Tag: Politics

I am enduring pain fighting the party I built brick by brick: PMK founder S. Ramadoss

April 11, 2026 admin

Holding his ground: PMK founder S. Ramadoss has ruled out any patch-up with his son Anbumani. He says he has prepared his elder daughter Srikanthi, and the party will go only to her. | Photo Credit: S. PRASAD PMK founder S. Ramadoss has ruled out a rapprochement with his estranged son Anbumani during his lifetime. In an interview with The Hindu at his Thailapuram farmhouse, he…

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

April 5, 2026 admin

A symbol of determination: Former Union Minister Dhanuskodi Athithan lost a hand in an accident in 2006. But it has not deterred him from carrying on his normal activity in public life. | Photo Credit: A. SHAIKMOHIDEEN On a Saturday afternoon in August 2006, a long-standing Congress leader and former Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sport,…

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We have been urging the Centre to clear Metro Rail projects for Coimbatore and Madurai, says Thangam Thennarasu

February 17, 2026 admin

The Tamil Nadu government has given in-principle approval for three extension projects — Chennai airport to Kilambakkam, Koyambedu to Pattabiram, and Poonamallee to Sunguvarchathiram — and recommended them to the Union government for approval and financial assistance. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Tamil Nadu government has been continuously urging the Union government to approve the Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said…

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What Gen Z is really talking about when they talk politics

November 24, 2025 admin

When you think about India’s Gen Z, a collage almost instinctively forms in your mind, often decoding what this 370-million-strong cohort is supposedly about. They are reshaping work culture, bringing back Y2K fashion, embracing the joy of missing out, and reinterpreting identities and lifestyles. But how much do we actually understand about this chronically connected…

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AI-generated deepfakes targeting women politicians around the world

January 7, 2025 admin

From the United States to Italy, Britain, and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly becoming victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography or sexualised images, in a troubling trend that researchers say threatens women’s participation in public life. An online boom in non-consensual deepfakes is outpacing efforts to regulate the technology globally, experts say, with a proliferation of…

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The Election That Defied Explanations

December 18, 2024 admin

India on the Move by Marya Shakil and Narendra Nath Mishra; Pages 174; Price Rs 699 First, a disclosure. One of the authors of the book India on the Move is a friend I have known and admired for years. I urge you to keep that in mind while reading this review. The book is…

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Should Former Judges Join Politics? What Ex Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Said

November 24, 2024 admin

DY Chandrachud retired earlier this month as the Chief Justice of India. (File) New Delhi: The society continues to view former judges as custodians of the law and their lifestyle must accord with the sense of faith the society has in the legal system, said DY Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India when asked if…

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U.S. Presidential elections 2024: What to read ahead of the Harris-Trump showdown

November 1, 2024 admin

With just days to go for the U.S. presidential elections on November 5, after what is arguably the most polarised campaign in recent history, it is time to start looking at what the future may hold. In the run-up to the polls, there were surprising turns, including the Joseph Biden-Kamala Harris switch as the Democrat…

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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire

August 20, 2024 admin

Antony Blinken said he had a very constructive meeting with the Israel PM on Monday. Israel: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. Blinken,…

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Ukrainian Minister Arrested For Taking Bribe Worth Half A Million Dollars

August 12, 2024 admin

The minister took the payment with the help of three alleged accomplices (Representational) Kyiv: A Ukrainian deputy energy minister accused of taking a bribe worth half a million dollars has been arrested along with three alleged accomplices, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Monday. The minister, whom the SBU did not name, allegedly demanded mining…

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