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    Nainar Nagendran apologises for controversial remark on Trisha-Vijay

    The Federal
    16 Feb 2026 5:25 PM IST

    Says it was "a wrong choice of words" that "slipped out unintentionally" "in a specific context"

    Nainar Nagendran apologises for controversial remark on Trisha-Vijay
    Tamil Nadu
    Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Shashi Tharoor anti-Pakistan, says he eyes foreign minister role
    Kerala

    Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Shashi Tharoor 'anti-Pakistan', says he eyes 'foreign minister' role

    16 Feb 2026 3:55 PM IST
    Trisha slams BJP leader over remark linking her to Vijay
    Tamil Nadu

    Trisha slams BJP leader Nainar Nagendran's remark linking her to Vijay

    16 Feb 2026 2:36 PM IST
    Priyank Kharge
    Karnataka

    Priyank Kharge accuses RSS of money laundering; BJP hits back

    16 Feb 2026 2:25 PM IST
    Akhil Gogoi and Gaurav Gogoi

    Targeting bullseye in Assam elections, Congress turns flexible on Raijor Dal

    15 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bangladesh Prime Minister-designate Tarique Rahman

    New Bangladesh govt seeks national unity, plans to invite Modi to Tarique swearing-in

    14 Feb 2026 5:10 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal

    What Rahul, other Opposition leaders can learn from Mamata

    14 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay

    What explains Vijay's stance: Sharp words for DMK, but studied restraint for BJP

    14 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    West Bengal SIR row escalates as EC summons Chief Secretary to New Delhi

    13 Feb 2026 6:53 PM IST
    LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran

    Prabhakaran killed 14 people to marry his love? Even his critics are stunned

    13 Feb 2026 3:03 PM IST
    Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Somnath Chatterjee and Speaker Om Birla

    Can the Lok Sabha Speaker truly be neutral?

    13 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Four Stars of Destiny

    Why General Naravane’s silence is raising tough questions

    13 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    PM Modi addressing BJP members from Kerala

    Kerala fed up with LDF, UDF, eyes BJP-NDA with great hope: PM Modi

    12 Feb 2026 9:59 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Parliament

    What is substantive motion and why does Dubey want Rahul expelled from LS?

    12 Feb 2026 6:42 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, Congress shift focus from naravane to India-US trade deal

    With Naravane backing Penguin, Rahul pivots to India-US trade deal

    Ubeer Naqushbandi
    12 Feb 2026 6:11 PM IST

    After achieving messaging goals on Ladakh standoff controversy, Congress turns attention to farmers' concerns over zero-tariff agreement with US

    Manipur violence 2026

    New Delhi’s Manipur script: Is administrative trifurcation the endgame?

    11 Feb 2026 8:39 PM IST
    Akshaya Mukul explains how Gita Press quietly shaped ideas alongside the RSS

    Gita Press and RSS: Akshaya Mukul on how ideas shaped Hindu politics for a century

    11 Feb 2026 2:41 PM IST
    Satish Mishra, Mayawati and Umashankar Singh

    In 2027, can Mayawati revive BSP’s 2007 formula in Uttar Pradesh?

    10 Feb 2026 6:13 PM IST
    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.

    Why Himanta-Gaurav clash is snowballing ahead of Assam elections

    9 Feb 2026 9:04 PM IST
    Thiruparankundram Deepam row: Madras HC flags contempt, asks state govt to explain

    SC refuses to intervene with Madras HC order on Thirupparankundram Karthigai Deepam

    9 Feb 2026 7:45 PM IST
    Senior journalist on Mohan Bhagwat

    75-year retirement to caste census: Decoding Mohan Bhagwat’s speech

    9 Feb 2026 7:28 PM IST
    The INDIA bloc has raised serious allegations of discrimination against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, seeking his removal.

    No-confidence motion against Speaker Birla: Will INDIA bloc unite? | Capital Beat

    9 Feb 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Gaurav Gogoi accuses Assam CM Sarma of inciting genocide against Muslims

    Gaurav Gogoi accuses Assam CM Sarma of inciting genocide against Muslims

    9 Feb 2026 4:26 PM IST
    Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Assam CM Sarma at centre of row over BJP video depicting him 'shooting' minorities

    8 Feb 2026 4:53 PM IST
    Vijays TVK

    Panaiyur rages as Vijay's TVK disrupts life at quiet Chennai locality

    8 Feb 2026 1:51 PM IST
    German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not receive US President Donald Trump

    Swadeshi Jagran Manch backs India-US interim deal, says Trump did it under pressure

    7 Feb 2026 8:54 PM IST
    PM Modis no-show in Lok Sabha raises questions

    AI with Sanket | ‘Threat’ to Modi in Lok Sabha a security breach or evasion excuse?

    7 Feb 2026 8:19 PM IST
    Ritu Tawde with PM Narendra Modi

    Who is Ritu Tawde, BJP’s pick for Mumbai mayor post?

    7 Feb 2026 4:17 PM IST
    Prof Sukhadeo Thorat examines the UGC’s 2026 anti-discrimination regulations

    Higher education at a crossroads: NEP, equity and UGC rules under scrutiny | Interview

    7 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Vijay attacks DMK and ADMK

    Madras HC’s I-T penalty ruling raises questions over Vijay’s ‘clean politics’ pitch

    6 Feb 2026 7:58 PM IST
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