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Hindutva trouble for AIADMK and murmurs in TN BJP

2 days ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. In this Tamil Nadu special, we found out the details behind DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s astonishing legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran alleging a massive corporate fraud.
BJP embarrassed as TN ex-history sheeter welcomes Amit Shah

1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed

In Karnataka, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh has remained untouched by the wave of suspensions that followed the deadly stampede at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna.
Real reasons behind Bengaluru police commissioner’s suspension

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Shabbir Ahmed |Pooja Prasanna

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. After the shocking suspension of Bengaluru Commissioner of Police B Dayananda, we spoke to sources in the police and those close to CM Siddaramaiah. One of the main reasons for his suspension is not known in the public domain, we realised.
South Central 30: RCB’s post-win tragedy and Kamal Haasan’s Kannada origin row

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Leena Gita Reghunath |Pooja Prasanna

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss RCB's long-awaited IPL victory and the tragic deaths that followed in the stampede at the franchise’s success meet in Bengaluru. Sports journalist Venkat Ananth weighs in on the discussion with important pointers about fandom, the team’s lack of responsibility in organising the event, what the police and state should have done, and what such incidents do (or not) for the sport.
Identity crisis: A law banning conversion sparks fears of religious divide

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Angana Chakrabarti |GPJ India

Christians say the dormant law, first passed in the 1970s, targets their faith. Those trying to revive it say it is essential for preservation of indigenous faiths and culture. A youth member of a church in Doimukh, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, speaks during a session about the state’s APFRA|Angana Chakrabarti, GPJ IndiaThis story was originally published by Global Press Journal. The mood inside Nirjuli Town Baptist Church one evening in late March was somber.
Full volume on Op Sindoor, silence on the stateless

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Kalpana Sharma

In 2019, at the height of the NRC process, and soon after the tribunals were set up, the media did report on what was going on. Even then, it was evident that the process was unlikely to be fair to those who do not have sufficient documents, a reality facing millions of poor people in this country. I saw thiswhen I visited Assam in 2019.
Nilambur isn’t just a byepoll. Is it a preview of 2026?

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK

The Nilambur bye-election in Kerala is turning out to be Anvar vs Anvar: a campaign to defend his own political relevance against the contradictions of his trajectory – from loyal LDF ally, to spurned UDF hopeful, to a one-man front backed by a party with no base. 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 struggle for water and wage in Tamil Nadu’s spinning mills

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Laasya Shekhar

Workers suffer from headaches, dehydration, infections that worsen due to intense heat, poor ventilation and a lack of cooling, with little access to health services or time off. Whenever Harini Nayak (in the blue shawl) and her friend earn an incentive, they treat themselves to ice cream.|T Aruna/The Migration StoryThe puffiness and dark circles under her eyes are telltale signs of the many sleepless nights V Priya has endured since she started working at a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu.
Unseasonal rains defy forecasts, damage crops, disrupt lives

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Tanvi Deshpande |Mithilesh Dubey |India Spend

Central India has recorded five times its usual May rainfall and south India has recorded more than two-and-a-half times the typical amount. Multiple factors led to these unseasonal rains, experts say. In a year when India braced for blistering heat waves, May 2025 unleashed unprecedented rainfall activity, catching the country off guard with almost double or 85.7% more rainfall than usual.
Inside India’s shadow wealth: Just 3 lakh crorepatis in a nation of 1.4 billion

4 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Vivek Kaul

Entire ecosystems run on cash to dodge taxes, skip paperwork, or simply because that’s how it’s always been done. India’s wealthy elite love their cash – not just for convenience, but for what it hides. Despite a surge in digital payments, stacks of unaccounted currency still fuel real estate deals and many economic activities in the informal part of the economy, leading to tax dodging and funding of election campaigns. The data is clear: the rich aren’t just richer – they’re also sneakier.