<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Lakshmana Venkat Kuchi"><item><title>CONNECTING RURAL INDIA WITH TAP WATER</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/connecting-rural-india-with-tap-water/</link><pubDate>January 4, 2022, 10:04 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/water.jpg</image><category>India</category><excerpt>Despite challenges faced due to Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, over 5.44 crore (28.31%) households have been provided with tap water supply since the launch of the mission.</excerpt></item><item><title>A THRONE OF THORNS AWAITS THALAPATHI STALIN IN TAMIL NADU</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/a-throne-of-thorns-awaits-thalapathi-stalin-in-tamil-nadu/</link><pubDate>May 3, 2021, 2:07 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/5937b714_2544_P_1_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>But even without the help of any surveys, media persons with an ear to the ground were certain of a change in Tamil Nadu as the AIADMK government was perceived commonly as one that was remote-controlled by the BJP from the Centre, which was also s...</excerpt></item><item><title>A resurgent DMK looks set to wrest Tamil Nadu</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/a-resurgent-dmk-looks-set-to-wrest-tamil-nadu/</link><pubDate>March 12, 2021, 2:22 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/17dc832d_1942_P_1_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>The X-factor in the Assembly polls is the presence of two political formations in the making—a small grouping led by actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan and rebel AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran and his Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. Then, of cou...</excerpt></item><item><title>Why film stars no longer twinkle in Tamil politics</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/why-film-stars-no-longer-twinkle-in-tamil-politics/</link><pubDate>February 17, 2021, 3:56 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/5c70bb1e_1678_P_4_mr-1-1.jpg</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>From failing to win a decent vote share in their own constituencies to falling short of the political acumen required to replace stalwarts, movie stars in Tamil Nadu are no longer a significant force in state politics—as is evident in Kamal Haasan...</excerpt></item></author></feed>