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Can MLAs Resign Their Way Out of the Anti-Defection Law? Madras HC Rules in AIADMK-TVK Case
Can MLAs Resign Their Way Out of the Anti-Defection Law? Madras HC Rules in AIADMK-TVK Case
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The Madras High Court has upheld the Speaker’s acceptance of the resignations of AIADMK MLAs who joined Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s TVK. But their disqualification cases remain open. Here’s what you ...
Tyeb Mehta’s ₹69.1 Crore Record and the Rise of a New Auction Model for Indian Art
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With its debut sale of Mehta’s The Rickshaw-Puller, Tushar Jiwarajka’s single-lot auction platform Volte Una is betting that the rarest masterpieces deserve their own spotlight
RJ Mitte dies at 34: How the Breaking Bad star challenged Hollywood’s disability stereotypes
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Best known as Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, RJ Mitte drew on his experience with cerebral palsy to bring authenticity to the screen. Beyond the hit series, he championed disability rights and call ...
Anita Anand’s India Visit Puts Trade Deal, Energy & Security Ties in Focus
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Canada’s foreign minister will meet S Jaishankar as both countries pursue a trade agreement by year-end. A parallel mission involving nearly 300 Canadian business delegates adds commercial weight to t ...
Film Review: The Social Reckoning chases the algorithm in the age of AI
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Led by Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, with Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White, the sequel to ‘The Social Network’ is a lacklustre watch
Trump Promises $5,000 Cheques, Insists on Ukraine Truce & Floats Kim Meeting
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Ahead of the US midterms, Trump tied cash payments to a Republican victory, claimed Putin was more willing to negotiate than Zelenskyy and kept open the possibility of action against the Houthis and I ...
Streaming Smart: Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar is a crime thriller from an unusual perspective
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Parvathy Thiruvothu plays a police officer who must mastermind the perfect cover-up to a crime in this Malayalam film
Robert E Hall, Michael Woodford Win 2026 Economics Nobel for Work on Stabilisation Policy
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The economists’ research explains how household and business decisions shape the wider economy, helping governments and central banks respond to shocks
A “new normal” in India-US ties as the mood sours
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The US action potentially restricting access of Indian professionals to the H1B visa and the accompanying colonially colored rhetoric marks an inflexion point in the deteriorating bilateral relationsh ...