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    TTV Dhinakaran expels AMMK MLA S. Kamaraj over support to Vijay and TVK

    The Federal
    12 May 2026 5:17 PM IST

    AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran removed MLA S Kamaraj from the party after his support for Vijay’s TVK triggered a fresh political confrontation

    TTV Dhinakaran, the general secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK)
    Tamil Nadu
    West Bengal Assembly elections, Voters
    Elections 2026

    Why urban women and middle class turned their back on Mamata Banerjee

    12 May 2026 4:34 PM IST
    Suvendhu vs Mamata
    India

    BJP faces Bengal reality check after anti-infiltration poll plank

    12 May 2026 4:13 PM IST
    Hardeep Singh Puri
    Business

    Govt oil firms face risk of Rs 1 lakh crore loss due to high crude prices : Hardeep Singh Puri

    12 May 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Anti-conversion storm rocks Arunachal as BJP pushes to revive 48-year Act

    Anti-conversion storm rocks Arunachal as BJP pushes to revive 48-year Act

    12 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul slams PM Modi after NEET 2026 cancellation, calls ‘Amrit Kaal’ a ‘poison era’

    12 May 2026 3:23 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
    Astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel

    CM Vijay appoints astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as Political OSD

    12 May 2026 2:29 PM IST
    Union Minister Hardeep Puri

    Govt dispels any fuel supply concerns; LPG production ramped up to 54,000 tonnes/day

    12 May 2026 2:27 PM IST
    Tasmac

    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

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

    12 May 2026 1:35 PM IST
    NEET PG cutoff slashed to zero: Negative scorers get PG seats

    NEET UG 2026 cancelled over paper leak allegations, NTA orders re-exam

    12 May 2026 12:57 PM IST
    Madras HC-Madurai Bench

    Barred by Madras HC from Assembly voting, TVK MLA moves SC

    12 May 2026 12:45 PM IST
    Why PM Modis austerity plea undermines Indias stature on global stage

    Why PM Modi's 'austerity' plea undermines India's stature on global stage

    12 May 2026 12:20 PM IST
    Meaning, originality, ease of pronunciation — whats dictating baby names for Indians

    Meaning, originality, ease of pronunciation — what's dictating baby names for Indians

    Kirubhakar Purushothaman
    12 May 2026 11:47 AM IST

    The Rajasthan govt last month shelved its plan to rename school kids if they were found to have confusing or embarrassing names. While that exercise...

    India economy crisis

    India’s economic crisis: PM 73 days late, says top economist | AI With Sanket

    12 May 2026 10:26 AM IST
    SIR exercise

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

    12 May 2026 10:10 AM IST
    LIVE: TN CM Vijay meets AIADMK rebels; Shanmugam says ‘ready to back TVK’
    LIVE

    LIVE: TN CM Vijay meets AIADMK rebels; Shanmugam says ‘ready to back TVK’

    12 May 2026 7:57 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
    PM Modi in West Bengal ahead of elections

    Yogi, Himanta or Suvendu: Who will succeed Modi?

    11 May 2026 10:46 PM IST
    AAP, Punjab

    AAP questions timing of ED action against Punjab minister Arora

    11 May 2026 9:15 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR

    EC set to roll out Phase 3 of SIR covering 40 crore electors across 22 states, UTs

    11 May 2026 8:39 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    Soaring govt spending versus PM Modi’s austerity call to citizens

    11 May 2026 8:29 PM IST
    Meta Blocks Reel

    Did Meta block Rahul-Vijay reel? Cong alleges censorship, sparks row | Capital Beat

    11 May 2026 8:24 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 completes one week in office

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

    11 May 2026 7:23 PM IST
    Fuel price

    Govt mulls fuel price hike as India faces mounting losses amid Gulf conflict: Report

    11 May 2026 6:22 PM IST
    TCS office

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

    11 May 2026 6:12 PM IST
    Alia bhatt vs Aishwarya L

    Cannes 2026: Social media accuses L'Oreal of sidelining Aishwarya for Alia

    11 May 2026 5:55 PM IST
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