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    DMK shapes its ‘support’ for Delimitation Bill around a single point: seat freeze

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    7 Aug 2026 5:02 PM IST

    DMK's support is linked to the freeze that has protected TN's Lok Sabha tally since the 1970s: keep it, extend it by another 25 years, and its opposition to the Bill largely melts away

    Lok Sabha
    The Federal Focus
    Ohh My Dog review: A heartfelt ode to empathy, adventure and man’s best friend
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    Ohh My Dog review: A heartfelt ode to empathy, adventure and man’s best friend

    7 Aug 2026 3:47 PM IST
    One of the reasons behind a proposal to increase retirement age is an increasing pressure on pension funding. - The Federal
    Kerala

    Row over Kerala govt restricting doorstep pension delivery; Opposition slams UDF

    7 Aug 2026 1:35 PM IST
    Border fence
    India

    IB to double strength in mega expansion drive; focus on stricter checks at borders

    7 Aug 2026 10:11 AM IST
    Operation Safed Sagar review: Why new Netflix series on Kargil mission fails to touch the heart

    Operation Safed Sagar review: Why new Netflix series on Kargil mission fails to touch the heart

    7 Aug 2026 2:04 PM IST
    students protest

    SC’s conundrum: How to end cases protesting students faced

    6 Aug 2026 8:05 PM IST
    Sheik Hasina resturs to Bangladesh

    Why did New Delhi allow Sheikh Hasina’s media conference?

    7 Aug 2026 6:28 AM IST
    Parliament debates women’s reservation and delimitation together, raising concerns over political balance

    Inside the delimitation battle: What Centre wants and why Opposition is resisting

    7 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    CJP protest

    NEET row: Universities flinch when students practise what they're preached

    6 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Strait of Hormuz

    Iran bets on Strait of Hormuz leverage to force Trump into a deal

    8 Aug 2026 10:43 AM IST
    food safety drive in Bengaluru

    Food safety drive: 26 Bengaluru 3-star, 5-star hotels inspected; expired food seized

    8 Aug 2026 10:31 AM IST
    accident

    KSRTC bus crashes on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, driver and conductor killed

    8 Aug 2026 10:12 AM IST
    J&K Police conduct raids

    J&K Police conduct raids across 5 Kashmir Valley districts in terror, radicalisation probe

    8 Aug 2026 10:03 AM IST
    Abhijeet Dipke

    ‘Why do you behave like Delhi police?’: CJP founder Dipke confronts ‘rude’ cop at home

    8 Aug 2026 8:43 AM IST
    Karnataka SIR BLO

    Karnataka SIR: EC revises schedule, BLO house visits to continue till August 17

    Agencies
    8 Aug 2026 8:27 AM IST

    The draft electoral roll will be published on August 24, followed by the period for filing claims and objections from August 24 to September 23

    Assam floods

    Assam floods: Toll rises to 98, over 1.55 lakh people affected across 13 districts

    8 Aug 2026 8:12 AM IST
    Opposition protest

    Amid Opposition pressure, Amit Shah likely to attend Parliament next week

    8 Aug 2026 7:24 AM IST
    US Senate passes Russia sanctions Bill that seeks 100 pc tariffs on India, 4 others

    US Senate passes Russia sanctions Bill that seeks 100 pc tariffs on India, 4 others

    8 Aug 2026 6:58 AM IST
    In-fighting in Punjab Congress could be boon for AAP

    AAP bags goldmine as Punjab Congress implodes; why is high command mute?

    8 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Delhi rain, Delhi traffic

    Heavy rain triggers house collapse, tree fall calls in Delhi; traffic crippled

    7 Aug 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Randhir Jaiswal

    FCRA Bill: India hits back at US Congressman over 'churches takeover' remark

    7 Aug 2026 8:03 PM IST
    Biren Singh

    SC orders sharing of report on alleged audio clips linking Biren Singh to Manipur violence

    7 Aug 2026 7:31 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi on E20 fuel policy

    Rahul: E20 fuel destroying people's cars, lives; will raise issue in 'massive way'

    7 Aug 2026 7:18 PM IST
    The Last House review: Netflix’s new survival drama doesn’t reach its potential

    The Last House review: Netflix’s new survival drama doesn’t reach its potential

    7 Aug 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Kuldeep Yadav (Front)

    Kuldeep Yadav sparks India's fightback after Sri Lanka post 363/8 in warm-up match

    7 Aug 2026 6:38 PM IST
    Puducherry Amit Shah visit

    Amit Shah to visit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on August 8, 9

    7 Aug 2026 6:25 PM IST
    Mohan Bhagwat

    BJP backs Bhagwat’s Gen Z outreach, Opposition flags ‘RSS-BJP contradictions’

    7 Aug 2026 6:23 PM IST
    CM Vijay with Finance Minister Mari Wilson

    Vijay govt moves resolution urging Centre for fairer devolution of taxes

    7 Aug 2026 6:09 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul Gandhi’s witty reply on Instagram: ‘No one has seen me and Batman together’

    7 Aug 2026 5:51 PM IST
    Turkiye Paksitan Saudi Arabia flags

    Amid West Asia tension, Pakistan, Saudi, Turkiye sign defence agreement

    7 Aug 2026 5:29 PM IST
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