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How Vijay put together a winning campaign and what the DMK got wrong
The superstar’s debut political campaign shows the benefits of speaking less and reaching out directly to voters. It’s also a dramatic transition for the quiet superstar who grew up on sets and waited a long time for box office success.
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From land activist to TMC leader & BJP’s likely CM face: The rise & rise of Suvendu
A key organiser of the 2007 Nandigram agitation against the Left govt’s chemical hub plan, Suvendu Adhikari helped TMC end 34 years of communist rule in Bengal. Elected MP from Tamluk in 2009 and 2014, he returned to state politics in 2016 before joining BJP in December 2020
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Why Bengal sticks, TN duels, Kerala rotates, Assam flips: India’s four voting patterns
As votes are counted on May 4, will the results follow familiar patterns? These four states show how voters shape power — through loyalty, rivalry, rotation, and realignment
A year after Pahalgam horror, families speak of loss and change
Spouses & families of men killed in the April 22, 2025 terror attack recount loss, resilience, anger, and the long struggle to move forward
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Why have 4 in 10 Indian Americans thought about leaving the US?
Under Donald Trump’s second term, Indian Americans are grappling with political questions they’ve never had to confront before. Trump has not won them over — but Democrats no longer command the same certainty either, a new survey shows
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Over 90 lakh names are off Bengal’s rolls. Here are 5 stories from those left out
From a base figure of 7.66 crore before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) started in Bengal, the voters’ list stands pruned to about 6.77 crore. The names of more than 90 lakh people have been removed from the electoral rolls ahead of assembly polls. Here are some of them
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Even those who believe in war are flinching at Trump’s version of it
Trump has paused the bombing. That does not mean the war is winding down. But it may suggest that it is becoming harder to keep going — not only because of oil and strategy, but because support is beginning to fray
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Why early weight gain does not always mean lifelong obesity risk
A genetic study tracking children from age one to 18 finds that growth patterns over time, not just one BMI reading, may offer a clearer window into future risks such as obesity, diabetes, unhealthy cholesterol and heart disease
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How Iran’s most powerful institution traces part of its history to India
The reported death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has plunged Iran into uncertainty. But the office now under strain was first shaped by Ayatollah Khomeini, the first Supreme Leader, whose family history reaches back to Kintoor in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh
This report on AI shook markets — what does it say about India?
It wasn’t a forecast, but stocks the report named fell after it came out. The new AI “what if” maps out how automation could upend jobs and spending and growth in just two years, and what might be in store for India’s IT-led economy
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Why Gujarat govt wants adults to get parents’ consent to register marriages
While legal experts say the proposed amendments could be struck down, there’s been a demand for such norms in some parts of the state for a while
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Who had better odds in life — you or your grandmother?
You live in an India with more chances and fewer risks than the India your grandparents could ever have imagined when they were young. These 6 charts show how the odds changed
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Why India's next AI wave won't come just from offices or big cities
Invisible to most, rural India has joined the AI revolution. Some are helping build AI with data labelling. Others are using AI in farms, classrooms, content creation, even weather forecasts
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Budget+: Why retirement savings are starting to matter more for your tax planning
With retirement planning gaining importance among working professionals, it is useful to understand how long-term options like EPF, PPF and NPS compare in terms of tax benefits, liquidity and returns
Budget+: Is rent-versus-buy really a tax question now?
The emotional case for owning is familiar, but the financial case now hinges on how rent, home loans and property income are taxed
Inside ‘Op Absolute Resolve’: How US captured Maduro
It all started in Aug when CIA agents started secretly monitoring Maduro's every movement…
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The iconoclast who made India rethink itself, and the world
US President Donald Trump once seen as a geopolitical disruptor had become, in his second act, something closer to a force of nature. The Indian women’s cricket team clinched their maiden ODI World Cup. The stray dog brought people on to the streets and scam calls kept hundreds locked in virtual 'arrest'.
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What’s behind the world’s richest person’s $1-trillion approved paycheque?
It’s an outrageous amount of money — and it comes with a very specific to-do list
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Sex tapes, a love triangle and a botched plot: How a perfect murder went up in flames
Ramkesh Meena and Amrita Chauhan’s love story was interrupted by Amrita's former flame, Sumit Kashyap. Amrita wanted to go back to Sumit and Ramkesh used their intimate videos to stop her. A desperate attempt to get hold of the tapes spiralled into chaos and ended in Ramkesh’s death
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The one mistake putting young Indians' heart at risk
They rush to cardiologists when their smartwatches buzz — but not when their chests hurt
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