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    Pramila Krishnan
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    Pramila Krishnan is Assistant Editor with The Federal. She is a multimedia journalist covering social issues, gender, and politics.
      Garment units in Tirupur cluster
      Business

      Why Tirupur exporters are upbeat on US market despite tariff confusion

      26 Feb 2026 4:11 PM IST
      Love marriages
      Gujarat

      Are Gujarat's marriage rules mandating parental consent constitutional?

      25 Feb 2026 9:35 AM IST
      Can anti-incumbency alone bring AIADMK back to power in Tamil Nadu?
      Elections 2026

      Can anti-incumbency alone bring AIADMK back to power in Tamil Nadu?

      24 Feb 2026 12:16 PM IST
      Why child marriages persist in TN tribal heartland despite stringent laws
      Tamil Nadu

      Why child marriages persist in TN tribal heartland despite stringent laws

      23 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      AIADMK falters, DMK gains as DMDK and Vijay shake up alliances ahead of TN elections
      Tamil Nadu

      AIADMK falters, DMK gains as DMDK and Vijay shake up alliances ahead of TN elections

      21 Feb 2026 8:52 PM IST
      Prabhakar Krishnamurthy speaks about growth trends and policy challenges in Tamil Nadu during an interview on the state’s economic outlook.
      India

      Tamil Nadu's boom is built to last, says economist

      20 Feb 2026 5:13 PM IST
      Tiruppur MSMEs hopeful after India–US trade deal
      Tamil Nadu

      India-US trade deal revives prospects for Tiruppur MSMEs hit by tariffs

      14 Feb 2026 7:57 PM IST
      Tiruppur textile exports revival amid deal
      Tamil Nadu

      Zero-tariff hopes rekindle Tiruppur’s textile momentum

      14 Feb 2026 6:08 PM IST
      He explains how India
      India

      'Father of all deals': Tiruppur exporters bet big on India-US trade deal

      9 Feb 2026 9:26 PM IST
      Sudha Ramalingam interview
      India

      Why women are missing from India’s higher judiciary | Sudha Ramalingam interview

      7 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
      The Federal Exclusive interview
      India

      Why India’s first Rare Earth Corridor begins in the South

      6 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
      India US, Donald Trump
      Farm matters

      India-US trade deal | Dumping, GM crops, other fears: Expert explains

      4 Feb 2026 7:20 AM IST
      MSME industry leaders react to Union Budget 2026 announcements
      Business

      Union Budget 2026: MSME push faces ground-level scepticism

      2 Feb 2026 1:27 PM IST
      Economist Venkatesh Atreya analyses Union Budget 2026 policies
      India

      Budget 2026 falls short on jobs, skilling won’t fix unemployment | Interview

      1 Feb 2026 9:06 PM IST
      Can India impose conditions on cash transfers? | Interview with economist
      Business

      Can India impose conditions on cash transfers? | Interview with economist

      31 Jan 2026 8:57 PM IST
      O Panneerselvam
      Tamil Nadu

      Tamil Nadu elections 2026: Why OPS is running out of race and steam

      28 Jan 2026 4:50 PM IST
      January 2026 surprised residents with unusually low temperatures
      Tamil Nadu

      Why is Chennai like Ooty these days? Scientist S Balachandran explains

      27 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Tamil Nadu rally
      Tamil Nadu

      Lights on, spirits low: Modi's Chennai election rally has a 'muted start'

      23 Jan 2026 10:48 PM IST
      Keezhadi excavation site
      Tamil Nadu

      IN PHOTOS: How Keeladi artefacts align with Sangam literature references

      23 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Can states scrap governor’s address? PDT Achary explains
      The Federal Focus

      Can states scrap governor’s address? PDT Achary explains

      21 Jan 2026 9:24 PM IST
      ‘No question of alliance strain with DMK’: AICC in-charge Chodankar
      Tamil Nadu

      ‘No question of alliance strain with DMK’: AICC in-charge Chodankar

      21 Jan 2026 6:20 AM IST
      How Chennai International Book Fair is strengthening global publishing ties
      Tamil Nadu

      How Chennai International Book Fair is strengthening global publishing ties

      18 Jan 2026 9:28 AM IST
      Why in Tamil Nadu, Pongal celebrations unite Hindus and Muslims in common thanksgiving’
      The Eighth Column

      Why in Tamil Nadu, Pongal celebrations unite Hindus and Muslims in common 'thanksgiving’

      14 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
      AIADMK’s post-Jaya slide: Internal rifts, youth drift and alliance trouble
      Tamil Nadu

      AIADMK’s post-Jaya slide: Internal rifts, youth drift and alliance trouble

      12 Jan 2026 9:19 PM IST
      Karnataka’s water battles: State tussles with 17 inter-state river disputes before courts
      Karnataka

      Karnataka’s water battles: State tussles with 17 inter-state river disputes before courts

      12 Jan 2026 1:33 PM IST
      Any vote for actor Vijay is a vote for DMK, warns AIADMK youth leader Singai Ramachandran
      Tamil Nadu

      Any vote for Vijay is a vote for DMK: AIADMK youth leader Singai Ramachandran

      9 Jan 2026 5:13 PM IST
      Tamil Nadu’s Assured Pension Scheme
      Tamil Nadu

      TN’s Assured Pension Scheme: Welfare or vote promise? Economist Athreya explains

      6 Jan 2026 9:59 PM IST
      Chennai’s drinking water crisis mirrors deeper urban failures across India
      Tamil Nadu

      Chennai’s drinking water crisis mirrors deeper urban failures across India

      5 Jan 2026 10:18 AM IST
      Is DMK rewriting its Periyarist playbook to counter Hindutva in Tamil Nadu?
      Tamil Nadu

      Is DMK rewriting its Periyarist playbook to counter Hindutva in Tamil Nadu?

      1 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
      Siddha Day celebrations January 6, 2026
      India

      Siddha Day: Dubious Siddhar claims mar Ayush ministry’s social media promotions

      29 Dec 2025 8:43 PM IST
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