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After the DMK-led INDIA alliance secured a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, the principal opposition party, AIADMK, blamed the BJP's state chief, K Annamalai, on Thursday for the party's decision to part ways with the NDA. In a press briefing, AIADMK leader SP Velumani said that if it weren't for him, the party, in alliance with the NDA, would have won 35 seats. Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai. Highlighting AIADMK's performance in the polls, Velumani said that the party was successful in increasing its vote share from 19.39 per cent in 2019 to 20.3 per cent in 2024. He claimed that the party severed ties with the NDA due to Annamalai's alleged insults to the legacies of Anna and Jayalalithaa. Slamming Annamalai, he stated, "Earlier, we were in alliance with the BJP under the leadership of Tamilisai Soundararajan and later, L Murugan. However, after Annamalai assumed power, he continued to criticize our leaders, including Amma, Anna, an...

Director Guna Senniappan's 'Weapon' has made headlines multiple times over the past year. It was one of the first few films to use AI to de-age actor Sathyaraj. Additionally, the film's trailer intrigued many viewers, hinting at a solid action thriller revolving around the concept of superhumans. Did the film manage to hold your attention? Let's find out! Sathyaraj and Vasanth Ravi's 'Weapon' 'Weapon' delves deep into the story right from the get-go. Set in the pre-Independence era, we are introduced to the concept of a super serum used by Hitler to develop super soldiers. While SNetaji Subash Chandra Bose and another freedom fighter had the opportunity to get hold of the serum, Bose dismissed the idea due to its potential consequences. After his death, the other freedom fighter got hold of the serum and fed it to his son. Meanwhile, there's DK (Rajeev Menon), who heads Black Society Division 9, which carries out assassinations and is in sear...

 Nitish Kumar on Friday completed the formality of endorsing Narendra Modi for Prime Minister - for a third term - at a meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's newly-elected MPs. Nitish Kumar The Bihar Chief Minister - who underlined his 'paltu Kumar' sobriquet in January when he pivoted from the INDIA opposition bloc he helped create to the BJP's side - also took a jibe at his former allies, stating the group "has not done any work for the country". The JDU boss also declared "I will be with PM at all times" - a response to critics expecting a sixth political U-turn in a decade. Nitish Kumar's claim of support for Mr Modi was also an answer to speculation the INDIA bloc - which defied exit polls to slash the BJP's advantage and win 232 seats - had reached out to him. The JDU leader emerged as one of two kingmakers after the 2024 Lok Sabha election - 12 MPs from his JDU and the 16 from Chandrababu Naidu's TDP - will be essen...

Rubbishing rumours, the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena has said that it is going to remain with the INDIA alliance and will not switch back to the NDA. Having won nine seats, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has emerged as the second-largest party in Maharashtra - tied with the BJP - and has also got a huge morale boost because the Eknath Shinde faction of the party has managed to garner only seven. Maharashtra assembly elections In a post on X on Thursday, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi took a dig at journalists who allegedly sided with the BJP and said they had predicted that the BJP would come back with a big majority once the results of the Lok Sabha elections are out. Since that didn't happen, Ms Charturvedi said, they are now spreading rumours of her party leaving the INDIA alliance and returning to the NDA. Referring to a popular meme, she posted, "Moye Moye. Ye na hoye (this won't happen). You can roye roye (you can cry)."  During ...

The cricket world witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Cups (be it T20 or ODI) as the USA stunned Pakistan in a Group A clash on Thursday night. It needed a special Super Over performance by Mumbai-born Saurabh Netravalkar of the USA to leave the Babar Azam-led Pakistan in shock. Netravalkar was tasked with the responsibility of defending 18 runs in the one-over eliminator in Dallas after scores were tied in the 40-over game. Netravalkar defied all odds and steered the USA to victory. He kept his cool and bowled brilliantly to give away just 13 runs for a famous win. Meet Saurabh Netravalkar The man who once donned the India jersey as a junior, Netrvalakar shattered Pakistan's hopes of going off to a perfect start in the T20 World Cup 2024, instilling hopes in all those budding cricketers who aspire to play at the global stage. Born in Mumbai on October 16, 1991, Netravalkar even played for the Indian U19 team in the 2010 World Cup. But, the competition in In...

Chandigarh: Kulwinder Kaur, the security officer who allegedly slapped new BJP Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut at Chandigarh airport, said she had been triggered by an old remark by the actor about the farmers protest. "She gave a statement... that farmers are sitting there for ₹ 100. Will she go and sit there? My mother was sitting there and protesting when she gave this statement..." Who "Slapped" Kangana Ranaut  Ms Kaur - who reportedly comes from a family of farmers - has been suspended and faces a police case. She said she had reacted to Kangana Ranaut - who won Himachal Pradesh's Mandi seat and was going to Delhi - of "disrespecting farmers".  After reaching Delhi Ms Ranaut raged about "terrorism rising in Punjab". "The incident happened at the security check-in. The woman guard waited for me to cross. She then came and hit me... started throwing expletives. I asked (her) why she hit me. She said, 'I support farmers'. I am safe...

The BJP on Thursday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who had alleged a connection between "BJP, exit pollsters and dubious foreign investors". It also accused the Congress leader of "conspiring to mislead market investors". Stock Market Charge  Addressing a press conference, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Congress leader "has still not overcome the opposition's defeat" in the Lok Sabha elections. Several opposition parties had come together to form the INDIA bloc to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha polls. Rahul Gandhi had alleged that there was a loss of lakhs of crores to retail investors due to "fake exit polls" and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the "biggest stock market scam." Mr Goyal said in the past 10 years of PM Modi's government, the market capitalization of Indian stocks crossed $5 trillion. "Rahul Gandhi has still not overcome the loss in the Lok Sabha Ele...