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M BHARAT KUMARJuly 13, 20260

Thiruma pitches for DMK-TVK collaboration to oppose BJP

NT BureauJuly 13, 20260

With its ties with the DMK coming under strain following VCK’s decision to join the newly formed TVK government in Tamil Nadu, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan pitched for a collaboration between the Dravidian major and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK against the BJP at the Centre.

Apex court puts HC cow slaughter ban on hold

NT BureauJuly 13, 20260

The Supreme Court today stayed a Madras High Court order that had imposed a statewide ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in Tamil Nadu, including during Bakrid.

TVK, DMK cannot share space in same national alliance: Durai Vaiko

NT BureauJuly 13, 20260

MDMK principal secretary Durai Vaiko on Monday categorically ruled out the possibility of TVK and the DMK sharing space in the same national alliance, terming such a political alignment “impossible.”

5 killed as omni bus collides with TNSTC bus near Madurai

NT BureauJuly 13, 20260

Five people were killed and 42 others injured after a omni bus collided with a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus near Kottampatti in Madurai district early on Monday.