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In-depth, data-driven stories and special reports covering politics, governance, policy impact, and ground-level insights with detailed analysis and verified information.

Delimitation, Power, and the Rise from the South

1 Count Posts Hariharan At one point, it sounded simple. A bill. A progressive move. 33% reservation for women. And honestly, who would.

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Water as Foundation: The DMK’s Long Game on Water Security in Tamil Nadu | Part 3

2026 DMK manifesto represents something different and in some ways more significant, which is an effort to institutionalise a long-term framework. The most.

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Water as Foundation: The DMK’s Long Game on Water Security in Tamil Nadu | Part 2

In a water-stressed state with growing industrial demand and uncertain river allocations, the water already present in the urban system - treated and.

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Water as Foundation: The DMK’s Long Game on Water Security in Tamil Nadu | Part 1

Cities are often judged by their most visible infrastructure like flyovers, metro lines, airports, and industrial corridors. Yet the real stability of an.

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“Not End of War”: Inside Iran’s 10-Point Plan as Trump Pauses Strikes

At the core of the current diplomatic effort is Iran’s 10-point peace plan, which outlines its conditions for ending the conflict and resetting.

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The Dravidian Model and Tamil Nadu’s Public Health Future

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s 2026 manifesto extends this philosophy into the next stage of Tamil Nadu’s health policy. Many health systems expand services.

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A Nation Joins Hands: Iran’s Human Chains Defy Donald Trump’s ‘Civilisation Will Die’ Warning

In an extraordinary display of civilian mobilisation, thousands of people of Iran have formed human chains around critical infrastructure sites, including bridges, power.

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Sathankulam Custodial Deaths: A Night of Brutality and a Six-Year Fight for Justice

Sathankulam Custodial Deaths Case: On June 22, 2020, Bennix, who had been admitted to the Government Hospital in Kovilpatti, died at around 9:00.

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The Revolutionary Potential of Self-Respect Marriages

Tamil Nadu has a readymade legal framework to encourage mixed marriages rooted in Periyarist and Dravidian ideals of self-respect and rationality. What Periyar.

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The Resistance of a Framework

The question is not whether markets work. Often they do. The question is for whom, at what pace, and at whose cost when.

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