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    BMC election: Did Marathi manoos gamble backfire for Thackerays?

    Lalit Rai
    16 Jan 2026 9:51 PM IST

    In a cosmopolitan city with a huge Hindi-speaking population, an anti-migrant rhetoric and racist hate speeches fetched no rewards

    Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray - BMC election and failed Marathi pride gamble
    Analysis
    Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava
    Madhya Pradesh

    Indore mayor's 'daring act': Civic chief drinks tap water to prove safety amid contamination

    16 Jan 2026 8:25 PM IST
    Rasmalai jibe backfires as Annamalai-backed candidates win BMC polls
    India

    'Rasmalai' jibe backfires as Annamalai-backed candidates win BMC polls

    16 Jan 2026 8:01 PM IST
    TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status
    Analysis

    BJP aims to rekindle Mamata's 'Nano' ghost with Modi’s symbolic Singur rally

    16 Jan 2026 7:57 PM IST
    ISLAM party chief Asif Shaikh

    Maharashtra civic polls: Amid saffron storm, ISLAM party dominates Malegaon contest

    16 Jan 2026 7:47 PM IST
    Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal

    Massive protests in Bengal's Murshidabad after local migrant found dead in Jharkhand

    16 Jan 2026 4:18 PM IST
    How BJP won over Lefts bastion North Telangana without much effort

    BJP to announce new national president on Jan 20: Nitin Nabin likely to head

    16 Jan 2026 1:07 PM IST
    Justice Yashwant Varma

    SC rejects Justice Varma plea against parliamentary panel probe

    16 Jan 2026 12:45 PM IST
    Right to self-determination mustnt be abused to encourage secession: India slams Pak at UNGA

    India slams Pakistan for misusing UN platform over Jammu and Kashmir

    16 Jan 2026 10:14 AM IST
    Exclusive | Gig workers not robots, exploitation should stop: MP Raghav Chadha

    Exclusive | Gig workers not robots, exploitation should stop: MP Raghav Chadha

    16 Jan 2026 9:37 AM IST
    Live, top trending news of the day
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    Jan 16 News Live |TVK forms 10-member election panel ahead of TN polls

    16 Jan 2026 6:40 AM IST
    Suicide, Depression

    SC orders sweeping reforms to curb student suicides, tightens rules for universities

    15 Jan 2026 9:57 PM IST
    Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal

    India-US trade deal first tranche ‘very near’, says Commerce Secretary

    15 Jan 2026 7:10 PM IST
    Rohith Act demand persists 10 years after Rohith Vemula’s death

    Rohith Act demand persists 10 years after Rohith Vemula’s death

    15 Jan 2026 6:57 PM IST
    Iran internal turmoil and shutdown of airspace

    Air India, IndiGo cancel overseas flights as Iran airspace shuts

    The Federal
    15 Jan 2026 6:17 PM IST

    Flights to US and Europe are hit as carriers reroute to avoid Iranian skies, leading to cancellations and warnings of higher fuel costs for airlines

    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

    Shashi Tharoor praises PM Modi’s speech on Indian democracy

    15 Jan 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to Centre on falling Bengal gram prices in agricultural produce markets.

    Siddaramaiah seeks Centre's immediate help as chickpea prices crash in Karnataka

    15 Jan 2026 5:47 PM IST
    European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

    EU leaders to be chief guests at 77th Republic Day, to meet PM Modi

    15 Jan 2026 5:36 PM IST
    Karti Chidambaram

    Chinese visa case: Karti Chidambaram moves Delhi HC against framing of charges

    15 Jan 2026 5:31 PM IST
    Air India AI 171 Ahmedabad crash Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    Air India New York-bound flight suffers engine fire in Delhi

    15 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Passive euthanasia case: SC reserves order on life support withdrawal plea

    15 Jan 2026 3:32 PM IST
    AI-171 crash: Pilots’ body sends legal notice to AAIB for summoning captain’s kin

    AI-171 crash: Pilots’ body sends legal notice to AAIB for summoning captain’s kin

    15 Jan 2026 1:46 PM IST
    DGCA sacks four inspectors over IndiGo flight chaos

    Two 'unruly' IndiGo passengers deboarded after flight delayed by 9 hours

    15 Jan 2026 1:22 PM IST
    SC rejects plea by ‘Jana Nayagan’ producer; Madras HC to decide by Jan 20

    SC rejects plea by ‘Jana Nayagan’ producer; Madras HC to decide by Jan 20

    15 Jan 2026 11:36 AM IST
    Live, top trending news of the day
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    Jan 15 News Live | India to begin evacuating citizens from Iran tomorrow

    15 Jan 2026 6:40 AM IST
    Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil

    Karnataka to hold joint session on MGNREGA repeal from January 22

    14 Jan 2026 7:58 PM IST
    BJP leader K Annamalai

    Annamalai claims fasting cures cancer; here’s what doctors and studies say

    14 Jan 2026 7:38 PM IST
    Zubeen Garg was drunk, declined life jacket, say Singapore Police

    'Zubeen Garg was drunk, declined life jacket,' say Singapore Police

    14 Jan 2026 7:10 PM IST
    PM Modi, MK Stalin, Neelu Vyas

    Is Stalin right in his Pongal pitch? Culture, religion, politics, and more

    14 Jan 2026 7:10 PM IST
    US, visa renewals, H1-B visa, Indians in the US

    US firms face 'anti-Indian racism' as Trump tightens work visa rules: Report

    14 Jan 2026 6:22 PM IST
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