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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
    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

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

    16 Jan 2026 7:47 PM IST
    Kerala Congress (M) rules out UDF return, stays with LDF

    Kerala Congress (M) rules out UDF return, stays with LDF

    16 Jan 2026 7:37 PM IST
    Mumbai civic polls

    Mumbai civic polls: Congress comes cropper; may win only 15 seats

    16 Jan 2026 6:15 PM IST
    Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar

    BJP surges ahead in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad local body polls; Pawar-combine trails

    16 Jan 2026 5:15 PM IST
    Gauri Lankesh, murder trial

    Gauri Lankesh murder case accused Pangarkar wins Jalna civic poll as Independent

    16 Jan 2026 4:38 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
    counting of votes in Maharashtra civic polls

    Maharashtra polls: Amid BJP's statewide sweep, Congress wins big in Latur

    16 Jan 2026 3:49 PM IST
    Karnataka cabinet gives conditional nod for matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium with safety rules

    RCB proposes 300+ AI cameras at Chinnaswamy stadium amid exit speculation

    16 Jan 2026 3:31 PM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis: Photo: @Dev_Fadnavis/X

    Maharashtra civic polls: BJP ahead in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur; Sena in Thane

    16 Jan 2026 3:15 PM IST
    Andhra Pradesh green energy project

    With USD 10 bn green project, Andhra to bolster India's clean energy plans

    16 Jan 2026 2:21 PM IST
    gold ornaments

    Karnataka begins excavation in Gadag after gold discovery

    16 Jan 2026 1:26 PM IST
    Mukul Roy

    SC stays Calcutta HC verdict disqualifying Mukul Roy as MLA for defecting to TMC

    The Federal
    16 Jan 2026 1:18 PM IST

    Top court keeps in abeyance high court verdict under anti-defection law while issuing notice on petition filed by Mukul Roy’s son challenging the...

    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul Gandhi slams EC over indelible ink mark row in BMC polls

    16 Jan 2026 12:10 PM IST
    Maharashtra civic polls: Mahayuti set to rule Mumbai; saffron storm across the state
    LIVE

    Maharashtra civic polls: Mahayuti set to rule Mumbai; saffron storm across the state

    16 Jan 2026 8:24 AM IST
    The Supreme Court stayed the FIRs registered against ED officers until the next hearing in February

    I-PAC case: Legal implications of SC order and impact of Centre-state tussle

    16 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Omar Abdullah

    After medical institute, law varsity caught in BJP’s divisive J-K politics

    16 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Tap water. Representative Image

    Residents of Greater Noida fall ill after supply of ‘contaminated’ water again

    15 Jan 2026 8:57 PM IST
    BJP, Shiv Sena, Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, Uddhav Thackeray

    BMC exit polls predict clear win for BJP-Shinde Sena alliance

    15 Jan 2026 8:39 PM IST
    Sabarimala

    Sabarimala gold loss probe: SIT arrests chief priest in fresh case

    15 Jan 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Hema Malini-led NDA delegation visit Karur; to look into circumstances that caused stampede

    Angry voters confront Hema Malini at Mumbai polling booth during BMC elections

    15 Jan 2026 6:24 PM IST
    Delhi fog

    Delhi records 9,211 respiratory deaths in 2024 as mortality rate rises

    15 Jan 2026 6:06 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
    Namma Metro Bengaluru

    Bengaluru civic groups slam proposed Metro 5pc fare hike: 'Metro lifeline, not luxury'

    15 Jan 2026 5:24 PM IST
    voters in Navi Mumbai

    Maharashtra local body polls: Cannot vote again even if ink is erased, says SEC

    15 Jan 2026 4:03 PM IST
    Sabarimala

    If priest was jailed for violating rituals, Kerala CM should be held too: BJP

    15 Jan 2026 3:55 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR

    Bengal SIR crisis deepens as BLOs quit, voters resort to violence

    15 Jan 2026 3:26 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC disturbed by Calcutta HC chaos, calls ED charges against Mamata ‘very serious’

    15 Jan 2026 2:48 PM IST
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