Politics

Vijay’s TVK set to poll massively in Tamil Nadu, but enough seats are a distant dream
Delimitation and South India’s compulsions: Not wrath, but a test of federal maturity

Vijay’s ‘change’ pitch, DMK’s welfare grip and AIADMK’s absence: Pulse of South Tamil Nadu
Heads roll: How Davanagere bypoll triggered a crisis in Congress with minority leaders
Will Congress warhorse T Jeevan Reddy’s exit trigger a domino effect in the grand old party?

Stalin, Palaniswami, Seeman, Vijay: Four leaders, one battle for Tamil Nadu in 2026
Interview | ‘Suresh Gopi factor’ will work in my favour in Thrissur: Padmaja Venugopal
Two seats, 234 battles: TVK’s Vijay learns from Prashant Kishor’s mistake
Kingmaker region: Central Kerala’s crucial role in the 2026 Assembly elections
‘NDA holds the upper hand in Puducherry’: People’s Pulse pre-poll survey
Guruvayur Assembly constituency is neither the Vatican nor Mecca
Ground Report: From Chandy Oommen’s missing posters to Jose K Mani’s intense campaign, Kottayam holds key to parties’ future
Beyond the euphoria: What young voters of Tamil Nadu say about TVK and Vijay
Ground report | Development, safety concerns… What matters to Ernakulam’s electorate
IUML bets on change, faces churn: Women’s entry, youth push and internal dissent shape candidate list
Interview | ‘Politics unhealthy without Communists’: CPI’s Veerapandiyan defends Left’s place in TN Assembly
Boats, ballots and the lotus! BJP casts its net for Kerala’s coastal votes Ahead of 2026 Assembly elections
Congress delays final candidate list in Kerala as MPs knock on the Assembly door
Ground Report: Do women in Kerala need free travel in KSRTC buses?
Beyond ballots: From ‘Keralam’ to Malayalam Bill, BJP sharpens its cultural pitch in Kerala
Explained: How Karnataka’s new liquor tax system based on alcohol strength will work
How MNM, DMDK and caste organisations can help DMK consolidate slim margins in 60 seats
Corruption, potholes, infrastructure: Smaller parties ready campaign pitch for GBA elections
Vijay terms recent controversies ‘not worth it’ at TVK Women’s Day event, sparks divorce debate
Free bus rides for women, Rs 25 lakh insurance cover: Rahul Gandhi unveils 5 guarantees in Kerala
Breakdown of ‘brother’hood: Why the bad blood between Rahul Gandhi and MK Stalin?
Chidambaram becomes Sonia Gandhi’s envoy to break DMK-Congress deadlock
From bipolar to triangular: Thripunithura braces for thriller with political arithmetic reset
Term ends for 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly: Here’s the legislative scorecard
Delhi court throws out charges against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, K Kavitha in liquor policy case

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MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi. — Souring of brotherly ties in DMK-Congress alliance is for all to see

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Delimitation — Delimitation Trojan horse exposed

Varkala beach, Kerala. Credit: iStock — A coast that won’t stay still—and Kerala’s Rs 4,000-crore attempt to hold it

India has more than 101 million people living with diabetes. (iStock) — For 9 years, Kerala watched 1,000 people on the brink of getting diabetes — and a neighbour made the difference

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The group of teachers before the accident on Friday. — Nine killed as van carrying Malappuram school staff falls off mountain near Valparai

NDA’s push for delimitation fails after Lok Sabha defeats Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill

‘A panic reaction’: Rahul Gandhi says opposition will defeat ‘anti-national’ delimitation bill

Union government’s delimitation plan impacts Southern states adversely. — Stifling voices

The temple was constructed in a common area. (Supplied) — How a temple divided residents and sparked a legal battle in a Bengaluru apartment complex

Addressing heat-induced kidney disease must be a public health priority. — Blistering heat persists in Kerala; heat stroke clinics activated across hospitals

The rate of marriages of under-18 Iyengar girls stood at 21.2%, much higher than the state average of 5%. — Telangana caste survey finds high rate of under-18 marriages of girls in OC Iyengars

File photo of the Hyderabad airport. — Caste survey: Telangana’s Dalits and Adivasis go to the Gulf, forward castes fly to the US and UK