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NT BureauApril 13, 20260

Tamil Nadu poll campaign heats up

NT BureauApril 13, 20260

With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, political campaigning across the state has intensified, with major parties and leaders holding rallies, unveiling promises, and sharply attacking rivals.

Stalin questions FM over paddy MSP bonus row

Balasubramani MuniyandiApril 13, 20260

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin disputed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s claim regarding the controversy over payment of bonus above the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy farmers.

Dr Ramadoss shifted to Chennai hospital for further treatment

NT BureauApril 13, 20260

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S. Ramadoss was shifted to Chennai for further treatment after he collapsed while campaigning in Salem district on Sunday.

Govt’s proposed delimitation extremely dangerous: Sonia

Balasubramani MuniyandiApril 13, 20260

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday asserted the real issue with the government’s move to bring bills in a special sitting of Parliament this week is delimitation, not women’s reservation, and claimed the reported delimitation proposal is “extremely dangerous” as well as an “assault” on the Constitution itself.