From the states

BJP’s Muslim outreach in Bengal: Can it turn bypoll gains into lasting support?

Samir K Purkayastha
15 Oct 2026 7:00 PM IST

Buoyed by bypoll gains, the party plans a minority outreach drive, but its past failures, economic disparities, and contentious policies pose challenges to retaining Muslim voters

Maharashtra govt scraps 5 pc Muslim quota under SEBC category
West Bengal
‘Did Vijay win due to voter deletions? ask critics as TVK joins anti-SIR protest
Tamil Nadu

‘Did Vijay win due to voter deletions?' ask critics as TVK joins anti-SIR protest

15 Oct 2026 6:54 PM IST
Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more
Features

Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more

15 Oct 2026 5:57 PM IST
Mini Cooper crash: Dead moral-policed as hate campaign shapes narrative
Keralam

Mini Cooper crash: Dead moral-policed as hate campaign shapes narrative

15 Oct 2026 4:36 PM IST
Divya Mittal

Ex-IAS officer Divya Mittal announces new party, to contest 2027 UP polls

15 Oct 2026 1:45 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates Rs 3,350-crore Ladakh projects to boost infra, connectivity

PM Modi inaugurates Rs 3,350-crore Ladakh projects to boost infra, connectivity

15 Oct 2026 1:36 PM IST
Madras High Court

SC bars converted Muslims from claiming TN’s 3.5 pc BC(M) sub-quota, upholds Madras HC order

15 Oct 2026 12:45 PM IST
Supreme Court

‘Won’t accept lame excuses’: SC pulls up ECI over missing 2023 Sringeri vote-counting video

14 Oct 2026 7:57 PM IST
UP: Merchant navy officer killed by wife, her lover; dismembered body sealed in drum

‘Blue drum’ murder: Victim’s wife Muskan, her partner Sahil get death penalty

14 Oct 2026 7:34 PM IST
RSS route march

Madras HC questions denial of permission for RSS route march in Tamil Nadu

14 Oct 2026 6:36 PM IST
How Vijays TN assembly tests anti-defection law

TN MLA resignations and re-election test limits of anti-defection law

14 Oct 2026 6:05 PM IST
Tamil Nadu inflation soars as rice price increases

Why rising fine rice prices are fueling retail inflation in Tamil Nadu

14 Oct 2026 5:26 PM IST
AIADMK sends defamation notice to TN minister Nirmal Kumar over remarks on EPS

AIADMK sends defamation notice to TN minister Nirmal Kumar over 'remarks' on EPS

14 Oct 2026 11:43 AM IST
Bihar boat tragedy

13 children dead as boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar's Vaishali

14 Oct 2026 6:51 AM IST
Delhi roars, Lucknow whispers: Opposition’s SIR paradox in Uttar Pradesh

Delhi roars, Lucknow whispers: Opposition’s SIR paradox in Uttar Pradesh

Siddharth Tiwari
14 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST

Nearly 2 crore voters struck off rolls and Assembly polls months away, yet fear of crackdowns, divided Opposition keep state’s anger from becoming a...

South-West Bengaluru’s housing supply grows, but what does it mean for homebuyers?

South-West Bengaluru’s housing supply grows, but what does it mean for homebuyers?

14 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
Vijay seeks more Telugu Ganga water for Chennai; Naidu promises review

Vijay seeks more Telugu Ganga water for Chennai; Naidu promises review

13 Oct 2026 10:06 PM IST
L Murugan

L Murugan quits Union ministry ‘to strengthen BJP in Tamil Nadu’

13 Oct 2026 7:56 PM IST
electricity purchase

TN’s decision to buy power at up to Rs 37 per unit triggers political row

13 Oct 2026 7:49 PM IST
Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters

Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters

13 Oct 2026 7:28 PM IST
Kumbh Mela

Toxic chromium in Nashik groundwater raises Kumbh Mela health fears: Report

13 Oct 2026 6:50 PM IST
Jantar Mantar

Can Delhi Police take Jantar Mantar off the protest map?

13 Oct 2026 6:33 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Congress and DMK

DMK-Congress feud: SIR becomes flashpoint in Tamil Nadu’s new political equation

13 Oct 2026 4:51 PM IST
Bengal civic polls: Grassroots gap fuels BJP outreach; Congress bets on workers

Bengal civic polls: Grassroots gap fuels BJP outreach; Congress bets on workers

13 Oct 2026 4:00 PM IST
India protest

Watch | Anti-SIR protests: Comeback time for Congress and INDIA bloc?

13 Oct 2026 3:10 PM IST
Sugarcane farmers block highways in Karnataka, demand higher prices

Sugarcane farmers block highways in Karnataka, demand higher prices

13 Oct 2026 2:08 PM IST
Ajay Rai

UP Congress leadership change marred by scuffle, exposes factional tensions

13 Oct 2026 1:11 PM IST
Parvinder Singh alias Jhota

Punjab anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh shot dead in Mansa

13 Oct 2026 1:06 PM IST
Opportunism or long game? Why Akhilesh Yadav picked a Modi fan as SP’s RS candidate

Opportunism or long game? Why Akhilesh Yadav picked a Modi fan as SP’s RS candidate

13 Oct 2026 1:02 PM IST
Madurai-based influencer Veeramani

Madurai Influencer flees home after pranksters flood him with COD orders

13 Oct 2026 12:52 PM IST