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Painted doves in TVK rally spark outrage
A flutter of wings meant to symbolise peace, freedom and hope has instead stirred unease in the charged election season after visuals from actor-politician Vijay’s campaign in Tiruchy showed doves being painted in party colours before being released into the air.
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April 23, 2026
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Can’t frame rules on state’s role in religion: SC
ON the seventh day of hearings in the Sabarimala review petitions, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would be hard to lay down universal or prospective guidelines on when the state can intervene in religious practices in the name of social reform, saying such questions are case-specific.
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April 23, 2026
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C’garh pvt schools declare all-out war, fate of 14K RTE students lies in limbo
THE Chhattisgarh Private School Management Association on Wednesday declared an indefinite “Non-Cooperation Movement,” vowing to block all admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act until their demands are addressed.
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April 23, 2026
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NCW seeks norms for care, justice and rehabilitation for acid attack survivors
THE National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday submitted an extensive set of recommendations to the Centre to address the lifelong needs of acid attack survivors, proposing a comprehensive survivor-centric framework covering medical care, legal justice, rehabilitation, and socioeconomic inclusion.
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April 23, 2026
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Relief for homeowners as top court vacates status quo in TN land row
Uphold citizen’s welfare: SC to state
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April 23, 2026
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Court dismisses plea for action against TN CM's secretary for ‘MCC violation’
HOLDING that a public interest litigation (PIL) petition is not maintainable on matters relating to service of government officials, the Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking action against IAS officer P Umanath, secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, for alleged poll code violation.
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April 23, 2026
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NORTH BENGAL HOLDS KEY
GATEWAY TO POWER: TMC, BJP face off in 152 constituencies in first phase of polling today
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April 23, 2026
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India-Germany co-production of sub deal soon
INDIA and Germany on Wednesday moved to align big-ticket defence projects with a co-development and co-production framework, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Boris Pistorius agreeing on a roadmap to deepen industrial collaboration, including in the field of niche military technologies.
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April 23, 2026
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HC stays EC decision to nab 'troublemakers' before polls
THE Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stayed the Election Commission’s move to carry out large-scale arrests of alleged “trouble makers” ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, directing that any preventive action must strictly follow due process of law.
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April 23, 2026
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'Practical' Venkatesh waits for his chance to shine
VENKATESH
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April 23, 2026
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Fresh violence in Manipur amid 3-day shutdown
KUKI and Naga villagers clashed in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district during a shutdown, and one person sustained bullet injuries when security forces opened fire to prevent an irate mob from going towards the venue of Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh’s programme in Thoubal district of Imphal valley on Tuesday.
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April 22, 2026
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WOMEN'S RESERVATION: STAY ON THE CHARTED COURSE
HERE is something profoundly disingenuous about the Opposition’s sudden outrage over the absence of a sub-quota for Other Backward Classes in the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023).
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April 22, 2026
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13 dead in KL firecracker unit explosion
AT least 13 workers were killed and over 13 injured — five of them critically — after a powerful explosion ripped through a firecracker-manufacturing unit set up in a paddy field at Mundathicode in Thrissur district on Tuesday.
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April 22, 2026
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Samrat meets Modi, holds talks on cabinet expansion and development projects
BIHAR Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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April 22, 2026
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Govt mulls tighter IT Rules, seeks public feedback
SOCIAL media platforms such as X and those operated by Meta, will be required to comply with any clarification, advisory, order, direction, standard operating procedure, code of practice, or guideline issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as part of their due diligence obligations, accordingto fresh amendments proposed by the government on Tuesday.
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April 22, 2026
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On the edge of exclusion, appeals hang as polls near
I, Abdul Tahid SK, the Appellant, am a bona fide citizen of India by birth... and I am fully eligible to be enrolled as a voter.”
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April 22, 2026
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On women’s quota bill, Cong seeks to remind PM about Sonia, Rahul letters
THE Congress on Tuesday cited earlier letters of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to PM Narendra Modi demanding immediate implementation of women’s reservation in legislatures, saying the Modi government “slept” on the demand and delayed it now by linking it to delimitation.
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April 22, 2026
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Govt forms panel to probe fire at HPCL Raj refinery
A day after the fire incident at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited, the government on Tuesday said it has constituted a four-member panel to investigate the cause of the blaze.
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April 22, 2026
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Pak extends airspace closure on the eve of Pahalgam anniversary
WITH a year of reciprocal airspace closure between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attacks, Pakistan on Tuesday said it would extend the restriction until May 24.
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April 22, 2026
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Didi ups ante, says none wants BJP to form govt
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said no one wants the BJP to form government, asserting that the TMC will return to power in the state for the fourth consecutive term.
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April 22, 2026
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I-T dept says TNCC chief's allegations false and misleading
THE Income Tax Department has filed a police complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, seeking legal action against TNCC president and Sriperumbudur candidate K Selvaperunthagai, while rejecting his allegations on officials obstructing his election campaign as “baseless”.
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April 22, 2026
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Political heat up as U’khand calls session
WITH debates on the revised Women’s Reservation Bill appearing to wane, the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government in Uttarakhand is likely to convene a special session to introduce a censure motion against the failure to pass the legislation in Parliament.
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April 22, 2026
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Shah: Will solve Gorkha issue in six months of coming to power
IN four rallies across north and south of Bengal on the final day of campaigning for the first phase of assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday intensified attack on the TMC government, accusing CM Mamata Banerjee of shielding infiltrators, nurturing dynastic politics and presiding over corruption, fear and joblessness.
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April 22, 2026
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DUST, DEPTH AND DESPAIR IN RADHAPURAM
Assembly Speaker Appavu aims for a record win in a constituency ravaged by illegal quarrying, water shortage
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April 22, 2026
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Army's skill lab where soldiers learn how to win the drone war
COMPUTER screens display simulated terrain, moving targets and live telemetry as young soldiers pilot virtual drones through obstacle-heavy scenarios that resemble a video game, but are configured to replicate combat conditions.
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April 22, 2026
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C’garh House session to rap Oppn stand
THE Chhattisgarh government has decided to convene a one-day special session of the Assembly later this month to pass a censure motion against the opposition for its alleged “noncooperation” regarding the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
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April 22, 2026
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CAMPAIGN SANS RESTRAINT
Infiltration, identity, religion, fish, jhalmuri and outsiders rule no-holds-barred attacks in Bengal
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April 22, 2026
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'BJP will register its best performance this time'
NION Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says BJP will register its best performance in the poll and NDA will secure two-thirds of the seats in Tamil Nadu Assembly, in an interview with Subashini Vijayakumar & Pon Vasanth BA.
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April 22, 2026
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'Vijay's political entry orchestrated by BJP'
IDUTHALAI Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) general secretary and MLA Sinthanai Selvan, who is shifting his battleground from the Kattumannarkoil Assembly constituency to Cheyyur seat, in an interview with TNIE’s Prabhakar Tamilarasu, explains the reasons for the move, his vision for Cheyyur if elected and what he makes of Vijay’s political debut.
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April 21, 2026
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As election day nears, cash-for-vote allegations galore in west, south TN
WITH just two days left for polling, allegations of cash for votes are flying thick and fast.
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