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    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
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    Mahalingam Ponnusamy is Editor - Special Projects with The Federal.
      Commercial LPG shortage hits restaurants across India; menus cut, shutdown fears rise
      Business

      Commercial LPG shortage hits restaurants across India; menus cut, shutdown fears rise

      10 March 2026 4:28 PM IST
      Vijay to appear before CBI on March 15; party tight-lipped on alliance with BJP
      Tamil Nadu

      Vijay to appear before CBI on March 15; party tight-lipped on alliance with BJP

      10 March 2026 4:06 PM IST
      Actor Vijay, Amit Shah, Edappadi K Palaniswami
      Tamil Nadu

      Will Vijay blink? BJP pushing hard to bring TVK into NDA fold: Sources

      9 March 2026 7:14 PM IST
      RTI data says there has been a huge cut in Central funds for TN Dalit welfare schemes
      The Federal Focus

      RTI data expose 81 pc cut in Central funds for TN Dalit welfare schemes

      9 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
      TVK chief Vijay resumes poll campaign, targets ruling DMK for loot, dynasty politics
      Tamil Nadu

      Vijay seeks 10-day reprieve as CBI issues fresh summons in Karur stampede case

      9 March 2026 1:50 PM IST
      Vijay attacks DMK and ADMK
      Elections 2026

      Vijay assures TVK cadres amid divorce row: 'I will handle it'

      7 March 2026 7:13 PM IST
      RN Ravi
      Tamil Nadu

      Why RN Ravi’s exit as Governor may cost DMK its most useful political ‘villain’

      6 March 2026 9:03 PM IST
      How Selvaperunthagai steered the Congress DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu
      Tamil Nadu

      How Selvaperunthagai had the last laugh as Congress-DMK teetered on brink

      5 March 2026 3:48 PM IST
      DMK-Congress seat-sharing in Tamil Nadu
      Elections 2026

      Congress bags 28 seats to contest in TN polls as grand alliance stands firm

      4 March 2026 9:48 PM IST
      Vijay in Thanjavur meeting
      Elections 2026

      Vijay slams DMK-AIADMK ‘nexus’ and breaks silence on 'Jana Nayagan' row

      4 March 2026 9:06 PM IST
      Tamil Nadu assembly elections
      Elections 2026

      No Sasikala, no extra seats for BJP: EPS draws clear lines after meeting Shah

      3 March 2026 6:55 PM IST
      Sonia Gandhi
      Elections 2026

      Sonia Gandhi ‘intervenes’ to mend ties with DMK ahead of Tamil Nadu polls

      3 March 2026 1:20 PM IST
      DMK-Congress alliance, Tamil Nadu
      Tamil Nadu

      25 or 45? Tensions simmer over DMK-Congress seat-sharing

      2 March 2026 8:09 PM IST
      Modis Madurai rally and Thirupparankundram visit
      Tamil Nadu

      Modi comes to Madurai with a war cry, takes aim at DMK govt

      1 March 2026 8:26 PM IST
      Can Vijay weather the storm of Sangeethas divorce petition
      Tamil Nadu

      Can Vijay and TVK weather the storm of Sangeetha's divorce petition?

      1 March 2026 9:56 AM IST
      Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam crosses the aisle to join DMK
      Tamil Nadu

      Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam crosses the aisle to join DMK

      27 Feb 2026 11:20 AM IST
      Selvaperunthagai, Girish Chodankar, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
      Elections 2026

      ‘Power-sharing’ remarks by Chodankar stir fresh tensions in DMK-Congress alliance

      26 Feb 2026 6:37 PM IST
      Madras High Court
      Tamil Nadu

      Madurai Kamaraj University: Madras HC orders CBI probe into graft charges

      25 Feb 2026 10:16 PM IST
      Nallakannu obit: When politics became business, he remained a comrade
      Obituary

      Nallakannu obit: When politics became business, he remained a comrade

      25 Feb 2026 2:30 PM IST
      Sasikala makes dramatic comeback, launches new party on Jayalalithaa’s birthday
      Tamil Nadu

      Sasikala makes dramatic comeback, launches new party on Jayalalithaa’s birthday

      24 Feb 2026 10:24 PM IST
      EPS makes poll promises
      Tamil Nadu

      AIADMK makes poll promise of Rs 10,000 'relief' to each family in TN

      24 Feb 2026 3:51 PM IST
      AP gang held in TN ‘digital arrest’ scam; used 542 SIM cards, posed as CBI
      Tamil Nadu

      AP gang held in TN ‘digital arrest’ scam; used 542 SIM cards, posed as CBI

      24 Feb 2026 2:04 PM IST
      Congress, DMK, Stalin, Venugopal, Selvaperunthagai
      Elections 2026

      Congress set to gain extra Rajya Sabha seat from DMK, drops power-sharing push

      23 Feb 2026 7:15 PM IST
      ED dossiers seeks to tie KN Nehru scam proceeds to DMK top brass including Stalin, Udhayanidhi
      Tamil Nadu

      ED dossier seeks to tie KN Nehru ‘scam proceeds’ to DMK top brass

      23 Feb 2026 2:12 PM IST
      Vijay and PM Narendra Modi
      Tamil Nadu

      Vijay’s TVK breaks silence to attack BJP over 'pressure tactics'

      20 Feb 2026 3:22 PM IST
      DMDK-DMK alliance
      Tamil Nadu

      DMDK, once launched to oppose DMK, is now its ally; what changed?

      19 Feb 2026 9:09 PM IST
      Federal state, Federalism, Centre, Union government, State government, BJP, Congress, NITI Aayog, Finance Minister
      The Federal Focus

      TN panel report slams governor office 'misuse', recommends fixed 5-year tenure

      18 Feb 2026 9:06 PM IST
      Stalin tables first part of report submitted by high-level committee on Centre-State relations
      The Federal Focus

      Stalin demands federal overhaul, pushes for constitutional reforms

      18 Feb 2026 4:30 PM IST
      Manickam Tagore
      Tamil Nadu

      Manickam Tagore reaffirms loyalty to Stalin amid Congress-TVK alliance speculation

      16 Feb 2026 7:35 PM IST
      Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay
      Tamil Nadu

      What explains Vijay's stance: Sharp words for DMK, but studied restraint for BJP

      14 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
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