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SC directs petitioners to approach High Courts in control of Hindu temple cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of various Hindu Religious Endowments laws in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry to approach the respective High Courts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu: Three of a family, including toddler killed in accident in Chengalpattu

Seven members of a family were proceeding to Madurai after attending a function in Chennai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The RSS and BJP’s quiet takeover of Auroville

As you step into Auroville, you’re met with roads that emerge suddenly only to vanish just as abruptly. Once a symbol of tranquility, the township now mirrors the bustling transformation of any Indian city – the landscape is punctuated with road construction, trees are reduced to logs and piled along…

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'Traitor Remark': Kunal Kamra moves Madras High Court seeking pre-arrest bail

Kamra submitted he hails from Tamil Nadu's Vullupuram district and feared arrest by Mumbai Police. Read further on dynamite News:

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How did we become the world’s largest open-air zoo of offended people?

There’s a comedy venue in Mumbai called The Habitat. But its true identity lies in its logo – an unnaturally tall and innocent-looking H. This H has the kind of polarised energy usually reserved for other combinations of letters, such as an R and an S and then another S.

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Tamil Nadu: YouTuber Savukku Shankar’s house attacked, alleges police complicity

YouTuber Savukku Shankar’s house in Chennai was vandalised on Monday, March 24, by a group of unidentified individuals who allegedly entered the premises under the guise of sanitation workers. The attackers poured sewage water, ransacked the house, and verbally abused his mother. The assault is believed to be in retaliation…

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India’s 11 richest states allocate only 4% of budget for police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid

India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems – including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid – which was 36 percent more than the spending in 2022-23, according to a new report by India Justice Report, a collective that…

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Star Vijay holds back Neeya Naana episode on 3-language policy, DMK alleges BJP pressure

Amid the ongoing standoff between the union government and Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy, a fresh controversy has emerged after Tamil television channel Star Vijay stalled its programme on the issue. The network had recorded an episode for its flagship debate show Neeya Naana, hosted by television personality Gopinath.

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On delimitation fears, some lessons from Jammu and Kashmir

Concerns of southern states regarding the impending delimitation exercise after the freeze on it lapses in 2026 are valid. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, who is one of the most vocal critics of the proposed delimitation, has justifiably framed it as an existential threat. Delimitation based on population would…

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Why Modi’s plan to redraw India’s political map has sparked a backlash

Delimitation will likely diminish influence of southern states and give more power to northern states where prime minister’s party enjoys strong support

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Man killed by elephant near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu

The deceased, identified as Vijayakumar from Sembakkarai village, was returning home along with his friend Ravi on Sunday night when the wild elephant attacked them. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu: Bus-lorry collision claims five lives, 10 injured in Tiruvallur

Tiruttani police said that 10 injured people have been admitted to Thiruttani General Hospital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Let Me Explain: Tamil Nadu's century-long struggle against Hindi 'imposition'

Tamil Nadu is once again at loggerheads with the BJP-led union government over the perceived imposition of Hindi in southern states. The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has accused the Modi government of withholding over Rs 2,000 crores meant for the state after it rejected the three-language formula proposed in the…

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Hafta 526: Elon Musk’s DOGE, Tamil Nadu-Centre clash over three-language formula

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Nitin Pai, director of Takshashila Institution, and The News Minute’s Shabbir Ahmed.

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"All languages should be respected": Tejashwi Yadav on CM Stalin's remark

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urged the people to "rise" to defend the state in a fight against the delimitation of constituencies and the three-language policy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu CM urges people to fight for language and fair delimitation

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the people to "rise" to defend the state in a fight against the delimitation of constituencies and the three-language policy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TN: Rameswaram fishermen on strike after SL Navy arrests 32; Their demands?

Since last January, 18 boats have been seized by the Sri Lankan Navy, and 131 Tamil Nadu fishermen have been arrested. Read further on Dynamite News:

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South Central Ep 15: Centre vs TN over language policy, media censorship

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal and senior journalist K Venkataramanan to discuss the union government withholding education funds from Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy and what it signals about its control over…

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Actor Nassar thanks Tamil Nadu CM Stalin, Deputy CM Udhayanidhi for renewing lease agreement of land for cinema unions

Actor Nassar, who heads 'Nadigar Sangam', the South Indian Artistes' Association of Kollywood Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu Dy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin rejects three language policy; Why...

Udhayanidhi reiterated DMK's stand and said that the state will never accept the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the three-language policy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TN SIT’s FIR probe turns personal: Journalists asked about families, assets and foreign travel

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, February 4, criticised the nature of a questionnaire given to four journalists by a Special Investigation Team investigating the Anna University sexual assault case. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan questioned why the personal details of the journalists were being collected when it was the police who…

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South Central Ep 12: Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age discovery, copyright battles on AI

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and independent journalist Sowmiya Ashok.

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Fire breaks out in paper warehouse in Chennai

A fire broke out in a paper warehouse in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Sunday. The incident took place in the Tiruvottiyur area of Chennai. read the story on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh among 5 states set-up Transgender Welfare Boards after SC order

The state governments of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Rajasthan have constituted Transgender Welfare Boards, the Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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