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    Parties that lost in Maharashtra civic polls should introspect: Owaisi

    Agencies
    17 Jan 2026 1:34 PM IST

    With 125 corporators elected, AIMIM chief says losing parties must introspect as the party prepares to contest upcoming municipal elections in Telangana

    Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM
    Maharashtra
    Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar
    Maharashtra

    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
    Madhya Pradesh

    ‘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
    Maharashtra

    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
    Why Thackeray and Pawar strongholds crumbled in Maharashtra local body polls

    Why Thackeray and Pawar strongholds crumbled in Maharashtra local body polls

    17 Jan 2026 6:34 AM IST
    Marans divisive comment: Why North-bashing may not work electorally

    Maran's 'divisive' comment: Why North-bashing may not work electorally

    17 Jan 2026 6:31 AM IST
    Lakhs gather on Makar Sankranti for a holy dip

    Gangasagar Mela 2026: How lakhs of pilgrims journeyed to the sea on Makar Sankranti

    17 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    As concrete jungle expands, Hyderabad copes with increased snake population

    Why Hyderabad is turning into a hotspot for urban snake encounters

    17 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray - BMC election and failed Marathi pride gamble

    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

    Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava

    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

    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 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

    16 Jan 2026 1:18 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

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

    16 Jan 2026 12:10 PM IST
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