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    Why VB-G RAM G raises fears over future of rural jobs in Andhra Pradesh

    G Ram Mohan
    12 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Replacing MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G could weaken right to work, strain AP's finances and exclude rural poor despite higher promised workdays, says research group

    Why VB-G RAM G raises fears over future of rural jobs in Andhra Pradesh
    The Federal Focus
    I Periyasamay says there will be no coalition government. Photo: X/I Periyasamy
    Tamil Nadu

    CM Stalin firm on not sharing power with allies, says Periyasamy

    11 Jan 2026 7:31 PM IST
    Rahul Mamkootathil
    Kerala

    Rahul Mamkootathil bail hearing in third rape case set for Jan 12

    11 Jan 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Fadnavis said the government would work with IIT institutions to develop an AI-based identification tool
    Maharashtra

    In BMC poll manifesto, BJP-led Mahayuti promises AI to curb immigrants

    11 Jan 2026 7:05 PM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conferences (VGRC)

    Unprecedented certainty in India amid great global uncertainty: Modi

    11 Jan 2026 6:45 PM IST
    How Mamata turned ED raids to her advantage and neutralised BJPs Bengal plan

    How Mamata turned ED raids to her advantage and neutralised BJP's Bengal plan

    11 Jan 2026 6:32 PM IST
    Kerala gears up for political showdown as LDF turns financial grievances into poll plank

    Kerala gears up for political showdown as LDF turns financial grievances into poll plank

    11 Jan 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Adhir Chowdhury’s quiet comeback and a risky Bengal political gamble

    Adhir Chowdhury’s quiet comeback and a risky Bengal political gamble

    11 Jan 2026 4:44 PM IST
    UP government plans regular Tamil classes in schools, colleges

    UP government plans regular Tamil classes in schools, colleges

    11 Jan 2026 4:33 PM IST
    Rahul Mamkootathil

    Will seek legal advice on disqualifying Mamkootathil as MLA: Kerala Speaker

    11 Jan 2026 4:15 PM IST
    Why does Chennai feel unusually cold this winter?

    Why does Chennai feel unusually cold this winter?

    11 Jan 2026 3:40 PM IST
    Amit Shah seeks probe by neutral agency into Sabarimala gold theft case

    Amit Shah seeks probe by neutral agency into Sabarimala gold theft case

    11 Jan 2026 3:28 PM IST
    Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

    Siddaramaiah denies power struggle over chief minister chair

    11 Jan 2026 3:02 PM IST
    Delhi NRI doctor couple cheated of Rs 14.85 crore, kept under ‘digital arrest’ for weeks

    Delhi: Elderly couple duped of Rs 14.85 crore, kept under ‘digital arrest’ for 17 days

    11 Jan 2026 2:45 PM IST
    PM Modi slams alleged attempts to hide Somnath history, hails Sardar Patel

    PM Modi slams alleged attempts to hide Somnath history, hails Sardar Patel

    The Federal
    11 Jan 2026 2:00 PM IST

    The PM on the occasion of Somnath Swabhiman Parv criticised those who downplayed the temple's past invasions as mere plunder

    Rahul Mamkootathil heckled at Kerala hospital after third rape arrest; Cong disowns MLA

    Rahul Mamkootathil heckled at Kerala hospital after third rape arrest; Cong disowns MLA

    11 Jan 2026 1:50 PM IST
    PM Modi leads ‘Shaurya Yatra’ at Somnath Swabhiman Parv in Gujarat

    PM Modi leads ‘Shaurya Yatra’ at Somnath Swabhiman Parv in Gujarat

    11 Jan 2026 10:40 AM IST
    Ground Report: Why were roads to UP

    Ground Report: Why were roads to UP's Kapsad village blocked after Dalit murder, abduction?

    11 Jan 2026 10:32 AM IST
    Mango farmers, pulp firms must work together to tackle crisis: Andhra CM Naidu

    Amaravati development ‘unstoppable’, says Chandrababu Naidu amid political row

    11 Jan 2026 7:40 AM IST
    Congress workers protesting near the Additional District and Sessions Court during hearing on the Ankita Bhandari murder case

    Uttarakhand police file FIR to identify ‘VIPs’ in Ankita Bhandari murder case

    11 Jan 2026 7:31 AM IST
    Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil arrested in third sexual assault case

    Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil arrested in third sexual assault case

    11 Jan 2026 6:51 AM IST
    TVK Vijay in Puducherry

    Political storm over Vijay’s Jana Nayagan: Is BJP playing alliance chess in TN?

    11 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Meerut murder-abduction case.

    Yogi govt faces backlash as SC woman killed, daughter abducted in Meerut

    10 Jan 2026 9:19 PM IST
    ‘Impregnate women for money’: How men fell for a cyber scam in Bihar

    ‘Impregnate women for money’: How men fell for a cyber scam in Bihar

    10 Jan 2026 7:43 PM IST
    Sabarimala temple

    Kerala politics on the boil as Sabarimala case explodes; arrested priest in hospital

    10 Jan 2026 7:42 PM IST
    Accused Peter Arivarasan

    Chennai man arrested for cheating woman, others of over Rs 60 lakh

    10 Jan 2026 6:09 PM IST
    ED raids, I-PAC

    I-PAC case: ED moves SC against Bengal govt, seeks CBI probe

    10 Jan 2026 5:53 PM IST
    A Pink Line train of Bengaluru Metro

    Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line trial run kicks off

    10 Jan 2026 5:44 PM IST
    The Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in West Bengal has raised concerns after several citizens, received notices seeking proof of voter eligibility

    Bengal SIR: How did a former IPS officer's name vanish from voter list? | Interview

    10 Jan 2026 5:23 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu households depend on 20-litre packaged drinking water cans amid water scarcity.

    Packaged drinking water safety in Tamil Nadu under scrutiny

    10 Jan 2026 4:48 PM IST
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