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    DMK rejects BJP charge on women’s quota, calls delimitation link a ‘political ploy’

    Pramila Krishnan
    18 April 2026 6:22 PM IST

    Party says it supports women’s quota but opposes “conditional framework”; Wilson and Kanimozhi Somu accuse Centre of politicising issue, delaying implementation

    DMK rejects BJP charge on women’s quota, calls delimitation link a ‘political ploy’
    The Federal Focus
    Stalin hails Opposition after Delimitation Bill defeat, calls it ‘turning point’
    Tamil Nadu

    Stalin hails Opposition after Delimitation Bill defeat, calls it ‘turning point’

    18 April 2026 4:36 PM IST
    DMK’s Karthik Mohan confident of Villivakkam win, backs Stalin on delimitation
    Elections 2026

    DMK’s Karthik Mohan confident of Villivakkam win, backs Stalin on delimitation

    18 April 2026 4:05 PM IST
    Nashik godman Ashok Kharat
    Maharashtra

    Self-styled godman Ashok Kharat sent to judicial custody till April 30

    18 April 2026 2:19 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    In TN, Rahul hails opposition over blocking 'hidden agenda' in women's bill

    18 April 2026 1:55 PM IST
    Kerala accident

    Kerala village mourns as bodies of 6 teachers, 3 others return from Tamil Nadu

    18 April 2026 1:51 PM IST
    Violence erupts in Assams Bodoland region after eviction drive

    Violence erupts in Assam's Bodoland belt after forest eviction drive, more than 20 injured

    18 April 2026 1:27 PM IST
    stabbing

    Delhi: Father, son stabbed to death; accused held

    18 April 2026 10:00 AM IST
    Kanimozhi (left), Markandeyan

    2026 elections all about Tamil Nadu vs Delhi, says Kanimozhi | Interview

    18 April 2026 9:32 AM IST
    Biju Patnaiks followers float Odisha Nagarika Manch, claim ideological legacy

    Biju Patnaik's followers float 'Odisha Nagarika Manch', claim ideological legacy

    17 April 2026 8:43 PM IST
    Kerala accident

    9 including 7 Kerala teachers die in mini-van accident in TN's Valparai

    17 April 2026 7:39 PM IST
    Vinay Kulkarni

    Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni gets life imprisonment in BJP leader murder case

    17 April 2026 5:50 PM IST
    Centre has sinister motive behind linking Nari Shakti with Delimitation Bills: DMK

    Centre has sinister motive behind linking Nari Shakti with Delimitation Bills: DMK

    17 April 2026 3:58 PM IST
    Pramod Boro Assam Rajya Sabha seats Congress fails to get one seat

    From powerhouse to zero: Congress loses all Rajya Sabha seats in Assam

    17 April 2026 3:51 PM IST
    Kannur student Nithin Rajs death

    How caste and class prejudice probably led to Kannur student Nithin Raj's death

    Rajeev Ramachandran
    17 April 2026 3:19 PM IST

    After first dismissing Nithin Raj's death as 'suicide', allegations of caste abuse has surfaced sparking a new political awakening in Anjarakandy...

    West Bengal voter deletion

    Murshidabad's royal descendants face 'existential crisis’ due to voter deletions

    17 April 2026 2:56 PM IST
    L Murugan defends delimitation and women’s quota, attacks the DMK’s stand on Centre ties and Tamil Nadu’s growth

    Union minister L Murugan says Tamil Nadu will benefit from delimitation, slams Stalin

    17 April 2026 2:56 PM IST
    harassment

    Loan app booked for extortion in BDS student suicide case in Kannur

    17 April 2026 12:10 PM IST
    one of the accused was presented in court

    TCS Nashik case: Absconding accused Nida Khan seeks bail, says she’s pregnant

    17 April 2026 11:58 AM IST
    Karnataka High Court

    Karnataka govt to strictly implement paid menstrual leave policy after HC directive

    17 April 2026 11:56 AM IST
    ED raids against Punjab minister: Mann slams Centre, says democracy being murdered

    ED raids against Punjab minister: Mann slams Centre, says democracy being 'murdered'

    17 April 2026 10:32 AM IST
    Crime scene

    ‘Why didn’t you move?’: MLA’s son after allegedly ramming SUV into five

    17 April 2026 10:17 AM IST
    Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal named in FIR over Chhattisgarh plant blast that killed 20

    Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal named in FIR over Chhattisgarh plant blast that killed 20

    17 April 2026 8:27 AM IST
    Kerala cancels Gulf SSLC, Class 12 exams amid West Asia conflict

    Kerala cancels Gulf SSLC, Class 12 exams amid West Asia conflict

    16 April 2026 7:01 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    In Bengal’s migrant belt, women challenge identity politics with survival demand

    16 April 2026 5:59 PM IST
    NT Rama rao, N Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh

    Gen-next takes TDP reins: Nara Lokesh elevated as seniors get sidelined

    16 April 2026 5:15 PM IST
    Nashik MNC case: SC plea filed against deceitful conversions; prioritise Hindus for jobs says BJP

    Nashik MNC case: SC plea filed against 'deceitful conversions'; 'prioritise Hindus for jobs' says BJP

    16 April 2026 5:14 PM IST
    IADMK leader S P Velumani claims party will win 210 seats

    AIADMK only alternative to DMK, not Vijay’s TVK: SP Velumani

    16 April 2026 4:40 PM IST
    Poll results a fortnight away, power tussle brews in Congress over Kerala CM face

    Poll results a fortnight away, power tussle brews in Congress over Kerala CM face

    16 April 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Five killed near Prayagraj as curiosity turns fatal on tracks

    Five killed near Prayagraj as curiosity turns fatal on tracks

    16 April 2026 1:39 PM IST
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