• The Federal

    From the states

    CPI(M) launches house-to-house campaign to reconnect with voters

    Rajeev Ramachandran
    18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

    During its ‘Griha Samparkam’ outreach programme, CPI(M) leaders have been told not to argue with people, not to interrupt them, and to respond patiently even to harsh criticism.

    CPI(M), MA Baby
    Kerala
    Congress meets in New Delhi over Assam elections 2026
    Assam

    Assam polls: Congress plans grassroots mobilisation to strengthen support

    18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Edappadi Palaniswami
    Tamil Nadu

    AIADMK’s poll promises put Tamil Nadu’s welfare politics, fiscal health in spotlight

    17 Jan 2026 9:12 PM IST
    BMC polls
    Maharashtra

    Mumbai Mayor race: Shinde’s corporators move to hotel

    17 Jan 2026 8:50 PM IST
    Congress, DK Shivakumar

    Karnataka power tussle: After meeting Rahul, DK Shivakumar cancels Davos trip

    17 Jan 2026 7:56 PM IST
    Weather experts have warned Telangana against a severe summer in 2026

    Telangana braces for summer woes as winter retreats; IMD warns of El Nino effect

    17 Jan 2026 7:55 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee urges CJI to protect Constitution, democracy amid I-PAC raid row

    17 Jan 2026 7:53 PM IST
    Telangana foresters intensify watch as 5 tigers enter from Maharashtra

    Telangana foresters intensify watch as 5 tigers enter from Maharashtra

    17 Jan 2026 7:36 PM IST
    The flag of the Communist Party of India

    Khammam prepares to hold CPI centenary: What's ailing Indian communists today?

    17 Jan 2026 6:55 PM IST
    Asaduddin Owaisi

    How AIMIM expanded its footprint in Maharashtra’s local body elections

    17 Jan 2026 5:20 PM IST
    RSS leader Joshi should be booked for treason: Uddhav on language row

    BMC results dent Sena (UBT)’s power base, but ‘Brand Thackeray’ survives in Mumbai

    17 Jan 2026 4:50 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    Modi in Malda: Infiltration biggest challenge for Bengal, refugees need not worry

    17 Jan 2026 4:46 PM IST
    Ajit Pawar

    As BJP stuns NCP-NCP (SP) in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Ajit Pawar says loss will be discussed

    17 Jan 2026 4:38 PM IST
    After civic poll loss, Shiv Sena (UBT) accuses Eknath Shinde of shunning ideology

    After civic poll loss, Shiv Sena (UBT) accuses Eknath Shinde of shunning ideology

    17 Jan 2026 4:27 PM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Indias first Vande Bharat sleeper train between Howrah and Guwahati

    PM Modi launches transport projects worth over Rs 3,250 cr in Bengal

    The Federal
    17 Jan 2026 3:14 PM IST

    Flagging off major road and railway projects, including the Vande Bharat Sleeper, the projects aim at improving regional connectivity in the...

    Uddhav and Raj Thackeray

    Thackeray cousins vow to continue Marathi identity politics despite BMC defeat

    17 Jan 2026 2:25 PM IST
    Sanjay Raut

    BMC polls: Sanjay Raut slams Eknath Shinde for betraying ‘Marathi manoos’

    17 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Muslim League leader Kunhalikutty

    Kerala Cong (M) staying in LDF won't affect UDF: Muslim League's Kunhalikutty

    17 Jan 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Vande Bharat Sleeper, Narendra Modi

    India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train: PM Modi flags off from Malda

    17 Jan 2026 1:55 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Indore

    Rahul meets Indore water contamination victims' families, Congress slams BJP

    17 Jan 2026 1:47 PM IST
    Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM

    Parties that lost in Maharashtra civic polls should introspect: Owaisi

    17 Jan 2026 1:34 PM IST
    Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar

    Unfazed by Pune setback, NCP factions to join hands for zilla parishad elections

    17 Jan 2026 1:20 PM IST
    Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya from Bhander

    ‘Beautiful girl can lead to rape incident': MP Congress MLA sparks row

    17 Jan 2026 12:56 PM IST
    Those who targeted me have been rejected by people, says Kangana Ranaut

    Those who targeted me have been rejected by people, says Kangana Ranaut

    17 Jan 2026 11:26 AM IST
    BJP workers celebrating in Maharashtra

    BJP sweeps Maharashtra civic polls, wins 1,425 seats across 29 municipal corporations

    17 Jan 2026 10:50 AM IST
    Annamalai takes on EPS, Nainar Nagendran; says BJP will be part of coalition govt

    Mumbaikars back triple-engine governance, reject divisive politics: Annamalai

    17 Jan 2026 10:14 AM IST
    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

    Fadnavis emerges as key strategist; BJP will have 17 Mayors

    17 Jan 2026 9:16 AM IST
    Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena, Maharashtra

    Shiv Sena trumps BJP by one seat in Kalyan-Dombivli civic polls

    17 Jan 2026 8:11 AM IST
    Ajit Pawars `family reunion gambit fails in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

    Ajit Pawar's `family reunion' gambit fails in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

    17 Jan 2026 8:04 AM IST
    Maharashtra polls: BJP wave across state; topples Thackerays Mumbai bastion

    Maharashtra polls: BJP wave across state; topples Thackerays' Mumbai bastion

    17 Jan 2026 7:08 AM IST
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