AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI; MLAs S Jayakumar (Perundurai), Maragatham Kumaravel (Maduranthakam -sc) and P Sathyabama (Dharapuram – SC) on Monday submitted their resignation to Speaker J C D Prabhakar. They were among the 25 MLAs from C Ve Shanmugam- S P Velumani camp who voted in favour of Tamiliga Vettri Kahagam govt...
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‘Give him time to splash some water on face’: Gavaskar on Rishabh Pant using ‘F’ word
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The evolutionary history of flowering plants are threatened with extinction
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US-Iran war impact on India: FM stresses on 3Fs – fuel, fertilisers & forex; here’s why
FM Sitharaman has stressed the need to closely monitor the three critical areas of fuel, fertiliser, and foreign exchange. (AI image) A prolonged US-Iran conflict has finally begun to hit India home, with economists signalling that the longer the crisis continues, the more difficult the situation would become for the economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
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Iran demands release of $12 billion frozen in Qatar before advancing US talks
Iran is demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for moving forward with negotiations with the US, reported Iran International, citing sources.The source added that the $12 billion is only the immediate tranche required to begin the diplomatic roadmap and does not represent the full amount...
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Why is the Iran deal still stuck? Hormuz, uranium, US blockade and the unresolved fault lines
Nearly three months after war broke out in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz emerged as the centre of a dangerous global energy crisis, the United States-Israel and Iran still appear far from sealing a final agreement despite intense diplomatic activity and repeated claims of progress from both sides.Even after US President Donald...
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As Russia shows dominance with Oreshnik, India has a much more deadlier missile to offer
The Russians fired the Oreshnik missile at Ukraine’s capital Kiev. The missile strike was carried out two days after 18 Russian students were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow. The Oreshnik strike is seen as a response to the drone attack on Moscow. The Ukrainians do not possess any weapon to stop the...
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Nautapa 2026: How India’s nine-day heat period may affect health and daily life
As northern India enters the hottest stretch of the season, attention has once again turned to ‘Nautapa,’ the traditional nine-day period associated with intense summer heat. Derived from the Hindi words ‘Nau’ (nine) and ‘tapa’ (heat), the term has long been linked to the sun’s movement through the Rohini Nakshatra and is particularly embedded in...
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Coimbatore girl rape-murder: Cops caught grinning during media briefing
A senior Tamil Nadu police officer is facing backlash after a video showed her laughing before a press briefing on a brutal girl’s rape-murder case. COIMBATORE: A senior Tamil Nadu police officer has landed in controversy after a video showing her laughing moments before addressing the media on the Coimbatore girl rape-murder case went viral...
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Fuel price hike: FM says ‘India can’t afford fear mongering’; govt may lose Rs 1 lakh cr revenue
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel would lead to a revenue loss of around Rs 1 lakh crore. She also stressed the need to give confidence to people and that “India cannot afford fear mongering.”Her remarks came as fuel prices saw a fresh round of...
