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1 week ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK
Inside TrackExclusive stories, for your eyes onlyWhere does Shashi Tharoor see himself next? Shashi Tharoor is never far from the news cycle. As he makes headlines for remarks during his ongoing visits abroad—this time as part of a parliamentary delegation—the question on many minds is: what happens when he returns to India? Speculation is swirling, and even those close to him offer differing theories. We sifted through the noise, and here’s what we gathered.
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2 weeks ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed
In Tamil Nadu, the ED is raising the heat against the first family of the DMK, particularly Ratheesh, a close friend of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, in the alleged TASMAC scam. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK.
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3 weeks ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK
In Kerala, the strategic appointments in the Congress leadership reshuffle aim to consolidate support across diverse communities. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. The Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs is meeting on May 19 to discuss the recent escalation with Pakistan and Operation Sindoor.
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1 month ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed
An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Chandrababu Naidu and Amit Shah. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. We learnt details of the meeting between Amit Shah and Chandrababu Naidu in Delhi on April 22 where the BJP and TDP placed their demands on the table. Where does former TN BJP chief Annamalai feature in this?
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1 month ago | 
newslaundry.com | Pooja Prasanna |Priyanka Thirumurthy
In the heart of lush green Auroville lies a fenced-off plot of land – now referred to by many as the ‘mass graveyard for trees’. What we saw was overwhelming: hundreds of thousands of tree trunks stacked in massive piles. Our source alleged that the most valuable trees, like red sanders and chinar, were missing. Were they stored elsewhere, or had they simply vanished? “No one really knows, because there are no clear answers,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK
Powertrip learnt that Karnataka contractors are compiling proof of corruption against ministers’ relatives to take their case straight to Rahul Gandhi. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we bring you details of the restraining order obtained by Isha Foundation in the US against an Indian couple.
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1 month ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed
Amid speculation that Tamil Nadu BJP Legislature Party Leader Nainar Nagendran may be appointed as the next state president, a notification issued by the Tamil Nadu BJP regarding the election for the post has added a fresh twist to the ongoing developments. According to the notification the willing aspirant should be a member of the party for at least 10 years. This has made both Nainar Nagendran and Annamalai ineligible to participate in the contest.
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2 months ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK
An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we tell you about a prominent BJP minister who played a role in Annamalai’s exit as TN BJP president. We also spoke to the startup community to understand their true feelings about Piyush Goyal’s tirade at the recent Startup Mahakumbh.
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2 months ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed
An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In Kerala, all the buzz – political and otherwise – is about the controversy surrounding the movie Empuraan. When Powertrip spoke to BJP sources and industry insiders, we found that it wasn’t a censorship battle or an ideological clampdown. So why did Mohanlal hasten to apologise?
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2 months ago | 
newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK
An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. Comedian Kunal Kamra, who is being hounded by Shiv Sena workers after he stirred a controversy in Mumbai, is giving the Tamil Nadu police sleepless nights after he said that he was in Tamil Nadu.
