• The Federal

    From the states

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

    Kirubhakar Purushothaman
    12 May 2026 2:29 PM IST

    The right wing sees TVK's Tamil Nadu sweep as Dravidian politics' death knell. But Vijay's ideology, alliances, and first act tell a different story

    Why is Right wrong about Vijay about his ideological allegiance
    Tamil Nadu
    Astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel
    Tamil Nadu

    CM Vijay appoints astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as Political OSD

    12 May 2026 2:29 PM IST
    Tasmac
    Tamil Nadu

    Vijay orders closure of 717 Tasmac outlets: Stern action or sheer optics?

    12 May 2026 1:57 PM IST
    Vijays coalition government on thin ice
    Opinion

    Why Tamil Nadu’s new coalition government is standing on thin ice

    12 May 2026 1:35 PM IST
    Madras HC-Madurai Bench

    Madras HC bars TVK MLA from Assembly voting over one-vote election dispute

    12 May 2026 12:45 PM IST
    watermelon

    Teen dead, 3 children sick after eating watermelon in Chhattisgarh

    12 May 2026 10:54 AM IST
    Will Karnataka magnet school push solve enrolment slump in govt schools?

    Not opposed to English but to ‘wrong message’ in nursery rhymes: UP minister

    12 May 2026 10:38 AM IST
    SIR exercise

    TMC knocks SC door over SIR again, questions BJP over EC officials’ appointments

    12 May 2026 10:10 AM IST
    KC Venugopal (left), Ramesh Chennithala (centre), and VD Satheesan

    In Kerala CM stalemate, a familiar Congress predicament, and a test for Rahul Gandhi

    12 May 2026 7:07 AM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata, on May 9, 2026

    Hardline Hindutva will backfire in Bengal, warns ex-IAS officer Jawhar Sircar

    12 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    AAP, Punjab

    AAP questions timing of ED action against Punjab minister Arora

    11 May 2026 9:15 PM IST
    Rapido electric buggy services.

    Rapido launches buggy services at KSR Bengaluru City railway station

    11 May 2026 7:24 PM IST
    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

    CM Suvendu assigns key portfolios, DA and 7th pay panel talks next week

    11 May 2026 7:23 PM IST
    TCS office

    NCW report flags sexual harassment, POSH violations at TCS Nashik office

    11 May 2026 6:12 PM IST
    Vande Mataram vs Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu controversy

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

    The Federal
    11 May 2026 5:37 PM IST

    Playing the national song before Tamil Nadu's state anthem at Vijay’s swearing-in triggered a political storm. Was tradition ignored?

    Vijay, Stalin

    Photos: Vijay’s day out as TN CM; takes oath in Assembly, meets Stalin, Vaiko

    11 May 2026 5:17 PM IST
    Security lapse, Narendra Modi

    Explosives found along PM Modi’s route in Bengaluru; NIA launches probe

    11 May 2026 4:17 PM IST
    Edapadi K Palaniswami

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

    11 May 2026 2:58 PM IST
    KSRTC buses

    Private bus operators oppose KSRTC's free travel scheme for women in Kerala

    11 May 2026 2:51 PM IST
    Senthil Balaji

    SC upholds CBI probe in ‘transformer tender anomalies’ during Senthil Balaji’s tenure

    11 May 2026 2:48 PM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav

    PM Modi flags ‘appeasement politics’ at Somnath Temple, cites Ram temple opposition

    11 May 2026 2:42 PM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari holds first cabinet meeting as Chief Minister

    CM Suvendu clears land for BSF, Ayushman Bharat rollout in first cabinet meeting

    11 May 2026 2:30 PM IST
    Bengal BJP holds fish-and-rice feasts to prove non-veg is still on the menu

    Bengal BJP holds fish-and-rice feasts to prove non-veg is still on the menu

    11 May 2026 2:00 PM IST
    UPI trail leads cops to killers of Suvendus aide; 3 hitmen arrested

    UPI trail leads cops to Suvendu's aide's killers; 3 hitmen arrested

    11 May 2026 11:58 AM IST
    project cheetah

    Two Botswana cheetahs released into wild; Kuno population goes up to 57

    11 May 2026 10:54 AM IST
    Vijay, Stalin
    LIVE

    LIVE | Muslim League warns Cong over Kerala CM delay; Vijay surprises leaders

    11 May 2026 9:25 AM IST
    Tamil anthem row: Aadhav Arjuna offers explanation, says TVK govt will follow old practice

    Tamil anthem row: Aadhav Arjuna offers explanation, says TVK govt will follow old practice

    11 May 2026 7:40 AM 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
    Beaten, yet Congress could see green shoots in Mamata-less Bengal

    Beaten, yet Congress could see green shoots in Mamata-less Bengal

    10 May 2026 7:20 PM IST
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