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Kharge, Khera, and Meenakshi among 7 Congress RS candidatesCongress has announced seven candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections across five states. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge will ...
Congress seeks Rajya Sabha seat from ally Vijay's TVKCongress has asked ally TVK for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu that will be filled through a bypoll in mid-June, signalling earl...
How the VCK became the unexpected power centre in Tamil Nadu politicsThe Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, with just two MLAs, holds significant sway in Tamil Nadu's government formation. The party, inspired by...
VCK eyeing plum post in new govt formation: Party sourceThe VCK party is seeking significant positions in the new government, including the Deputy Chief Minister post. Party leader Thol Thirumava...
Assembly Elections 2026: TVK - the rare 'political startup' that turned 'unicorn' instantlyTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has followed in the footsteps of parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and...
Tamil Nadu Exit Poll Results 2026: Survival test for EPS, OPS, Sasikala and Dhinakaran? Will 'Amma' legacy still save key present & former AIADMK leadersTN Exit Polls 2026 Results: Exit polls indicate a strong showing for Chief Minister M K Stalin's DMK alliance in the Tamil Nadu Assembly el...
Will 2026 Tamil Nadu elections be a survival test for key present & former AIADMK leaders like EPS, OPS, Sasikala and DhinakaranTamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 are shaping up as a crucial test of legacy, leadership and survival within the AIADMK camp, still deeply...
Caste calculus at play: How Tamil Nadu’s key communities could shape the electoral battleTamil Nadu elections are shaped by dominant caste blocs, including Vanniyars in the north, Gounders in the west, and Thevars in the south. ...
'Our country all set to take historic step towards women's empowerment': PM Modi ahead of special Parliament sittingAhead of a special Parliament session, PM Narendra Modi called women’s reservation a “historic step” for empowerment. The Congress backed t...
Dalits facing 'large-scale atrocities' in Tamil Nadu: Union Minister L MuruganUnion Minister L Murugan accused the DMK government in Tamil Nadu of widespread atrocities against Dalits and lack of safety for political ...
"Ugly face of Balak Buddhi": Amit Malviya slams Rahul Gandhi's "silence" on BSP leader's killingTaking to 'X', Malviya wrote, "Tamilnadu BSP chief, a Dalit, is hacked to death. Expect Third Time Fail Rahul Gandhi to maintain radio sile...
BJP targets INDIA bloc over Kallakurchi tragedy that claimed 56 lives, calls it 'murder'BJP MP Sambit Patra hit out at the INDIA bloc and the Congress and alleged that they were silent on the hooch tragedy in Kallakurchi, Tamil...
There was no opportunity for Dalit expression earlier: Pandurangan Ranjith, filmmakerRanjith spoke to ET about why he does not want to be known as a maker of Dalit films and the changes in recent years that have made it poss...
The Dalit subtext takes centre stage in Rajinikanth's 'Kabali'At the reform school, Kabali explains that he wears suits in summer too because he, of the underclass, wants to make a statement.
Conversion weakens our nos., says TN’s dalit face Thol ThirumavalavanDalit icon BR Ambedkar figures prominently in the run-up to the state polls in Tamil Nadu but not quite in the same fashion as in the natio...
Conversion reduces dalits numerically, weakens us: Thol ThirumavalavanThirumalavan, who has also been a Member of Parliament once, said the Modi government has “time and again proved that it practises only hat...
Dalits in Tamil Nadu continue to pay with their lives for marrying outside their caste while parties look the other wayData on the number of honour killings is hard to come by as it is yet to be recognised as a separate crime, despite efforts to have a legis...
Narendra Modi comes to election-bound TN, woos dalits“Certain elements are provoking dalits in an attempt to create trouble for the government saying Modi will end reservation. I would like to...
Dalits stay mired in history despite Tamil Nadu social reformsDalits, accounting for a fifth of the over 7 crore state population, still find assimilation into mainstream society a struggle.
- BJP slams CM for playing Dalit card
The BJP's Tamil Nadu unit today slammed DMK president and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for playing the Dalit card in the 2G spectrum scam.