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When the Constitution falls silent, democracy must speak
Will the INDIA bloc survive this challenging hour?

Telangana’s tenant farmers and society’s duty!
The green kanduva gambit: How Telangana parties become farmer champions while in the opposition
Is India’s electoral credibility under siege?

Duopoly fatigue, cult worship and anti-incumbency shape Tamil Nadu 2026 verdict
Verdict 2026: A four-state rebuff, Assam’s singular endorsement—and the rise of credible alternatives
Rediscovering Ambedkar’s pragmatism for contemporary India
INDIA bloc at the crossroads: Why a Janata-style consolidation remains elusive
Under Siege, Still Supreme: Mamata transformed into a protagonist of many women leaders in India
International Workers’ Day Special: Labour rights are no longer a linear question
Not just Telangana RTC workers, it concerns all of us!
Credibility of exit poll predictions: The West Bengal model
Hyderabad’s KBR National Park and the architecture of regulatory evasion
5 May: A potential inflection point in India’s political landscape
150 years of performance: Swan Lake, the triumph of a classical ballet and its composer
Criminalising media: How the Telangana government is copying the BJP playbook
A prescription of music for Parkinson’s disease
Mundathikode fireworks disaster and urgent need for safety reform
Telangana RTC strike: Not all issues require same reactions
What next for Telangana after caste census?
Mamata’s stronghold vs BJP’s big bet: Will SIR tip the balance?
Telangana Rising? Not until the farmer can sell
The Revanth Reddy regime: A tale of partial delivery and mounting challenges
Disruptor without power: How Vijay could decide Tamil Nadu 2026
Popularity contest vs political clarity: Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2026 in a nutshell
Does India really need delimitation?
When power, greed eye gifted land
Vijay’s TVK set to poll massively in Tamil Nadu, but enough seats are a distant dream
Delimitation Trojan horse exposed

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Representational image. Credit: iStock — Every 36 minutes, mental illness claims a life by suicide in India; Bengaluru tops cities

Prime Minister Modi said the West Bengal poll victory has energised BJP ranks across the country. — BJP’s West Bengal win marks shift in Indian politics, Modi says in Telangana

PM Modi calls for austerity measures amid West Asia conflict. Here’s what he said

Bandi Sanjay (L) seen sharing a stage with PM Modi in Hyderabad on Sunday. — ‘I’m no farmhouse rat,’ Bandi Sanjay shares stage with PM Modi despite son facing case under POCSO Act

Vijay with Rahul Gandhi at the swearing-in ceremony. — Sidelining ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ for Vande Mataram at swearing-in ceremony riles parties backing TVK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flanked by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla (L) and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. — Modi kick starts projects worth Rs 9,400 crore in Telangana, takes swipe at Congress

Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay chairing a review meeting on law & order soon after the swearing-in ceremony. — Vijay government creates 2 temporary IAS cadre posts in CMO, Dr Senthilkumar and Laxmi Priya to take charge

Screengrab from PM Modi's speech in Bengaluru. Credit: x.com/narendramodi — ‘Parasitic party’: PM Modi attacks Congress over split with DMK, accuses it of ‘backstabbing’ allies

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TVK Chief Vijay is now CM of Tamil Nadu — Whistle across Tamil Nadu

Police said the explosives were found three kilometres away from the main venue of PM Modi's programme. — Bengaluru on high alert after finding gelatin sticks ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Aadhav Arjuna initially worked in the DMK’s strategy ecosystem. Credit: x.com/AadhavArjuna — Strategist, satirist, technocrat, ex-leaders of AIADMK, DMK, INC & BJP: Meet Vijay’s cabinet colleagues

Vijay has a huge fan following among youth. — Tamil Nadu CM Vijay signs 3 key welfare schemes on Day 1

Bageerath with Minister Bandi Sanjay — EXCLUSIVE: ‘Groomed, exploited by son; pressured by Bandi Sanjay’: Survivor’s mother alleges in POCSO complaint

C Joseph Vijay. — From child star to CM: Vijay’s rise from cinema to ‘Thalapathy’ of Tamil Nadu politics

Vijay taking oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. — ‘Historic’: TVK President C Joseph Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

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