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The AINRC’s quiet abandonment of its two conditions, most importantly securing a commitment for Puducherry’s Statehood from the NDA leadership, for finalising the seat-sharing agreement in the alliance was concerning,…

Thondamuthur AIADMK MLA and former Minister S.P. Velumani. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M The Madras High Court on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) dismissed a writ petition filed by former AIADMK…

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 (CPI) published by Transparency International delivers an unmistakable message. Corruption is not receding. It is deepening in ways that erode democratic accountability and hollow out…

War ‘breather’ The sudden ‘pause’ in the West Asia conflict offers a much-needed, though uncertain, reprieve amid the prolonged U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran (Front page, March 24). The aimless military…

The alleged deepfake videos of Benjamin Netanyahu offer a revealing window into one of the defining dilemmas of our time: the growing fragility of truth in the digital age. Whether…

World Water Day, held on March 22 every year to raise awareness of, and drive action on, global water issues, is a global wake-up call. This year’s theme is “Water and gender”, with the campaign…

General Observer for Ambasamudram Assembly constituency Anubha Shrivastava at a booth at Papanasam Upper Dam in the Western Ghats on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT General Observer for Ambasamudram,…

Theni Collector Ranjeet Singh inspected the distribution of Form 12 D for postal ballot to the elderly people and the differently abled persons. Senior citizens aged 85 years and above…

A Booth Level Officer handing over Form 12 D to an elderly woman at Chinthamani in Madurai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK Collector K. J. Praveen Kumar inspected…

The CPI(M) State Committee on Tuesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of Government Order (GO) 22, which mandates the installation of smart prepaid electricity meters in government offices and institutions across…