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    No choice, no voice: Indian Muslims driven to both accept UCC and lose franchise

    Vivek Deshpande
    18 May 2026 9:00 AM IST

    MG Vaidya's advocacy in 2016 of conditionally taking away Muslims' right to vote is being turned into a chilling reality today by Modi government through SIR

    RSS idea to disenfranchise Muslims for rejecting UCC is cutting both ways
    Opinion
    How Suvendus BJP government in Bengal is appropriating Tagores legacy
    Opinion

    Why Suvendu's BJP govt in Bengal can never truly claim Rabindranath Tagore

    18 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    CM Vijay
    Tamil Nadu

    Vijay's first week as CM: Singapen, Tasmac, a DA hike, an astrologer in office

    17 May 2026 7:23 PM IST
    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari completes one week in office
    West Bengal

    Suvendu's blitzkrieg in first week as CM: Border fencing to bulldozers to RG Kar

    17 May 2026 3:34 PM IST
    CM Vijay keeps home, welfare portfolios as TNs TVK-led cabinet takes shape

    CM Vijay keeps home, welfare portfolios as TN's TVK-led cabinet takes shape

    16 May 2026 7:43 PM IST
    Vijays coalition government on thin ice

    TN CM Vijay drops 'VIP' white chair towel after youngster's urge: 'Change is coming'

    16 May 2026 6:17 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijays convoy

    The great convoy cutdown: How India’s chief ministers are reining in VIP culture

    16 May 2026 5:26 PM IST
    Bulldozer

    Is West Bengal seeing the rise of ‘bulldozer governance’?| Capital Beat

    16 May 2026 6:31 AM IST
    A TASMAC liquor outlet near a Chennai school remains open despite the Tamil Nadu government

    On paper only? Tasmac liquor shops open despite after TN CM Vijay's order

    15 May 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu TVK minister KG Arunraj interview

    Can TVK survive fragile majority? Tamil Nadu Minister Arunraj interview

    15 May 2026 6:00 PM IST
    Rathindra Bose becomes West Bengal Assembly speaker

    BJP's Rathindra Bose becomes first West Bengal Assembly speaker from state's north

    15 May 2026 1:55 PM IST
    Dalit lynching in Raebareli: Rahul Gandhi meets victims family

    Modi didn't sign trade deal with US, but bargain for Adani's release: Rahul Gandhi

    15 May 2026 1:34 PM IST
    Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary

    Following Modi's austerity appeal, Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary walks to office

    15 May 2026 1:25 PM IST
    Ramesh Chennithala and the CM throne that kept slipping away

    Ramesh Chennithala and the CM throne that kept slipping away

    15 May 2026 10:28 AM IST
    ravikumar interview

    VCK MP bats for cabinet berth, says Vijay shouldn't induct AIADMK rebels

    S Srinivasan
    15 May 2026 8:13 AM IST

    D Ravikumar says his party missed the govt participation opportunity under DMK and can't afford to do it again; feels Tamil Nadu is not geared yet for...

    VD Satheesan as Kerala CM: Congress got it right, but handled it wrong

    VD Satheesan as Kerala CM: Congress got it right, but handled it wrong

    15 May 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Kerala fixed now, but does it reflect Congress internal crisis?

    Kerala fixed now, but does it reflect Congress' internal crisis?

    14 May 2026 9:30 PM IST
    Praveen Chakravarty on Tamil Nadu Congress

    Why Praveen Chakravarty sees Vijay govt as a chance for TN Congress to revive itself

    14 May 2026 8:27 PM IST
    Stalin reacts to DMK election loss

    Stalin takes responsibility for DMK debacle in TN polls: 'Don't want to blame anyone'

    14 May 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Vijay and AIADMK

    Vijay's floor test win: Is AIADMK going the Shiv Sena way?

    14 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Vaastu, astrology, gemmology - Indian politicians are eager believers

    From astrology and vaastu to numerology and nameology, Indian netas’ faith in the occult runs deep

    13 May 2026 5:23 PM IST
    Vijays floor test win triggers CV Shanmugam vs Edappadi Palaniswami row

    AIADMK left splintered as Vijay government sails through floor test

    13 May 2026 3:16 PM IST
    Mamata turns to old rivals and legal battle as TMC faces existential crisis

    Mamata fights a three-fold battle as TMC faces existential crisis

    13 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Vijay’s appointment of Radhan Pandit tells stars were always over Dravidam

    Vijay’s appointment of Radhan Pandit tells stars were always over Dravidam

    12 May 2026 9:24 PM IST
    TVK VS DMK

    Stage set for Udhayanidhi Stalin vs Vijay? Early signs say so

    12 May 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Why is Right wrong about Vijay about his ideological allegiance

    Why Vijay's TVK win doesn't mark the end of Dravidian politics in TN

    12 May 2026 2:29 PM IST
    Vande Mataram vs Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu controversy

    Why the fury over Vande Mataram before Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu at Vijay's oath-taking

    11 May 2026 5:37 PM IST
    Edapadi K Palaniswami

    Is AIADMK split imminent? Knives are out for Edappadi K Palaniswami

    11 May 2026 2:58 PM IST
    VIjays TVK alliance is Tamil Nadu has no precedent

    Vijay govt's balancing act: Allies with one foot in, one foot out

    11 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    CM Vijays promise to release white paper on TN affairs critical | Interview

    'CM Vijay's promise to release white paper on TN affairs critical' | Interview

    10 May 2026 7:48 PM IST
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