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AIADMK sacks CV Shanmugam, others from party posts after split over trust vote

The action came hours after a section of AIADMK MLAs voted in favour of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government during the trust vote, helping Vijay comfortably prove his majority on the Assembly floor.

25 AIADMK MLAs backed TVK government, aiding Vijay's majority
Rebel leader Shanmugam accused EPS of abandoning ideology
AIADMK chief appointed new district secretaries after sacking rebels

India News

PM Modi isn't asking you to stop spending, but to spend wisely

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Indians to cut fuel use, delay gold buys and avoid foreign travel. The Centre said the voluntary appeals were meant to protect foreign exchange reserves, not signal austerity.

Tamil Nadu News

CM Vijay walks back astrologer-as-OSD move after backlash from allies, critics

After facing the wrath of the alliance partners and rivals, CM Vijay decided to cancel the appointment of his astrologer as officer on special duty in his department.

CM Vijay and astrologer Radhan Vettrivel

Karnataka News

Karnataka withdraws 2022 uniform order, allows hijab, sacred threads in schools

Under the new order, students in government, aided, and private educational institutions, including pre-university colleges, can wear items such as the hijab, sacred thread (janivara), rudraksha, shivadhara, and sharavastra along with the prescribed uniform.

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IPL 2026

RCB vs KKR LIVE: Toss delayed in Raipur due to wet outfield

IPL 2026 Points table

Teams	PLD	WIN	NRR	PTS
GT	12	8	+0.551	16
RCB	11	7	+1.103	14
SRH	12	7	+0.331	14
PBKS	11	6	+0.428	13
CSK	11	6	+0.185	12

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Wider Lens

How China makes the granddad of NEET leak-proof

India's national medical entrance exam, NEET-UG, has been embroiled in paper leak and exam centre controversies. While 2.2 million aspirants take the NEET, over 13 million candidates sit for China's Gaokao examination. Here's how China secures Gaokao with security and strict punishment.

A Chinese policeman clears the way for students arriving at a university entrance exam centre for China’s Gaokao exam in Qingdao, Shandong province. (Image: Getty)

Business News

Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre nationwide from May 14

Your morning tea, coffee or glass of milk may soon feel a little heavier on the pocket. Amul has announced a fresh increase in milk prices across India, with the revised rates coming into effect from May 14.

India News

Convoy cuts, metro rides, no Cannes: BJP ministers cut VIP optics, echo PM appeal

Days after PM Modi urged Indians to embrace Covid-era restraint, BJP-ruled states began sharply reducing the size of ministerial convoys. Several ministers also cancelled foreign trips. Here's a look at the measures announced by different states as part of the austerity drive.

PRATEEK YADAV DEATH

Updates: Autopsy report shows cardiorespiratory collapse as cause of death

Prateek Yadav Death News Updates: Prateek Yadav, the son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and half-brother of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday at the age of 38 after a prolonged illness. Prateek, who was also the husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, was brought to Civil Hospital around 6 am, where doctors declared him dead. His postmortem at the KGMU mortuary has now been completed by a panel of doctors under videography surveillance and tight security arrangements. Akhilesh Yadav visited the postmortem house during the proceedings and met doctors, later describing Prateek as a "good person" focused on his business. Preparations are now underway to hand over the body to the family, following which it will be taken to his wife Aparna Yadav's residence in Lucknow. Stay tuned to indiatoday.in for all the updates surrounding his death.

India Today Insight

In Bihar CM's lesson for errant private schools, a political subtext

How barrier-free highway tolls will save the fuel Modi wants Indians to

How to read Narendra Modi's 'mere se hi judo' offer to Revanth Reddy

How Maharashtra plans to protect a dam, local fishermen from alien fish species

The quiet health minimalism: When doing less scores more on the wellness graph

SCIENCE

This Indian city is at high risk as conditions set for strong El Nino

The development puts Chennai at risk, conjuring memories of the 2015 floods, which devastated large parts of the city, during a similar strong El Nino phase.

Conditions set for historic El Nino this year. This Indian city is at high risk

Global

Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump landed in the Chinese capital alongside an entourage that included Elon Musk and Jensen Huang.

India News

Kerala CM impasse deepens: Posters, Delhi talks, Congress split exposed

Posters in Wayanad have targeted the Gandhis, warning them of political backlash and invoking Rahul's 2019 Amethi defeat to suggest that Kerala could become the "next Amethi" if the High Command chooses KC Venugopal as Chief Minister.

CBSE Class 12 Result 2026

Live: North-South performance gap widens this year

CBSE Board 12th Results Live Updates: The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has declared the much-awaited CBSE Class 12 Result 2026 today. Over 18.5 lakh students who appeared for the board examinations can now access their marksheets online through the official CBSE portal, DigiLocker. CBSE continued its trend of announcing board examination results on May 13, marking the third consecutive year of result declaration on the same date.

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The internet is finally waking up to the beauty of Odia cuisine

Odia cuisine is one of the most underrated, but with time, it is slowly getting its due. The most recent acknowledgement came from industrialist Harsh Goenka.

News Analysis

Vijay govt floor test reveals raging inferno that could ravage AIADMK

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's TVK government won the numbers battle in the Assembly on Wednesday. But the trust vote, meant to put Vijay's numbers to test, might have triggered the biggest internal war All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has faced in years.

India News

Katju finds Macbeth's 3 witches in TMC, Mahua Moitra calls ex-judge secret Sanghi

A war of words has erupted between retired Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra. Katju likened Moitra and two other MPs to the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Moitra called him a "secret Sanghi" while Katju revived the cash-for-query scandal.

Telangana News

Son absconding in Pocso case, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay calls it extortion bid

Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the junior Minister for Home Affairs, said his son should be punished if found guilty in a Pocso case filed against him. The BJP leader from Telangana insisted his family was being targeted and maligned. Bandi Sai Bhageerath has been accused of "grooming and molesting" a minor, and is absconding.

Style

A nath, hathphool and vintage corset saree defined Alia Bhatt's third Cannes outing

Alia Bhatt's third appearance stood out as she arrived in an ivory corset saree and parasol that gave her Cannes run a more rooted, softer turn.

Alia Bhatt stepped out in an ivory corset saree that felt unapologetically desi.

PM’s forex-saving push

Live: Keep expenses minimal, reduce use of imported items, PM tells Cabinet

PM's forex-saving push Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rare public appeal for nation as the Iran war and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz triggered fears of an energy and import shock for India. Calling on states and citizens to voluntarily reduce consumption, the Prime Minister urged wider adoption of work-from-home, fewer non-essential trips, lower fuel use, and restraint in purchases of imported commodities like gold. The appeal has already begun to translate into action. The Centre raised import duty on gold and silver to 15 per cent, pushing prices higher as part of efforts to curb imports and protect foreign exchange reserves. The rupee has also come under pressure amid rising oil costs. The signal is being reinforced symbolically from the top. The PM has ordered a 50 per cent reduction in the size of his official convoy and directed greater use of electric vehicles. Several states, too, are beginning to respond, aligning with the Centre's call to conserve fuel and essential imports as the external crisis deepens. Follow the latest updates on IndiaToday.in

Global

Indian-origin-CEOs trick behind US investor's share-market jackpot?

American billionaire investor Michael Milken once joked that whenever a US company appointed an Indian-born CEO, investors should "buy the stock". A 15-year backtest of the theory now claims such a hypothetical portfolio would have delivered annual compounded returns of around 30%, far more than that of the S&P 500.

India News

How Vijay wrote the perfect trust vote script with little opposition

Vijay won the Tamil Nadu floor test with 144 votes, drawing support beyond the TVK alliance. The result exposed splits within the AIADMK and highlighted his outreach to opposition parties.

Regional cinema

Why Vijay-Trisha remain Tamil Cinema's most loved on-screen couple in recent years

Vijay and Trisha's on-screen journey is back in focus from Ghilli to GOAT. Their six-film arc, fifteen-year gap and reunion underline an enduring Tamil cinema pairing.

India News

Prateek Yadav, Mulayam Singh's younger son and Akhilesh's half-brother, dies at 38

Prateek Yadav was the son of the late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and his second wife Sadhana Gupta. He had been unwell for some time. A few weeks ago, he was admitted to a hospital in Lucknow, where Akhilesh Yadav had also visited him.

Global

Satellite pictures indicate more than one suspected Iranian aircraft at Pak Base

Satellite imagery reviewed by India Today indicates Pakistan is building new hangars at the Nur Khan airbase, likely to conceal military assets from satellite monitoring following Operation Sindoor.

India News

NEET paper leak: Rs 30-lakh deal with Gurugram doc in focus, Rajasthan brothers arrested

Investigators say two brothers from Rajasthan bought the NEET-UG paper from a Gurugram doctor before the exam. The case now points to how the paper was allegedly circulated further among aspirants.

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