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Reimagining delimitation

The southern States have no choice but to join hands around the Degressive Proportionality principle

12 Jan 2026 1:02 am
A harbour of hope that sank a Nagapattinam village into debt

In 2019, families in Nambiyar Nagar borrowed up to 8 lakh each under a self-sufficiency scheme to build a fishing harbour residents say never worked for them. These individual loans have today swollen into a collective liability of over 20 crore

12 Jan 2026 12:50 am
Blending impact, prolificity and consistency to an incredulous nicety

Padikkal, after a steady start to the domestic season in the Ranji Trophy and 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, has been in remarkable form in the ongoing 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy; he has already smashed four centuries in five innings on his way to a country-high 640 runs at the conclusion of the league phase

12 Jan 2026 12:30 am
12 Jan 2026 12:28 am
National Basketball Championship - Indian Railways reigns supreme with twin titles

The men dash Tamil Nadus hat-trick hopes by cashing in on the home teams poor shooting; the women survive a late scare from Kerala to clinch their eighth consecutive crown

12 Jan 2026 12:26 am
Inward turn: on the U.S.s impending plunge into isolationism

U.S. isolationism will fuel ethno-nationalism and racist hatred

12 Jan 2026 12:20 am
Faster is not fairer in POCSO case clearance numbers

New data and field reports show that thousands of children and their families still face long trials with little support

12 Jan 2026 12:16 am
Marathon held to create awareness on drug abuse

Held in association with the Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, LIFEATHON 2026 carried the message Run for Life, Free from Drugs

12 Jan 2026 12:11 am
Young love: on a weaponisation of the POCSO Act

POCSO Act must not allow parental pushback against adolescents

12 Jan 2026 12:10 am
The year gone by, the Quads year of interregnum

It may still be too early to write the group off despite some challenges it faced last year

12 Jan 2026 12:08 am
PM Modi flags off phase-II stretch of AhmedabadGandhinagar Metro

After the function, the Prime Minister interacted with citizens gathered at the station

11 Jan 2026 11:54 pm
Superstar Krishnas bond with Vijayawada cast in bronze at Lenin Centre

Vijayawada MP recalls the veteran actors deep bond with the city as a bronze statue portraying his Ram Raju role from Eenadu is unveiled

11 Jan 2026 11:18 pm
Tribal Affairs Ministry in talks with Environment Ministry to fund community forest resource management committees

Move necessary to correct the perception that the forest bureaucracy was at odds with the goals of community-led forest resource management, officials say

11 Jan 2026 10:59 pm
U.S. announces large-scale strikes against IS in Syria

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military forces in the region, said multiple strikes argeted ISIS throughout Syria, using an acronym for the jihadist group

11 Jan 2026 10:40 pm
Trump tells Cuba to make a deal, before it is too late

U.S. President Donald Trumps remarks come a week after U.S. forces seized Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro in a nighttime operation in Caracas that killed dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban security forces

11 Jan 2026 10:21 pm
11 Jan 2026 10:20 pm
Faster, demand-led approach needed for PSE privatisation: CII

In its proposals for the Union Budget 2026-27, the industry lobby calls for a rolling three-year pipeline, outlining which enterprises are likely to be taken up for privatisation during this period

11 Jan 2026 10:16 pm
Illness is more than just biological medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease

Improving peoples health and well-being requires improving education, employment, housing, transportation and other social, economic and political policies

11 Jan 2026 10:02 pm
WRD begins construction of 2 new check dams across Palar in Tirupattur

The 77.30-crore project will also involve repairs of two existing check dams across the river at Jafrabad and Kondai Oosi villages near Ambur town. The project is being funded by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

11 Jan 2026 9:26 pm
Waist-to-height ratio better than BMI at detecting obesity risk in older adults: Study

The study explored whether obesity trends were driven mainly by ageing, environmental factors, or generational differences

11 Jan 2026 9:25 pm
As German Chancellor Merz lands in Gujarat, activists demand that Modi ask for Arihas return

Officials say Ariha is meeting parents, Indian embassy in Germany regularly, no movement on government request that the five-year-old be brought up in Indian home

11 Jan 2026 9:23 pm