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

    Pramila Krishnan
    1 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST

    Party argues shift is just a strategic response to changing political landscape, where religion acts as a central axis of mobilisation: Part 1 of a 3-part series

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

    At least 10 dead in New Year explosion at Crans-Montana bar, Switzerland

    1 Jan 2026 1:01 PM IST
    Govt imposes new excise duty on cigarettes from Feb 1; tobacco co shares fall
    Business

    Govt imposes new excise duty on cigarettes from Feb 1; tobacco co shares fall

    1 Jan 2026 12:49 PM IST
    Air India Boeing 777-300ER
    India

    Air India pilot detained at Vancouver Airport, Delhi flight delayed

    1 Jan 2026 12:34 PM IST
    New Year celebration in Gulmarg

    India welcomes New Year 2026 with festivities, but weather plays spoilsport

    1 Jan 2026 11:34 AM IST
    Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City in a series of historic firsts

    Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City in a series of historic firsts

    1 Jan 2026 11:18 AM IST
    Ikkis

    Ikkis review: Dharmendra’s final bow, Agastya Nanda lift Sriram Raghavan’s anti-war film

    1 Jan 2026 11:10 AM IST
    Former Tamil militant who dared LTTE for decades is jailed, over a pistol

    Former Tamil militant who dared LTTE for decades is jailed, over a pistol

    1 Jan 2026 8:27 AM IST
    Consolidation of ongoing political process or new twists and turns — what 2026 could hold for India

    Consolidation of ongoing political process or new twists and turns — what 2026 could hold for India

    1 Jan 2026 7:23 AM IST
    BJP win in Mattathur

    How voting patterns undid LDF dominance in Mattathur; BJP gained at Congress' expense

    1 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Gig workers protest continues

    Gig workers strike on New Year’s Eve over worsening work conditions

    31 Dec 2025 9:51 PM IST
    Despite the weakened informal sector contributing to half or more of the GDP, data indicates that its growth continues to surpass the indicators of the formal sector during FY23-FY25 and in the first quarter of FY26 [Representative Image: iStock]

    Indian economy robust but faces trade-related risks, says RBI report

    31 Dec 2025 8:56 PM IST
    EAM Jaishankar meets BNPs Tarique Rahman, hands over PM Modis letter

    EAM Jaishankar meets BNP's Tarique Rahman, hands over PM Modi's letter

    31 Dec 2025 8:41 PM IST
    Interest rates on small saving schemes left unchanged

    Govt keeps small savings interest rates unchanged for January-March 2026 quarter

    31 Dec 2025 8:21 PM IST
    India witnessed a slowdown in industrial growth in October.

    Why RBI sees growth slipping despite tax relief, GST cuts and benign food prices

    Prasanna Mohanty
    31 Dec 2025 7:52 PM IST

    Muted demand, weak industrial activity, export slump and data gaps raise concerns about sustainability of India's growth momentum in second half of...

    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

    Country belongs to all, do not judge by caste or wealth: Mohan Bhagwat

    31 Dec 2025 7:09 PM IST
    Faisal Karim Masud

    Prime accused Masud denies role in Bangladeshi student leader Hadi’s murder

    31 Dec 2025 6:44 PM IST
    China claims mediating India-Pakistan standoff, raises questions in New Delhi

    China claims mediating India-Pakistan standoff, raises questions in New Delhi

    31 Dec 2025 6:31 PM IST
    Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee

    Abhishek Banerjee alleges vote theft through rolls, slams CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    31 Dec 2025 5:54 PM IST
    Goa nightclub fire

    Two pollution board officers suspended over Goa nightclub fire

    31 Dec 2025 5:37 PM IST
    Opposition slams DMK govt as ‘zero ganja’ claim faces scrutiny in TN

    Opposition slams DMK govt as ‘zero ganja’ claim faces scrutiny in TN

    31 Dec 2025 5:36 PM IST
    SIR hearings add to voter anxiety in North Bengal

    SIR hearings trigger Rajbongshi voter anxiety, put BJP on the spot

    31 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST
    The CBSE fact-finding committee also discovered that there was an almost non-existent anti-bullying system, paired with the absence of a functional counselling mechanism

    CBSE scraps Jaipur school affiliation over 9-year-old student's suicide

    31 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST
    Vodafone Idea, government of India gets stake in company

    Government approves major relief for Vodafone Idea, freezes Rs 87,695 crore dues

    31 Dec 2025 4:40 PM IST
    Tablets stock photo

    Centre bans high-dose Nimesulide oral drugs citing health risks

    31 Dec 2025 4:22 PM IST
    Police also recovered around 200 explosive cartridges and six bundles of safety fuse wire

    150 kg ammonium nitrate, 200 explosive cartridges seized from car in Tonk, two held

    31 Dec 2025 4:15 PM IST
    Falling yields, rising oil imports crush Anantapur’s groundnut farmers

    Falling yields, rising oil imports crush Anantapur’s groundnut farmers

    31 Dec 2025 3:46 PM IST
    About 3,000 police personnel from outside the district have also been deployed to Ayodhya, anticipating the rise in devotee numbers during the celebrations

    Rajnath hoists Ram Temple flag marking second year of idol consecration

    31 Dec 2025 3:20 PM IST
    Congress cites historian Sugata Bose on Tagore

    Congress slams PM Modi over China’s India-Pakistan mediation claim

    31 Dec 2025 2:04 PM IST
    gig workers

    Zomato, Swiggy offer higher incentives to gig workers ahead of New Year

    31 Dec 2025 2:01 PM IST
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