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We defeated Bill to defend the idea of India, says Rahul
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP and RSS of attempting to weaken Tamil Nadu’s voice in Parliament through delimitation, and called the AAADMK a “hollow shell” controlled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
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April 19, 2026
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... BJP hits back, says 'hypocrisy exposed'
SENIOR BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Smriti Trani on Saturday clapped back at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Congress, terming the Opposition’s stance a “hypocrisy exposed” on the issue of women’s empowerment.
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April 19, 2026
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Pak heroin smuggling racket unearthed in Punjab, two arrested
A cross-border drug smuggling module in Amritsar was busted by Punjab Police with the arrest of two persons and recovery of 64.62kg heroin.
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April 19, 2026
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US extends sanction waiver on Russia oil till May 16
WITH the war continuing in West Asia, the United States has extended its waiver on sanctions for countries importing Russian crude by a month until May 16.
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April 19, 2026
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The God of All Things
A journey across time leads into Manipur's forests, where ritual, and ecology intertwine
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April 19, 2026
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TN’s poll turns into a high-stakes experiment with the ‘Vijay factor’
ANTIINCUMBENCY can also be the ‘freedom’ available once in five years to undertake a trial and error in what they call the fest of democracy.
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April 19, 2026
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Valparai road accident: Bodies handed over to kin post autopsy
THE bodies of the Valparai ghat road accident victims were handed over to their family members after postmortem early on Saturday.
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April 19, 2026
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Sengottaiyan was a spy for DMK: EPS
KA Sengottaiyan was DMK’s mole who wanted to break AIADMK, said Edappadi K Palaniswami during a campaign rally in Gobichettipalayam on Saturday.
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April 19, 2026
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Aus to get Japanese stealth frigates in $6 billion deal
JAPAN agreed on Saturday on a deal to provide Australia’s navy with the first of almost a dozen stealth frigates, part of a wider military build up by Canberra aimed at boosting its long-range firepower to deter China.
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April 19, 2026
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In Praise of Places That Refuse to be Designed
We first came by Lodhi garden through stories: how cool it was, how verdant, how effortlessly chic.
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April 19, 2026
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'93% productivity in Budget session'
AS the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Saturday, the extended Budget session of Parliament came to a close, marking the end of a politically charged and closely watched session.
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April 19, 2026
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WHAT LUTYENS REALLY THOUGHT OF MADRAS
HEN Edwin Lutyens—the British architect who designed imperial New Delhi and what is now Rashtrapati Bhavan— wrote about India, he was not always speaking in generalities.
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April 19, 2026
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₹210 cr cyber scam busted, 7 held; hunt for mastermind on
‘THE Cyber Centre of Excellence of Gujarat Police has dismantled a high-tech interstate fraud racket that allegedly targeted more than 15 banks across the country and siphoned off nearly ₹210 crore through a sophisticated digital scam.
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April 19, 2026
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‘Deletion of names has nothing to do with any religion’
As West Bengal prepares for a crucial Assembly election, concerns around electoral violence and voter intimidation along with SIR process remain central to public discourse.
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April 19, 2026
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INDIA bloc for quick rollout of the 2023 Act
A day after the historic defeat of amendments to the women’s quota bill in Parliament, the opposition INDIA bloc decided to push for the immediate roll-out of the Women’s Reservation Act, 2023, within the existing framework of the 543-member Lok Sabha, while also seeking to counter the BJP’s narrative to portray the Opposition in a negative light.
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April 19, 2026
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DMK petition to set up temporary offices binned
THE Madras High Court has dismissed a petition by the DMK seeking permission to raise temporary party offices using tarpaulin at Aravakurichi in Karur district.
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April 19, 2026
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ECI urged to prevent defacement of walls in govt schools during polls
EDUCATIONISTS and activists have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that government schools used as polling booths are not defaced with posters, notices or markings during elections.
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April 19, 2026
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No religion promotes nature's destruction: Justice Oka
STRESSING on the need for dedeveloping scientific temper, particularly among students, and conservation of the environment, former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka on Saturday said that people will not harm the environment in the name of religious rituals were scientific temper to prevail.
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April 19, 2026
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IT'S VOTERS' TURN TO MOVE PIECES ON CHATURANGA BOARD
IN Madurai’s sanguine chants, hoofbeats are barely muffled.
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April 19, 2026
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QUEEN'S GAMBIT: RISE OF VAISHALI
IMMEDIATELY after D Gukesh became the youngest challenger to the World Championship throne in Toronto in April 2024, Garry Kasparov remarked it as an ‘Indian earthquake in Toronto’.
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April 19, 2026
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Wilson says his Bill on women's quota not taken up by RS chair
DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson on Saturday said the Chairman of Rajya Sabha had declined to take up his private member’s Bill seeking immediate implementation of women’s reservation without linking it to delimitation or a fresh Census.
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April 19, 2026
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'I Connect With Broken Parts of People'
Vijay Varma speaks with Puja Talwar about his latest series, Matka King, and why the messiness of human nature intrigues him
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April 19, 2026
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Cops in spl units to be redeployed for election duty
DGP Sandeep Rai Rathore has directed police personnel on deputation in special units to return to their parent units for election duty ahead of the Assembly polls on April 23.
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April 19, 2026
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Passengers deplaned, sent to Delhi by bus from Jaipur
UNFAVOURABLE weather conditions and heavily reduced visibility in Delhi caused major disruptions to flight operations on Friday night, leading to diversion of 25 flights to Jaipur.
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April 19, 2026
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Teflon Trump Keeps Winning the War for Attention
It starts, as it so often does, with Teflon Trump as the spectacle.
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April 19, 2026
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Officials loyal to DMK govt creating hurdles for TVK campaigns: Vijay
TVK president Vijay on Saturday accused the DMK government of deploying officials to create hurdles for the party’s election campaign, alleging deliberate delays in granting permissions and last-minute cancellations of campaign events.
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April 19, 2026
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Bigotry is Robbing Our Students of a Future
Another student has taken his own life, leading to a few days of intense TV debates aimed at boosting TRP ratings, before we quickly return to business as usual.
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April 19, 2026
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Glow Hard or Go Home
Beauty and eternal youth is everything.
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April 19, 2026
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DMK spreads fear as it has no feat to showcase, says PM
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the DMK, with no achievement to showcase and no real issues to raise, has resorted to spreading fear about a reduction in Tamil Nadu’s seats in the Lok Sabha.
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April 19, 2026
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POLITICAL PAYDAY OF POWER AND PERKS
DEMOCRACY is a sacred social settlement which presumes a covenant of consent, consultation and constant accountability In India, it has been cunningly converted into a closed-circle club of convenience where the custodians of the Constitution have become collectors of comfort, connoisseurs of compensation and champions of cushy conveniences.
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