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    From the states - Page 12

    AIADMK falters, DMK gains as DMDK and Vijay shake up alliances ahead of TN elections

    Pramila Krishnan
    21 Feb 2026 8:52 PM IST

    Political analyst Peer Mohamed unpacks alliance realignments, ideological battles, and emerging power equations reshaping Tamil Nadu’s 2026 electoral battlefield

    AIADMK falters, DMK gains as DMDK and Vijay shake up alliances ahead of TN elections
    Tamil Nadu
    Newlywed Dalit couple denied entry into temple, Karnataka
    Karnataka

    Newlywed Dalit couple denied temple entry in Karnataka Home Minister’s district

    21 Feb 2026 8:09 PM IST
    Kerala SIR: 2.69 crore voters in final list; 53,229 names deleted
    Kerala

    Kerala SIR: 2.69 crore voters in final list; 53,229 names deleted

    21 Feb 2026 7:30 PM IST
    Is Delhi University’s protest ban an abdication of duty? Apoorvanand questions move
    Delhi

    Is Delhi University’s protest ban an abdication of duty? Apoorvanand questions move

    21 Feb 2026 6:48 PM IST
    IRB Battalion, Haryana, Nuh

    Central forces to be deployed in West Bengal ahead of Assembly elections

    21 Feb 2026 6:25 PM IST
    Karnataka BJP MLA Dr. Chandru Lamani

    Karnataka BJP MLA Lamani caught by Lokayukta while accepting Rs 5 lakh bribe

    21 Feb 2026 5:28 PM IST
    Assam-eviction-drive

    Goalpara evictions: HC asks Assam govt to ensure basic facilities for evicted families

    21 Feb 2026 4:50 PM IST
    Beneficiaries from landslide-hit Chooralmala and Mundakkai gather during the house allotment process in the Kalpetta rehabilitation township in Wayanad.

    Wayanad landslide rehab: 178 houses to be handed over on February 25

    21 Feb 2026 3:57 PM IST
    DGCA also at fault as it admits non-compliance in VSR Ventures: Rohit Pawar

    Ajit Pawar crash: Rohit seeks aviation minister's resignation

    21 Feb 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers stage a shirtless protest

    Congress’ shirtless protest inspired by Nepal’s Gen Z: Delhi Police; IYC workers sent to police custody

    21 Feb 2026 2:44 PM IST
    Kerala Youth Congress protest outside Veena George house

    2021 surgery lapse row escalates; Kerala Health Minister accuses Cong of orchestrated attack

    21 Feb 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Santishree Dhulipudi

    ‘Permanent victimhood’ remark puts JNU VC under fire; unions seek resignation

    21 Feb 2026 1:18 PM IST
    I-Day

    Security beefed up in Delhi after terror threat alerts

    21 Feb 2026 11:50 AM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai

    RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi furnishes fresh surety at Thane court

    21 Feb 2026 11:28 AM IST
    justice

    Allahabad HC quashes case against two students over namaz at restricted site

    Agencies
    21 Feb 2026 9:26 AM IST

    Court cites absence of criminal history and disproportionate prosecution, but cautions applicants to comply with local administrative orders in future

    Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu at India AI Impact Summit 2026

    Andhra Pradesh signs 7 MoUs at AI Summit to power AI push in education and skilling

    21 Feb 2026 9:17 AM IST
    BJP’s ethnic strategy in North Bengal falters ahead of Assembly elections

    BJP’s ethnic strategy in North Bengal falters ahead of Assembly elections

    21 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Forest land depletion in Arunachal Pradesh

    Arunachal Pradesh town loses a sixth of its forest to urban sprawl

    21 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    A Meerut Metro train (left) and Namo Bharat train before the inauguration of the 82-km Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, at Meerut South Metro Station, in Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Photo: PTI)

    Modi to launch India’s fastest Metro in Meerut; Namo Bharat train

    20 Feb 2026 8:19 PM IST
    MUDA petitioner Snehamayi Krishna arrested for fake bribery allegations

    MUDA petitioner Snehamayi Krishna arrested for 'fake bribery' allegations

    20 Feb 2026 7:05 PM IST
    UP Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak

    Why UP’s Brahmins are the eye of 2027 electoral storm

    20 Feb 2026 6:49 PM IST
    Tension in MP town after communal clash; police use tear gas, arrest 49 people

    Tension in MP town after communal clash; police use tear gas, arrest 49 people

    20 Feb 2026 5:15 PM IST
    Vijay and PM Narendra Modi

    Vijay’s TVK breaks silence to attack BJP over 'pressure tactics'

    20 Feb 2026 3:22 PM IST
    Bagalkote violence

    Bagalkote: Fresh tension after stone-pelting continues despite prohibitory orders

    20 Feb 2026 3:18 PM IST
    Sabarimala chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru arrested in gold theft case

    Sabarimala gold loss: Tantri claims his arrest 'retaliation' for temple women entry row

    20 Feb 2026 2:58 PM IST
    DVAC promises to probe into ED allegations against TN Minister KN Nehru

    DVAC promises to probe into ED allegations against TN Minister KN Nehru

    20 Feb 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Tirupati temple

    Andhra Council: Uproar over 'display of Sri Venkateswara Swamy pics' by YSRCP members

    20 Feb 2026 1:08 PM IST
    surgery

    Surgical forceps found in Kerala woman’s abdomen 5 years after surgery; probe ordered

    20 Feb 2026 12:44 PM IST
    Prof Ganesh Ramakrishnan

    India’s focus shifting from AI adoption to production: IIT Prof Ramakrishnan

    20 Feb 2026 12:16 PM IST
    Yet another allegation of gang-rape has emerged in Kolkata, which has seen a series of bone-chilling incidents of crime against women in the past several months. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Three-year-old girl raped and murdered in Gurugram, accused arrested

    20 Feb 2026 12:05 PM IST
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