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CM Naidu suggests adding shrimp to Indian Army’s menu amid U.S. tariff crisisSummer festival season chokes Doddabetta Peak, conservationists call for curbsNabin holds Odisha BJP core committee meeting, discusses strategies for next year’s rural pollsWatch: Bonhomie at Thiruvananthapuram airport as Congress leaders arrive for swearing-in ceremonyV.D. Satheesan sworn in as the new Chief Minister of KeralaSecurity forces launch operations in Manipur to rescue those who are still in captivity of armed groupsSalar Jung museum turns 75: Exhibits that define Hyderabad’s iconic museumAmit Shah flags off 400 emergency response vehicles, 33 mobile forensic vans in ChhattisgarhHeatwave warning in seven Telangana districts on May 18, health department issues advisoryRahul Gandhi to visit Raebareli for two days from May 19A look at the BJP’s playbook in KeralaJana Sena, BJP likely to seek 25 of 62 divisions in Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation pollsPolls to 16 seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council on June 18Senior IPS officer Sibash Kabiraj appointed new police commissioner of GurugramSweden awards PM Modi Royal Order of the Polar StarPeru’s electoral board confirms June 7 presidential runoffDrone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed warScott Hastings, Scotland rugby great who played alongside his brother Gavin, dies at age 61Kerala swearing-in ceremony LIVE: Congress leader Satheesan takes oath as Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers followElon Musk wants SpaceX to go public. 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Satheesan CabinetThree-day Modakondamma Jathara begins on a grand note
Mon. May 18th, 2026

Tamil producer K Rajan passes away

Rajan was best known for producing films such ‘Thangamana Thangachi’ (1991) and ‘Chinna Poovai Killathe’ (1992) and directing films like ‘Unarchigal’ (2005)

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