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CHENNAI: A day after TVK chief Vijay’s yet to be released movie ‘Jananayagan’ surfaced online, the party blamed Union minister of state L Murugan and Tamil Nadu’s deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin for the leak. TVK general secretary Aadhav Arjuna alleged that Murugan, as Union I&B minister overseeing CBFC, was responsible for the leak and that...

SALEM: Two decades after dreaded forest brigand Veerappan was killed in a police encounter in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are attempting to rewrite his story – from that of a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil rights – through electoral politics.Veerappan’s elder daughter Vidhyarani, 35, an advocate, is contesting from Mettur constituency...

NEW DELHI: Seeking to mobilise the electorate around its Hindutva agenda and a promised crackdown on infiltrators, while countering TMC‘s alleged appeasement of Muslim votes, BJP’s Bengal manifesto sharpens its cultural nationalism plank and pairs it with its tried-and-tested welfare pitch, especially targeting women and youth, as it looks to take on CM Mamata Banerjee...

TOI correspondent from London: Two Indian male students, one from Mumbai, who were studying at the University of Hertfordshire, died in separate drowning incidents in the UK.Mahesh Ramesh Khandagle (23), an MSc student of finance and investment banking from Mumbai, drowned on a hiking trip to Wales with friends on the morning of Mar 31....

NEW DELHI: A meeting of opposition parties has been convened on April 15 to forge a common stand on govt’s proposed amendments to the women’s reservation law, with Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday deciding on a joint strategy for the “special session” of Parliament from April 16-18. The committee struck a strident note against...

NEW DELHI: Amid outrage over the latest Israeli strikes on Lebanon, India on Friday expressed deep concern over the large number of civilian casualties in aerial attacks that followed the two-week US-Iran ceasefire announced on Wednesday. The attacks left over 300 dead, according to reports from the region. As a troop-contributing country to UN Interim...

Stephen Curry, the NBA legend, sparked shockwaves when he ended his decade long partnership with Under Armour in 2025, after over 10 years of being with the brand exclusively. While Stephen Curry remained vague about the reason behind it, it seems there was a pretty noble thought that led to this decision and his wife,...

School van driver held for Pakistan contacts on phoneJAMMU: Security forces seized a suspected IED-type box containing two grenades in Sunderbani belt of J&K’s Rajouri district Friday, prompting troops to cordon off the area. The recovery came a day after a school van driver was detained in Jammu over three Pakistani contacts on his cellphone.“Locals...

Laura Loomer reacts as President blasts Candace Owens and others, takes dig at her looks in viral post (Image via Getty) Laura Loomer jumped into the middle of a growing online fight after Donald Trump publicly criticized Candace Owens and other well-known conservative voices. The reaction came quickly. Loomer did not hold back and openly...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals produced a stunning batting display as young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered them to a record-breaking start against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026. Chasing 202, RR raced to 97/1 in the Powerplay, their highest-ever total in the first six overs and one of the best in IPL...