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      'Keep Mekedatu separate, focus on Cauvery share now': Expert on upcoming Vijay-DKS talks

      Pramila Krishnan
      29 July 2026 4:00 PM IST

      With tensions rising and water levels lowering, veteran journalist T Ramakrishnan analyses what TN Chief Minister Vijay can expect from his first Cauvery talks with Karnataka

      Tamil Nadu farmers, Minimum Support Price, Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Association, National Commission on Farmers , Federation of Tamil Nadu Farmers Association, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, farmers, paddy, Samba harvest
      E20 Ethanol

      Why is E20 policy report not in public domain if it's beneficial for India?: Tahseen Poonawala

      29 July 2026 10:53 AM IST
      AI With Sanket

      ‘Not just CRPF, Home Minister should also answer for brutalities on CJP protesters’

      28 July 2026 12:36 PM IST
      Youth protest changes national political conversation significantly

      ‘CJP protests may have ended, but youth movement is far from over’ | Interview

      26 July 2026 5:26 PM IST
      ‘CJP’s decision to suspend agitation a tactical mistake’

      ‘CJP’s decision to suspend agitation a tactical mistake’

      26 July 2026 9:52 AM IST
      ‘After Pradhan’s exit, protecting students from retaliation next big challenge’

      ‘After Pradhan’s exit, protecting students from retaliation next big challenge’

      25 July 2026 8:13 PM IST
      Justice Muralidhar discusses Gaza report

      20,000 children killed in Gaza | 'For some Israelis, every child is an enemy'

      25 July 2026 10:01 AM IST
      Why BJP may not let Dharmendra Pradhan go

      Why BJP may not let Dharmendra Pradhan go

      24 July 2026 8:24 PM IST
      DMK hasn’t softened stance on delimitation; Stalin will never align with BJP: MP Salma

      DMK hasn’t softened stance on delimitation; Stalin will never align with BJP: MP Salma

      22 July 2026 10:18 AM IST
      Renuka Interview

      Dharmendra Pradhan a 'big liability', should have quit: Renuka Chowdhury

      22 July 2026 7:30 AM IST
      Educationist Prince Gajendra Babu in conversation with The Federal on Navodaya schools and Tamil Nadu

      Navodaya was never just about language, it's a Constitutional issue, says TN educationist

      19 July 2026 3:56 PM IST
      Literary critic GN Devy discusses democracy

      Census, delimitation a 'single spectrum test' for democracy: GN Devy

      18 July 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Ram Mandir issue

      Ram Temple row could influence UP Assembly elections, says survey

      18 July 2026 6:39 AM IST
      Sonam Wangchuk

      Ground Report: Why Wangchuk's fellow organisers can't convince him to stop

      16 July 2026 10:08 PM IST
      Dakshinamurthy

      Hormuz seafarer deaths: 'India can’t do much unless war ends' | Worldly Wise

      16 July 2026 9:00 PM IST
      Sonam Wangchuk vs Rahul Gandhi

      Rahul Gandhi yet to meet Wangchuk: 'Onus is on govt, not opposition' | Capital Beat

      16 July 2026 7:00 PM IST
      74 pc want choice to use old petrol

      BJP-NDA supporters reject E20: 'Government should listen to people's feedback'

      15 July 2026 8:43 PM IST
      Will Sharad Pawars faction join NDA

      'Sharad Pawar under pressure from party MLAs to join NDA'

      15 July 2026 7:22 PM IST
      Centre should take over Ram temple, world laughing at Hindus

      'Centre should take over Ram temple, world laughing at Hindus'

      15 July 2026 6:23 PM IST
      Scam Ram Mandir

      Ram Temple theft: 'SC can shift SIT probe only if it finds fault in probe'

      14 July 2026 8:26 PM IST
      CJP protest

      'Wangchuk's health matters, but movement needs to go national' | Capital Beat

      14 July 2026 7:48 PM IST
      Jr NTR Film

      Why is Murugan called a Tamil God? Indologist explains amid Jr NTR film row

      13 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Ram Mandir temple donation theft scam in Ayodhya

      Ram Mandir scandal has snapped RSS's moral authority: Political theorist Pradip K Datta

      13 July 2026 6:00 AM IST
      Petrol Ministry

      Policy over choice? Experts flag consumer risks in E20 fuel rollout | AI With Sanket

      11 July 2026 6:34 AM IST
      Karur visit: Jothimani says CM Vijay was moved to tears

      Karur visit: CM Vijay broke down in tears, says MP Jothimani

      10 July 2026 9:32 PM IST
      Satluj film censorship controversy discussion

      Satluj row: Is banning the film only making more people watch it?

      10 July 2026 10:41 AM IST
      India must have strategic thinking on ethanol production: Ashok Gulati | Interview

      India must have strategic thinking on ethanol production: Ashok Gulati | Interview

      9 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      FBI action against Bishnoi syndicate

      Operation Hardball: Why FBI's crackdown is a wake-up call for New Delhi

      8 July 2026 7:45 PM IST
      rape and murder of minor in Baruipur, West Bengal

      Baruipur tragedy: 'Nothing has changed in Bengal except govt's political colour'

      7 July 2026 7:01 PM IST
      DMK never understood us; with TVK, there is mutual respect: Manickam Tagore

      DMK never understood us; with TVK, there is mutual respect: Manickam Tagore

      5 July 2026 4:00 PM IST
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