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Joseph Vijay wants Tamil Nadu to believe in a $1.5 trillion dream. On Wednesday, his government paraded 97 MoUs worth 67,542 crore through the ITC Grand Chola, promising 106,998 jobs and crowning three months in office with a headline investment tally of over 1.02 lakh crore. The theme was Where Vision Becomes Victory. Somebody should [] The post After Scrapping Chennais New Airport, Joseph Vijays TVK Govt Seeks Investment appeared first on The Commune .

Joseph Vijay wants Tamil Nadu to believe in a $1.5 trillion dream. On Wednesday, his government paraded 97 MoUs worth 67,542 crore through the ITC Grand Chola, promising 106,998 jobs and crowning three months in office with a headline investment tally of over 1.02 lakh crore. The theme was Where Vision Becomes Victory. Somebody should [] The post After Scrapping Parandur, Joseph Vijay Wants Investment appeared first on The Commune .

On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill went to a Joint Parliamentary Committee. Congress, the Samajwadi Party and others turned the Lok Sabha into a protest ground. Congresss K C Venugopal stood up and demanded the government withdraw the Bill altogether not amend it, not send it for review, withdraw [] The post Ramakrishna Mission, Tirupati, Shirdi Faced FCRA Action. So Why Is Congress Calling It Anti-Minority? appeared first on The Commune .

A functionary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Lawyers Wing was arrested for allegedly assaulting a head constable outside the court complex in Tiruvarur, as reported in Hindu Tamil. The accused, identified as Rajesh, 34, is the district deputy organiser of the TVK Lawyers Wing in Tiruvarur. According to the police, Rajesh had gone to [] The post TVK Model: Lawyers Wing Functionary Arrested For Assaulting Head Constable In Tiruvarur appeared first on The Commune .

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has issued a notice to actor Vikram seeking details about a rare lar gibbon seen with him in a video posted on his Instagram account, as reported in ETV Bharat. The Forest Department has asked Vikram to appear in person at its office within three days and submit written details [] The post TN Forest Department Issues Notice To Actor Vikram Over Exotic Lar Gibbon Video appeared first on The Commune .

In a deeply shocking incident, an 8-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an unidentified man near Thenkanikottai in Krishnagiri district on her way back from school, as reported in Vikatan. The victim, a fourth-standard student, was walking home alone after school when the accused waylaid her. According to police reports, the man covered her [] The post 8-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted In Krishnagiri appeared first on The Commune .

Arappor Iyakkam has filed a complaint with the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) against former Tamil Nadu minister E.V. Velu, his son E.V. Kumaran and officials, alleging corruption and illegal extraction of soil worth more than 8 crore from Malappambadi Lake in Tiruvannamalai district, as reported in Indian Express Tamil. In a social media [] The post Arappor Iyakkam Files DVAC Complaint Against DMK Leader EV Velu, Son Over 8 Crore Soil Theft From Lake For DMK Youth Wing Conf

Newslaundrys claim that it has nothing to hide and welcomes complaints is facing fresh scrutiny after two former employees publicly came forward with accounts of their experiences at the organisation, including allegations of a hostile work environment and serious concerns over how its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) handled a complaint. The accounts emerged after Newslaundry [] The post Former Newslaundry Employees Challenge Fictitious Allegations Claim, Come Forward With Workplace Harassme

The Kerala High Court has set aside the rejection of FCRA renewal applications of two NGOs after the Centre relied on a report of a Central Security Agency alleging that the organisations had funded protests against the Vizhinjam Port project, as reported in LiveLaw. The judgment was delivered by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas while considering [] The post Funding Peaceful Protests Cannot Be Undesirable Purpose To Deny FCRA Renewal, Says Kerala High Court appeared first on The Commune .

Newslaundry has issued a statement defending its internal complaints mechanism amid allegations and criticism surrounding the organisation, claiming that it has had an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in place since 2017 and has acted on four complaints involving sexual harassment. However, the organisations response has itself come under scrutiny after Atul Chaurasia, Newslaundrys Managing Editor, [] The post Managing Editor Atul Chaurasia Calls Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Newslaun

Two reading rooms associated with the CPM in Kannur have announced a pork challenge on the day of Karkidaka Vavu, a day when Hindus traditionally perform rituals to honour their ancestors. The event was organised by the Karavoor AKG Reading Room and Library at Padiyoor in the Irikkur area, with one kilogram of pork to [] The post CPM-Linked Groups Hold Pork Challenge On Holy Karkidaka Vavu Day In Kannur appeared first on The Commune .

While the Cockroach Partys Jantar Mantar protest flooded Instagram feeds and became a major social-media phenomenon, a parallel student agitation in Jharkhand struggled to achieve comparable visibility despite dramatic visuals of clashes, tear gas, water cannons and lathi charges. The stark difference has raised questions over whether Instagrams algorithm merely reflected differences in audience behaviour [] The post Jantar Mantar Went Viral, Ranchi Vanished: Is Instagram Suppressing Jharkhands

Three men were arrested in Keralas Kasaragod with 139.29 grams of MDMA, triggering a political controversy after the CPM-led opposition alleged that one of the accused had close links with Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader VD Satheesan and had worked as part of his social media team, as reported in NDTV. The arrested [] The post 139 Grams of MDMA Seized in Kerala; Accused Muhammad Hussain Allegedly VD Satheesans Social Media Aide, Had Backed Operation Toofan appeared first on The Comm

Adithya TV, part of the Sun TV Network, has issued a hollow and superficial apology over a controversial promotional video that trivialised the suffering of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (V.O.C.), nearly three weeks after the promo triggered widespread outrage. However, the apology seems inadequate, with the channel also disabling the comments section across its [] The post Sun Network-Owned Adithya TV Issues Hollow Apology After Court Intervention For Mocking VOCs Torture; Turns Off C

The 35-day Cockroach Party protest ended after the central government accepted several of the protesters demands, including the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Looking back, however, one question stands out. What Exactly Was the Endgame? Was there a coherent roadmap to address the issues that triggered the protest? Were there constructive policy proposals, legislative [] The post The Cockroach Protest Ended. But What Was The Point? appeared first on The Commune .

The digital footprint, they say, is eternal. But for cockroach Abhijeet Dipke, the eternal appears to have been carefully curated and then deliberately erased. Dipke, who has recently repositioned himself while distancing from the Aam Aadmi Party, has been caught in what appears to be a systematic effort to rewrite his own political history. Our [] The post Cockroach Abhijeet Dipke Tried to Erase His AAP Past. The Digital Trail Remains appeared first on The Commune .

Saurav Das, who positions himself as a transparency crusader and has built a public persona around wielding the Right to Information Act against public authorities, now finds himself on the other side of the accountability lens. Upon reviewing publicly available electoral records and court documents, it appears to reveal inconsistencies in the activists official documentation, [] The post Cockroach Saurav Dass Records Dont Add Up: Who Is He? appeared first on The Commune .

Radical Islamist terror sympathizer and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani participated in the celebrations marking Pakistans Independence Day, praising the Pakistani-American community in New York just weeks after stating that he could not support any country that privileges one religion over another. Mamdani attended the Allama Iqbal Community Centers Mela in Brooklyn, organised to [] The post Radical Islamist Terror Sympathizer Zohran Mamdani Marks Terror State Pakistans Independence Annivers

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at nine locations across Tamil Nadu, including six places in Chennai, as part of its investigation into a drug trafficking case linked to a seizure in the Andaman region in 2024. The searches are also being conducted at locations in Madurai and Coimbatore, with NIA officials [] The post NIA Conducts Searches At 9 Locations In TN Over Suspected Myanmar Link In 2024 Andaman Drug Case appeared first on The Commune .

Fresh questions have emerged over the possession and movement of three Lar Gibbons after the Forest Department discovered that one of the animals acquired by an Erode breeder had died, with the death apparently not being reported to the authorities as required, as reported in The New Indian Express. The development comes amid scrutiny of [] The post CavinKare Owner & DMK-Family-Linked CK Ranganathans Erode Supplier Brought 3 Lar Gibbons From Manipur; One Died, Forest Department Not Informed appe

Devotees could face an additional financial burden as the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has moved to impose 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on several traditional rituals and offerings performed at temples, including Bali Tharpanam and Pulluvan Pattu. According to an order issued by the Devaswom Board secretary, 18 per cent GST is [] The post Travancore Devaswom Board Proposes 18% GST On Bali Tharpanam, Pulluvan Pattu And Other Temple Services appeared first on The Commune .

A heated exchange took place in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly over the proposed Hosur airport after DMK Veppanahalli MLA Srinivasan alleged that Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka were taking steps that could prevent the establishment of an airport in Krishnagiri district, as reported in ETV Bharat. The remarks came during the debate on the Tamil [] The post Hosur Airport Row: TVK Minister Keerthana Dismisses Reported Hurdles As Unauthentic, Demands Evidence appeared first on The Commune .

NDA ally andPMK Dharmapuri MLA Sowmiy Anbumani quoted the Bhagavad Gita during her speech in the Tamil Nadu Assembly while speaking about the contributions of her husband and party leader Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss during his tenure as Union Health Minister. Recalling Anbumani Ramadoss tenure as Health Minister from 2004, Sowmiy Anbumani said he introduced several [] The post Sowmiya Anbumani Quotes Bhagavad Gita In TN Assembly appeared first on The Commune .

Rabid anti-Hindu fundamentalist Christian preacher Mohan C. Lazarus has called for prayers against the Centres proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), claiming that the legislation is aimed at targeting Christian churches, missionary organisations and institutions across India. In a prayer, Lazarus alleged that the amendments could allow Christian properties to be seized [] The post Rabid Anti-Hindu Fundamentalist Christian Pastor Mohan C Lazarus Peddles False Info

A Christian song was played before the Tamil Thai Vazhthu at an event attended by TVK government Tourism Minister Rajesh Kumar at the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai, triggering controversy a day after the state Assembly unanimously passed a resolution directing that the Tamil Thai Vazhthu be sung first at government functions, as [] The post Christian Song Sung Before Tamil Thai Vazhthu At Govt-Aided YMCA College Event Attended By TVK Govt Min Rajesh Kumar, A Day After Assembly Re

An Opposition MLA rose in the Assembly this week to make a modest request: could the TVK Finance Minister Marie Wilson please get his Tamil right before he presents the State budget? It was, by any reading of the exchange, about as gentle a correction as the House gets; the MLA went out of his [] The post TVK Minister Marie Wilsons Love & Compassion: Christian Fundamentalism, Tamil Derision And Assault & Abuse Own Family appeared first on The Commune .

Frustration over the prolonged delay in government appointments took a symbolic turn on Saturday when Lower Primary School Teacher (LPST) rank holders ate grass outside the Kerala Secretariat, alleging that the state government had ignored their repeated requests for appointment orders, as reported in India Today. Hello Mr. Rahul Gandhi, cant you hear this goonj? [] The post Kerala LPST Rank Holders Eat Grass In Protest Outside Secretariat Over Delay In Appointments appeared first on The Commune

A government investigation has uncovered alleged irregularities in the disbursal of funds under the Centres Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in Madurai, with Union government assistance reaching beneficiaries for houses that were never constructed, as reported in Times of India. The Tamil Nadu government has suspended three revenue officials from Madurai after an inquiry found [] The post PMAY-G Scam In Madurai: Three Revenue Officials Suspended Over Funds For Houses Never Built appear

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has not directed that Tamil Nadus State song, Tamil Thai Vazhthu, be sung only after the national song Vande Mataram and the national anthem at official events, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.R.L. Sundaresan told the Madras High Court on Monday, 10 August 2026, as reported in The Hindu. [] The post No Directive To Push Tamil Thai Vazhthu To The End, Centre Tells Madras High Court appeared first on The Commune .

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijays government has taken a significant step towards fiscal discipline by substantially revising down the states projected expenditure on pensions and related benefits. According to a government document dated 6 August 2026, the provision for pension-related expenditure has been reduced by 14,003.32 crore, from 57,207.16 crore to 43,203.81 crore [] The post Joseph Vijay Takes Bold Step Towards Fiscal Discipline; Slashes 14,000 Crore From Projected Pension-Re

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay appears to be bringing his film-industry inner circle into government, with producers and close associates from his cinema career landing key official positions and drawing salaries or benefits from the public exchequer. The appointments have drawn attention because the individuals involved are not merely from the broader film [] The post After Producing His Films As An Actor, Joseph Vijay Appoints His Producers To Key Govt Postings, Funded By Taxpayers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and TVK leader Joseph Vijays government has appointed film producer Archana Kalpathi Aghoram, who has produced Vijay-starrer films, to a State-level committee responsible for selecting non-hereditary trustees for Hindu temples, as reported in DTNext. Kalpathi, the Creative Producer of AGS Entertainment, was associated with the production of Vijays Bigil and The [] The post Joseph Vijay Appoints His Film Producer To Committee Selecting Hindu Temple Trustees appeared firs

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar attended the 5th National March for Life India 2026 at Stella Maris College on 9 August 2026, sharing the stage with Catholic Archbishop George Antonysamy, unveiling a Memorial of the Unborn, and flagging off a public march. .....#TVK | #JCDPrabhakar | [] The post JCD Prabhakar Quoting Bible Or Attending Religious Events Were Never A Problem For Dhanya Rajendran Until The Cause Changed appeared first on The Commune .

The Supreme Court on Friday, 7 August 2026, dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR and a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma over the alleged recovery of burnt and unaccounted currency notes from his official residence in New Delhi, asreported in LawBeat. A Bench [] The post All Cheap Publicity: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking FIR Against Ex-Judge Yashwant Varma Over Burnt Cash appeared first on The

The arrest of DMK scion Udhayanidhi Stalin is being viewed through a larger political lens within the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), with senior party functionaries reportedly identifying Kanimozhi Karunanidhi as a potentially more formidable political challenger to Chief Minister Vijay than Udhayanidhi. A report by Vikatan claims that some senior TVK leaders believe Kanimozhis [] The post A Weak Udhayanidhi Better Than Kanimozhi: Vijays Political Calculation Behind The Arrest Of DMK Sci

Priests and members of the Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite Syrian factions clashed at St Johns Bethlehem Church in Piramadom near Muvattupuzha in Kerala on Sunday, 9 August 2026, following a dispute over the ownership and control of the church, prompting police intervention, as reported in ThePrint. According to police, the church has been at the [] The post Kerala: Priests Of Malankara Orthodox, Jacobite Factions Clash Over Church Ownership In Muvattupuzha appeared first on The Commune .

The Dalit Christian Teacher Employee Association has urged the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs to introduce a separate enumeration of Dalit Christians in the upcoming Population Census and Caste Census 2027. In a letter dated 7 August 2026, the association argued that the existing census framework does not provide [] The post Dalit Christian Body Seeks Separate Enumeration In 2027 Census, Calls For Distinct Category For SC Christians appeared first on

If you have opened social media lately, you have probably seen alarming headlines screaming UPI is no longer free! or New tax on your digital wallet payments! or The charges will be passed to customer As a banking professional and worked as a Consultant in Payment Interchange and Settlements, I see these cycles of panic [] The post Demystifying UPI Fees: A Banking Insiders Guide For Consumers And Small Businesses appeared first on The Commune .

Image Source: Dinamalar A 23-year-old man Suhail Ahmed from Athirampattinam in Thanjavur district was arrested on 8 August 2026 for allegedly defrauding a priest of the Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple in Sankarankovil of 92 lakh in a fake investment scheme, as reported in Dinamalar. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dinamalar [] The post Suhail Ahmed From Thanjavur Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Sankarankovil Temple Priest Of 92 Lakh In Investment Scam appeared first on The Commune

August 2026 saw two verdicts delivered by Indian courts verdicts that should have been a straightforward test of principle for anyone who claims to stand with sexual assault survivors. Tarun Tejpal was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years. Three days earlier, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was acquitted of sexual harassment charges brought [] The post When Congress & Its Ecosystems Believe Women Rule Depends On Who Is The Accused appeared first on The Commune .

Dhanya Rajendran wants to take a victory lap. With Tarun Tejpal now convicted and sentenced to 10 years, she reshared Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI)s 2021 critique of the sessions courts acquittal, the one that shamed the survivor for not looking traumatised enough, and reminded everyone that she/NWMI always demanded punishment for Tejpal. [] The post Dhanya Rajendran Says She Condemns Victim-Blaming While Partner Newslaundry Platformed It appeared first on The Commune .

The rise of Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das, Ashutosh and Neha Bora as prominent faces amid the Cockroach party protests has echoes of another generation of student activists who became national political figures almost a decade ago. In 2016, four JNU students, Shehla Rashid, Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, were catapulted into the national [] The post Are Cockroach Party Leaders The Next Kanhaiya, Shehla, Umar & Anirban? What Happened To The 2016 JNU Tukde-Tukde Gang? appeared f

U.S. Consul General in Chennai Mariana L. Neisuler recently held separate meetings with TVK government ministers, discussing agricultural trade and possible areas of cooperation with the United States. Neisuler met TVK Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare R. Vinoth and discussed U.S. government priorities relating to bilateral trade in the agricultural sector. View this [] The post Chennai: US Consul Meets TVK Govt Ministers As Washington Raises FCRA Objections And Seeks Farm Market Acc

TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL), the company entrusted with conducting Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations on an end-to-end basis since at least 2025, had reportedly been blacklisted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) in 2024 for three years. Despite this, the company was awarded the JPSC examination contract without participating in a [] The post Blacklisted Firm Got JPSC Exam Contract Without Tender, Answer Key Allegedly Shared On WhatsApp: CID Pr

Tarun Tejpal has been sentenced to 10 years for raping a colleague. That is the story. It should not need dressing up. But the BBCs report on the conviction spends a significant chunk of its word count reminding readers that Tejpal exposed corruption through Tehelkas sting operations, most prominently Operation West End, which caught senior [] The post BBC Turns Convicted Rapist Tarun Tejpal Into A BJP Victim, Ignoring That He Was Arrested Under Congress Rule And Defended By Its Media Ecosystem

The Cockroach Party (CJP), which has positioned itself as a civic pressure group, has unveiled its first National Working Committee (NWC) and national office-bearers. But a closer look at the backgrounds of several of its key functionaries points to a striking pattern: a significant portion of its leadership has previously worked with or remains associated [] The post Cockroach Party Or AAP In Disguise? The Same Faces And Old AAP Links Behind The New Party appeared first on The Commune .

On 1 August 2026, when TVK Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Vinoth Vijay placed the Agriculture Budget documents before the deity at the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, CPI(M) MP Su Venkatesan questioned the practice of taking official budget papers to a place of worship. After offering prayers at the temple, Vinoth Vijay told reporters [] The post Su Venkatesan Who Criticized TN Agriculture Budget Papers Being Taken To Tirupati Keeps His Mouth Shut On Finance Mins Rosary appeared f

The DMK seems to have threatened two senior journalists at national television networks with legal notices over their coverage of Udhayanidhi Stalins Cauvery protest vulgar remarks targeting actor Trisha Krishnan. Udhayanidhi Stalin, Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and DMK Youth Wing Secretary, issued the notices through his lawyer, Rajya Sabha [] The post DMK Threatens NDTV & India Today Journalists For Criticizing Udhayanidhi Stalins Vulgar Speech appeared first

PR Sundar, an Indian-born DMK-supporting Dravidianist, Singapore citizen and self-styled stock market analyst, has been arrested by the Chennai Police following a sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman news anchor, as reported in The New Indian Express. Hewas arrested by a special team of the Ice House police in Bengaluru on Wednesday, 5 August [] The post DMK-Supporting Dravidian Stock, Self-Styled Stock Market Analyst PR Sundar Who Violated SEBI Norms, Wrote Vulgar Tweets, Arrested In Se

Panruti Municipality has once again come under fire after residents allegedly caught a municipal garbage vehicle dumping waste into the Kedilam River, despite earlier assurances that the practice would be stopped. BJP State Secretary Ashvathaman warned that the party would intensify its protests if the dumping continued and urged the Tamil Nadu government to take [] The post Garbage Dumping In Kedilam River Continues Despite Assurances, BJP Leader Ashvathaman Warns Of Intensified Agitation appea