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    Annamalai’s exit from BJP looks less like betrayal and more like math

    His exit was clean, choreographed, and mutually convenient — but whether he can shed five years of saffron baggage in Tamil Nadu remains the real question

    Why did Annamalai quit BJP?
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      Tamil Nadu

      Vijay govt halts Rs 3,600-crore ‘Tasmac corruption’, vows transparency

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      ‘We will not back down until Dharmendra Pradhan resigns’: CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke

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      Obituary

      Salim Kumar obit: The face that laughed, wept, and lingered in Kerala’s memory

    WHAT'S BREWING

    Mamata turns to old rivals and legal battle as TMC faces existential crisis

    TMC split buzz grows as party cites anti-defection law amid MP breakaway talk

    Perumal Murugan honoured with Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Samman.

    Perumal Murugan conferred with Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Samman

    Telangana’s Future City: A new economic growth engine or a real-estate dream?

    Telangana CM Revanth Reddy under fire for Hitler remark on HYDRAA

    DK Shivakumar travels by Metro to Kanakapura

    DK Shivakumar chooses Metro over convoy for first Kanakapura visit as CM

    MK Stalin has question: Will Vijays TVK govt last three months?

    MK Stalin has a question: Will Vijay's TVK govt last three months?

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    • Protesters gather at Delhi
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    • VD Satheesan, Pinarayi Vijayan
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      Hosting Myanmar President Hlaing risks piercing India's democratic mirror

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    World Environment Day: Why some Indians are giving up jobs, businesses to focus on sustainability

    From a Delhi-based copywriter who chose to become a warrior for the right to clean air, to lawyers now working for climate change action, a public relations professional engaged in waste management and plantation drives and others who underwent a career shift to work against tree felling or mindless travelling, a look at a handful putting the Earth first.
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      The fading American Dream: H-1B visa uncertainty drives Indian tech workers back home

    • RBI monetary policy

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      World Environment Day: 10 Indian infra projects sparking green debates

    • Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon

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      22 hours, one nonstop flight: Qantas’ Sydney-London dream nears take-off

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      Pakistan tries to revive US‑Iran talks; Naqvi in Tehran with Munir’s message for Khamenei

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      The fading American Dream: H-1B visa uncertainty drives Indian tech workers back home

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      Saved from death, ‘Trump-like' buffalo has become star of Dhaka zoo

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      Israel, Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, create Lebanese security zones

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      Trump doing whatever he pleases: Trade expert slams fresh tariffs on Indian imports | Interview

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      Brown review: Karisma Kapoor is the best thing about a show stuck in 2021

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      Bandar review: Anurag Kashyap's prison drama has ambition, but without the follow-through

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      Ram Charan's Peddi review: Another 'hero hype' formula falls flat

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      Netflix release Maa Behen is a dark comedy that questions what happens when women tell their own stories

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