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Why Vijay’s First Day as CM Sparked a Tamil Identity Row

For C. Joseph Vijay, May 10 was meant to be the symbolic beginning of a new political chapter. The actor-turned-politician, whose rise has already altered Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, took oath as Chief Minister amid enormous public attention, ending decades of uninterrupted dominance by the state’s traditional Dravidian power centres.…

MyLifeXP · May 11

In Manipur, I-Day boycott used to be a diktat. This time, it’s about disillusionment

It was the mid-‘80s. Independence Day was a holiday. I wanted to go out, play with my friends. But my mother sternly said, “Don’t go out today…who knows what will happen. Bombs may explode and what not.” That warning still rings in my ears every Independence Day.

Newslaundry · Aug 15, 2025

IAF's Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team to perform air show in Jammu to celebrate 76th anniversary of J-K’s accession

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Government of Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir are organising an air show at Air Force Station Jammu on September 22 to commemorate 76 years of the accession of Jammu and Kashmir into the Indian Union and to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Air…

Dynamite News · Sep 21, 2023

September 17 | Liberation, Integration, Betrayal, Merger or Independence Day in Hyderabad?

What’s in a name when scope is high for political parties in Telangana to extract maximum mileage? While the argument over the name of the Day has found no convincing answer with all the political narratives sounding incontestable, the political parties want to gain advantage from it this year due…

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2023

UCC in its present form is against the idea of India, Central Nagaland Tribes Council tells Law Commission

The Constitution recognises diversity and plurality among the people of India and therefore, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in its present form, is against the idea of India, the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has said in a letter

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2023

Sanskrit as official language, Ambedkar’s amendment

The subject of B.R. Ambedkar and the issue of making Sanskrit the official language of the Indian Union are interesting as history shows

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023