Stalin’s test: DMK veterans seek one last battle, but can they be persuaded to step aside? | Political Pulse News

(As Tamil Nadu gears up for the Assembly polls, every week, Arun Janardhanan decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) In 1963, when the Congress was losing its organisational vitality, K Kamaraj, then the party’s national president, proposed what came to be known as the Kamaraj Plan. The idea was…

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Reliance bags US licence to buy Venezuela oil; may help replace Russian crude: Report

Issuing such approval to Reliance may accelerate Venezuela’s crude shipments. (AI image) Reliance Industries (RIL) has been granted a general licence by the Donald Trump administration that will allow the company to crude oil directly from Venezuela without breaching any existing sanctions, a Reuters report has said.According to the report, this general licence permits the…

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From the Urdu Press: ‘Can Shinde stop BJP from having its first Mumbai mayor’; ‘Have secular parties completely lost traction’ | Political Pulse News

Who will control India’s richest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has an annual budget of over Rs 70,000 crore? The Urdu dailies have kept their focus on this question, even as they covered the Maharashtra civic body polls with a focus and sweep reserved usually for the coverage of a big state…

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Royals demand indemnity waiver from Rajasthan govt amid safety concerns at SMS Stadium | Cricket News

awai Mansingh Stadium (BCCI Photo) JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Royals are standing firm on prioritising fan safety ahead of IPL 2026 and will only proceed with hosting home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (SMS) here only if the Rajasthan government provides an indemnity waiver. This formal assurance would protect the franchise from liability in the event…

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LPG relief: Two Indian vessels cross Strait of Hormuz safely with 92,700 tonne cargo, set to dock March 16 & 17

In a boost to domestic energy supplies amid disruptions in West Asia, two Indian-flagged LPG carriers safely crossed the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz early Saturday and are now on course for ports in Gujarat. LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi are heading to Mundra and Kandla, respectively, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in the Ministry…

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