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A few weeks ago, the news of the fradulent transfer of temple lands to private individuals rocked the news cycle in Tamil Nadu. This was in Palani. Then came Thadikombu temple land. Now, a similar pattern is being observed and seems to have been orchestrated in Karaikudi, Sivaganga district, whose sitting MLA is TVKs TK [] The post Palani, Thadikombu, Now Karaikudi: 130 Crore Temple Land Opposite TVK Minister Prabhus House Transferred Within Weeks To Private Individuals appeared first on The Com

Two government school teachers in Karnatakas Yadgir district have been suspended pending departmental inquiry for participating in RSS Patha Sanchalana (route marches), with the Education Department holding that their participation prima facie violated provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 2021, as reported in NDTV. The suspension orders were issued on August 20 by [] The post Karnataka Congress Govt Suspends 2 Govt School Teachers For Participating In RSS Route March appea

The Madras High Court has strongly questioned Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Minister Marie Wilson over his failure to appear before the court in a 2022 case in Puducherry, in which he is accused of allegedly barging into his elder brothers house and assaulting him and his wife, as reported in OneIndia Tamil. Wilson had approached [] The post You Are Not The King Of England: Madras High Court Slams TVK Min Marie Wilson For Not Appearing In Court In 2022 House Trespass, Assault Case appeared firs

The Iran war and the resulting rise in petrol and diesel prices have contributed to the increase in prices of essential commodities in Tamil Nadu, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Venkataramanan told the Assembly, as reported in Tamil News18. Responding to concerns over rising prices raised through a calling-attention motion, the Minister said the increase [] The post Iran War Caused Price Rise: TVK Minister Venkataramanans Explanation For Essential Commodities Inflation appeared first on The Co

Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) appears to be taking its political branding beyond Tamil Nadu, with reports claiming that the party is spending around 5 crore every month on social media reels aimed at projecting Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay as a national political leader, as per a Junior Vikatan report. The reported expenditure comes at [] The post TVK Spending 5 Crore A Month On Reels To Push Joseph Vijay As Next PM: Report appeared first on The Commune .

Beyond Money: Does Migration Experience Transfer Gender Norms? is a World Bank Group Policy Research Working Paper published in March 2022. The study examines how migration experiences can influence social norms and attitudes towards gender, focusing on a Kerala-based migrant who returns home after working in Saudi Arabia. In the past few days, this paper/research [] The post Migration Doesnt Always Liberalise: World Bank Study Finds Saudi Returnees In Kerala Hold More Conservative Gender Views

Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of the digital news platform Scroll, recently used the platform at the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) in Norway to deliver a series of false and damaging allegations against the Indian state. Her remarks painted India as an authoritarian regime under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a part of a sustained campaign [] The post Foreign Funding, UAPA Narratives, Modi-Bashing: How Scroll Editor Supriya Sharma Pitched Authoritarian India At Oslo appeared first on The Commune

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has begun checking the bank accounts, funding sources and student records of thousands of madrasas across the state following an intelligence input, according to a report by Jagran. The probe is focused particularly on around 16,000 madrasas that operate without government funding. Authorities are examining how these institutions are [] The post UP ATS Probes Bank Accounts, Foreign Funding Of 16,000 Unfunded Madrasas appeared first on The Commune .

The Madras High Court has refused to order the release of a UK citizen arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a case concerning the alleged radicalisation and recruitment of people, including students, for furthering the ideology of Hizb Ut Tahrir (HUT), a banned organisation accused of seeking to establish a Khilafa in [] The post Call For Mobilisation Of Armies To Threaten Indias Sovereignty: Madras High Court Rejects Plea Of UK Citizen Aziz Ahamed Accused Of Radical

Kannada actor Yash used the Telugu pre-release event of his upcoming film Toxic in Hyderabad to speak about Indian cinema, the importance of dreaming big and the need to reject North-South divisions, as reported in Times of India. Addressing a large gathering of students and fans, Yash thanked Telugu audiences for their continued support and [] The post We All Should Come Together, North, South, We Dont Want Any Of This: Actor Yash Urges Youngsters Not To Listen To Those Who Try To Divide appear

The Congress long-standing discomfort with the full rendition of Vande Mataram came under the spotlight once again on Independence Day, after the complete national song was sung at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi, as reported in Madhyamam Online. What made the episode particularly striking was the visible reaction of senior [] The post Sonia Gandhi Appears Upset As Full Vande Mataram Plays At Congress HQ, Allegedly Seen Signalling For It To Stop appeared first o

Leftist rag Newslaundry that is in the news for the various sexual harassment allegations at its workplace is once again facing fresh questions over its handling of workplace sexual harassment complaints after former employee Sumedha Mittal challenged the organisations claim that its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has dealt with four such complaints since 2017. This [] The post Newslaundry Caught Lying: Claimed It Acted On 4 Sexual Harassment Complaints; Its Own Disclosures Reported Zero ap

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar has claimed that the party was able to form the government because it followed the teachings of the Bible, while asserting that knowledge, talent and ability all come from God, as reported in OneIndia Tamil. Speaking at the fourth annual event of a Christian foundation in Chennai, [] The post TVK Came To Power By Following The Bible, Says Christutva TVK Govt Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar appeared first on The Commune .

On 6 September 2026, Bengaluru wants to host its first-ever Tomatina Festival a direct copy of Buol, Spains La Tomatina, where crowds throw overripe tomatoes at each other for an hour, packaged as fun. The organizers are billing it as a first, complete with a live DJ, games, and food and drinks at The [] The post Bengaluru Wants To Celebrate Tomatina Festival At A Time Holi Gets Branded A Rape Festival appeared first on The Commune .

A few days ago, TVK Industries Minister S Keerthana stood up in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and told the House that two airport projects, Andhra Pradeshs Kuppam greenfield airport and Karnatakas second Bengaluru airport near Hosur, were completely baseless and existed only on social media. The documents say otherwise. Government gazettes say otherwise. Even the [] The post TVK Minister Lied In The Floor Of The Assembly, What Is Joseph Vijay Doing? appeared first on The Commune .

The Greater Chennai Corporation has put its property tax reassessment exercise on hold with immediate effect following several petitions seeking its withdrawal in recent days, as reported in The New Indian Express. In a statement issued on Thursday, 13 August 2026, the civic body said property tax would revert to the amount that was applicable [] The post Chennai Corporation Puts Property Tax Reassessment On Hold After Public Backlash appeared first on The Commune .

Newslaundrys claim that it has nothing to hide and that its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has acted against wrongdoing is now facing an uncomfortable question: what happened when complaints and allegations involved Chitranshu Tewari? Tewari, who has faced repeated allegations concerning his conduct towards colleagues and women at Newslaundry, remained with the organisation for years [] The post Newslaundry Claims It Has Nothing To Hide, Yet Promoted Chitranshu Tewari To Director Amid #MeTo

C. Joseph Vijay is a Christian. His name says so. Days before filing his nomination, he knelt before the altar at St. Antonys Church, Trichy, advancing on his knees like any devout parishioner. That is who he is, and there is nothing wrong with a Christian holding the office of Chief Minister. But the same [] The post Vijay May Be Secular, But His Govt Is Not, It Is Peak Christutva appeared first on The Commune .

Temple activist TR Ramesh had filed a petition challenging a 2023 government order issued by the then DMK government permitting the construction of a shopping complex near the eastern Rajagopuram of the Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai, using temple funds. Ramesh and Allikuttai Radhakrishnan (another temple activist) had filed separate Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging [] The post Madras High Court Orders Return Of 9.40 Crore To Arunachaleswarar Temple After TVK Govt Wi

A functionary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Lawyers Wing was arrested for allegedly assaulting a head constable outside the court complex in Tiruvarur, as reported in Hindu Tamil. The accused, identified as Rajesh, 34, is the district deputy organiser of the TVK Lawyers Wing in Tiruvarur. According to the police, Rajesh had gone to [] The post TVK Model: Lawyers Wing Functionary Arrested For Assaulting Head Constable In Tiruvarur appeared first on The Commune .

Newslaundrys claim that it has nothing to hide and welcomes complaints is facing fresh scrutiny after two former employees publicly came forward with accounts of their experiences at the organisation, including allegations of a hostile work environment and serious concerns over how its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) handled a complaint. The accounts emerged after Newslaundry [] The post Former Newslaundry Employees Challenge Fictitious Allegations Claim, Come Forward With Workplace Harassme

Two reading rooms associated with the CPM in Kannur have announced a pork challenge on the day of Karkidaka Vavu, a day when Hindus traditionally perform rituals to honour their ancestors. The event was organised by the Karavoor AKG Reading Room and Library at Padiyoor in the Irikkur area, with one kilogram of pork to [] The post CPM-Linked Groups Hold Pork Challenge On Holy Karkidaka Vavu Day In Kannur appeared first on The Commune .

While the Cockroach Partys Jantar Mantar protest flooded Instagram feeds and became a major social-media phenomenon, a parallel student agitation in Jharkhand struggled to achieve comparable visibility despite dramatic visuals of clashes, tear gas, water cannons and lathi charges. The stark difference has raised questions over whether Instagrams algorithm merely reflected differences in audience behaviour [] The post Jantar Mantar Went Viral, Ranchi Vanished: Is Instagram Suppressing Jharkhands

Three men were arrested in Keralas Kasaragod with 139.29 grams of MDMA, triggering a political controversy after the CPM-led opposition alleged that one of the accused had close links with Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader VD Satheesan and had worked as part of his social media team, as reported in NDTV. The arrested [] The post 139 Grams of MDMA Seized in Kerala; Accused Muhammad Hussain Allegedly VD Satheesans Social Media Aide, Had Backed Operation Toofan appeared first on The Comm

Adithya TV, part of the Sun TV Network, has issued a hollow and superficial apology over a controversial promotional video that trivialised the suffering of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (V.O.C.), nearly three weeks after the promo triggered widespread outrage. However, the apology seems inadequate, with the channel also disabling the comments section across its [] The post Sun Network-Owned Adithya TV Issues Hollow Apology After Court Intervention For Mocking VOCs Torture; Turns Off C

The 35-day Cockroach Party protest ended after the central government accepted several of the protesters demands, including the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Looking back, however, one question stands out. What Exactly Was the Endgame? Was there a coherent roadmap to address the issues that triggered the protest? Were there constructive policy proposals, legislative [] The post The Cockroach Protest Ended. But What Was The Point? appeared first on The Commune .