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Dhanushkodi Athithan, a Congress veteran, calls for making the party a people’s movement

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 20:24
Dhanuskodi Athithan, a long-standing Congress leader and former Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sport, wants the party to do field work and take up people’s issues. “Look at Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts where the party is still strong. This is because of this approach,” he points out
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T.N. Assembly election 2026: Despite a slew of infrastructure projects, Poonamallee constituency residents point to gaps in civic amenities

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 20:19
They demand a functional underground sewer system, motorable interior roads, and reliable drinking water supply; despite housing the Chembarambakkam lake, the area continues to face water supply issues; DMK MLA Krishnaswamy says most poll promises have been met
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AIADMK hopes to take advantage of ‘anti-incumbency’, solid vote base in coastal districts

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 20:04
Of the six Assembly segments in Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts, the party had lost by a narrow margin in four constituencies in 2021 elections and won Vedaranyam seat
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Akash Vishwanath More of Congress to contest Baramati Bypoll

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:47
The seat was vacant after the constituency’s elected MLA and the deputy Chief Minister of the State Ajit Pawar died tragically in a plane crash
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T.N. Assembly election: Concerned over stalled growth, Ambattur constituency residents demand GH, sewer network, wider roads

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:29
Residents want an additional platform on the southern side of the Ambattur railway station for express and fast local trains towards Chennai to halt; they demand a government hospital as people have to go to Kilpauk Medical College Hospital or Stanley Hospital in case of emergencies
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Karnataka bypolls: DKS helping BJP indirectly, says R. Ashok

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:27
Congress Power tussle has entered Bagalkot, says LOP
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Development, welfare, and civic problems shape the poll mood in Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:26
Residents say their struggle for basic amenities in some areas still persist; night food stalls and commercial activity have encroached road space and worsened traffic congestion; those living in railway lands in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar and Mangalapuram are also seeking alternate housing
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Davangere South: Close contest on the cards while minorities are divided over supporting Shamanur family

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:25
As the campaigning for the bypoll is nearing its conclusion, the decision of the minorities who are divided over supporting Shamanur family, will decide whether the family’s sway over Davangere continues.
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Women-centric hackathon held in Chennai

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:23
A total of 26 teams emerged as winners, who were awarded cash prizes worth ₹5.5 lakh.
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Karnataka bypolls: Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan begins campaign in Davangere

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:23
Says there is no confusion in the party
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Transforming India’s nuclear power landscape

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:19
Realising the 100 GW target requires SHANTI Act implementation alongside transparent resolution of tariffs, fuel ownership, waste management, insurance, dispute settlement, and regulatory autonomy
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Three held for possession of 1,600 narcotic tablets in Vaniyambadi

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:16
Investigation found the gang had placed an order for tablets with pharmacies in Mumbai
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Conversion politics, the challenge to secularism

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 19:10
Anti-conversion laws risk deepening social divisions
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Amaravati: time for swift, decisive action

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 18:53
Amaravati gains legal clarity, but execution remains the real challenge
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Weapon of mass distraction: Congress slams Govt.’s delimitation proposal

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 17:04
Jairam Ramesh says the PM is ‘hoodwinking’ people by claiming that the strength of the southern States in the Lok Sabha will not go down. Siddaramaiah says five southern States together gain barely 63-66 additional seats, while just seven BJP-dominated States gain about 128-131 seats – nearly double
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Modi pitches 33% reservation to win over women voters in West Bengal

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 17:03
Reiterates that States which have done well in population control would not lose seats during delimitation; calls gherao of judicial officers in Malda Trinamool Congress-sponsored “maha junglera”
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