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From Marina to Madurai: Anti-NEET protests grip Tamil Nadu as filmmakers join stir

Anti-NEET protests escalated across Tamil Nadu on Thursday, with coordinated demonstrations in Chennai, Madurai and Erode, echoing similar unrest in Delhi over alleged question paper leaks and administrative lapses in the exam.

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Why Every Indian State Has Its Own Comfort Drink

Comfort food often steals the spotlight, but comfort drinks deserve just as much love. Across India, every state has a beverage that instantly reminds people of childhood afternoons, family gatherings, festivals, or long journeys home. Unlike trendy coffees or imported drinks, these local favourites were born out of necessity. Farmers…

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Jana Nayagan frenzy reaches feverish pitch across Tamil Nadu

Fans celebrated Chief Minister C Vijay Joseph's farewell film 'Jana Nayagan' with elaborate festivities. The movie's release saw widespread celebrations, including cooking Pongal and displaying fireworks. Supporters offered prayers and distributed free tickets to mark the occasion. The film is screening in many cinemas across Tamil Nadu and globally. This…

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10 Best Places to Visit in India During the Monsoon

The monsoon season in India, usually from June to September, brings a fresh charm that cannot be experienced during any other time of the year. The dry hills turn green, rivers become full, waterfalls flow with great force, and cool breezes replace the summer heat. For travelers who enjoy nature,…

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5 Heritage Hotels in India Where the Architecture Is as Stunning as the Destination

Umaid Bhawan Palace, JodhpurConstruction on Umaid Bhawan began in 1929 and took fourteen years to complete. The Maharaja of Jodhpur commissioned it partly as a famine relief project, employing around 3,000 workers from the region during a severe drought. What they built is one of the largest private residences in…

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Olive Ridley Turtles Return to Odisha's Coast in Millions, and the Arribada Is Fragile

The Night the Beach Disappears Under TurtlesAt Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on Odisha's northern coast, rangers have counted over 600,000 Olive Ridley turtles nesting in a single arribada, a Spanish word adopted by biologists for this mass synchronised nesting that has no equivalent in any other reptile species. The females arrive…

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The Hidden Cost of Fast Fashion: What India's Textile Workers Pay So You Don't Have To

The city that makes your wardrobeTiruppur does not look like a place that clothes the world. It looks like heat and exhaust and the sound of cutting machines that start before dawn. The Tamil Nadu town produces roughly 90 percent of India's cotton knitwear exports and supplies garments to brands…

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South Central 84: INDIA bloc’s drift towards BJP and how India perceives child abuse

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the churning in the country’s political Opposition, with several allies of the Congress now warming up to the ruling BJP. They are joined by senior journalist and author Neerja Chowdhury and journalist Arvind Gunasekar. In the second…

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Weather Today, July 20: Heavy Rain expected for Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala; active showers likely in Delhi-NCR

Weather today, July 20: Heavy rainfall is expected across many Indian regions today. The monsoon continues to bring showers and thunderstorms to various states. Several states are on alert for potential flooding and landslides due to heavy rains. Light to moderate showers are predicted for Delhi-NCR and other northern areas.…

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Handloom vs Powerloom: How to Tell the Difference and Why Indian Weavers Need You To

The tell is in the selvedgeThe selvedge is the finished edge that runs the length of a fabric, the border the loom creates naturally as the weft thread turns back on itself. On a genuine handloom, the selvedge is slightly uneven. It pulls in a little, curves very faintly, and…

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Best Hill Stations in India for Family Vacations With Kids: Ooty, Manali, Coorg and More

Ooty, Tamil NaduThe Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage train, does more for a child under ten than any theme park ride. The toy train from Mettupalayam to Ooty climbs through 16 tunnels and 250 curves at a pace slow enough for small faces pressed against the windows. Beyond…

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Tiruppur knitwear units work overtime for CM Vijay's farewell film 'Jana Nayagan'

Garment units in Tirupur are working overtime to meet demand for fan T-shirts. Customised T-shirts feature actor-politician C Joseph Vijay and movie branding. Over 700 knitwear units are involved in this T-shirt production rush. Orders are pouring in from Tamil Nadu and neighboring states. The film 'Jana Nayagan' is set…

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How the Silkworm's Cocoon Rewrote Trade, Warfare, and the Course of Human Civilisation

The Animal That Cannot Exist Without UsBombyx mori, the mulberry silkworm, is the only fully domesticated insect in the world outside the honeybee. It is blind. It cannot fly. Its wild ancestor, Bombyx mandarina, still exists in China and Japan, but Bombyx mori cannot survive outside human care, five thousand…

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Why Buying Handloom Fabric in India Is a Political Act, Not Just a Fashion Choice

The cloth that embarrassed an empireIn 1921, Gandhi asked Indians to burn imported British mill cloth in public bonfires. This was not symbolism. It was a calculated economic strike: Lancashire's textile mills depended on Indian cotton exported cheaply, processed in England, and sold back to Indians at a profit. The…

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NMC MBBS Seat Matrix 2026 Released: Check state-wise government and private medical college seats

NMC MBBS Seat Matrix 2026: The National Medical Commission has published the 2026 MBBS seat matrix for aspiring doctors. This year offers 1,36,939 MBBS seats, a significant increase from last year. Private medical colleges contributed the majority of these newly added seats. Twenty-five new medical colleges have also entered the…

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'Collateral-free education loans up to Rs 7.5 lakh extended to students': Tamil Nadu Minister K Viswanathan

Tamil Nadu aims to facilitate education loans for over one lakh students by 2026-27. The state government is committed to ensuring no student faces financial barriers to higher education. Collateral-free education loans up to Rs 7.5 lakh are being extended to students. The minister denied corruption allegations regarding university appointments.…

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Why a Kanjeevaram Silk Saree Is the Only Fashion Investment That Actually Gets Better With Age

The loom has been running for six hundred yearsThe weavers of Kanchipuram, a town about 75 kilometres southwest of Chennai, have been at this since at least the 15th century. The silk comes from Bangalore. The zari, real zari, in the traditional weave, is silver wire coated in gold, wound…

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Indian Curly Hair Types Actually Explained: Why the Western Chart Gets It Wrong

The Chart Was Not Built for Indian HairThe Andre Walker hair typing system, the 1-to-4, A-to-C grid that dominates every curl forum and shampoo label, was developed in the early 1990s in the United States, primarily to categorise the hair textures of Black and white American women. Indian hair was…

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Karnataka tops India with 41% share in software exports

Karnataka ranks first in the country by contributing 41% share to India's total software exports. Additionally, the state has maintained its top position by securing a 24% share in the nation's overall export sector. In terms of merchandise exports, the state holds the fourth position with a 7.78% share, following…

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DMK to study Bill on delimitation, decide matter on 'merit'

The DMK will study the proposed delimitation Bill when tabled in Parliament, and a decision will be made based on merits to protect Tamil Nadu's interests. Discussions will include a fifty per cent seat increase and retaining current seat proportions. The DMK will decide this matter independently without consulting the…

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What Chemical Hair Colour Does to Indian Hair Texture and How to Repair the Damage

What chemical colour actually does inside the hair shaftPermanent hair colour works by forcing the cuticle open with an alkaline agent, usually ammonia, so that hydrogen peroxide can bleach existing melanin and let the new pigment molecules settle in. For Indian hair, which tends to carry dense, tightly packed melanin…

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Why the Number 108 Is Sacred in Hindu Tradition, From Mala Beads to the Upanishads

The number your grandmother never explainedYou have held a mala. You know it has 108 beads. You were probably told to count each one as you repeat your mantra, and you did, and you never asked why 108. Not 100, which would be round. Not 1000, which would feel grand.…

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SC seeks ECI's response on MDMK's plea against SIR in Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court is reviewing a plea against Tamil Nadu's electoral roll revision. Several political parties have also approached the apex court challenging this exercise. The Special Intensive Revision aims to update voter lists across several states. This process could potentially disenfranchise voters without due process. The final voter list…

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SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking expeditious disposal of Tamil Nadu election petitions

The Supreme Court declined a petition for faster disposal of election disputes. It refused to direct the Madras High Court to expedite 54 election petitions. The court stated that entertaining such a plea would set a bad precedent. Petitioners were granted liberty to approach the High Court directly for relief.…

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Why Madurai Is South India's Most Spiritually Dense City and the Slow Way to Experience It

The city that doesn't separate the sacred from the streetMost temple cities keep the divine behind walls. Madurai refuses that arrangement. The Meenakshi Amman temple sits at the geographic and psychic centre of the city, and everything, the flower market, the silk shops, the idli stalls, orbits it without apology.…

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