remain Sringeri MLA for now
DCP Ritiraj to head SIT investigating POCSO case against Bandi Sanjay’s son
After outrage over inaction, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy questions DGP over Bandi Bageerath POCSO case
Types of health insurance you must know
Madras HC reserves order on ‘one-vote’ loss of DMK’s KR Periakaruppan’s in Tiruppattur
Vijay government creates 2 temporary IAS cadre posts in CMO, Dr Senthilkumar and Laxmi Priya to take charge

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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant at the Open House in Patna on Friday. — Judiciary committed to protecting students’ fundamental rights: CJI Surya Kant

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Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin stands with members of the Justice Kurian Joseph-led High-Level Committee after receiving the committee’s report at the Secretariat. — Does TN Law Minister CTR Nirmal Kumar want to end the Kurian Joseph Committee?

Hema Committee Report — Another Mollywood storm brews as a book on Hema Committee set to expose fresh fault lines

The freedom of a university is ultimately tested not by its prospectus but by what happens when someone disagrees with authority. — Free to think? When public universities lose their freedom

File photo of billboards reading boycott of 2026 Tamil Nadu elections plastered in the village. (Supplied) — South First impact: Virudhunagar village caste-name issue moves towards renaming