• The Federal

    From the states - Page 4

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

    The Federal
    15 Jan 2026 5:24 PM IST

    Save Bangalore Committee calls the BMRCL move a betrayal of trust as commuters face a second price increase in a year amid rising inflation

    Namma Metro Bengaluru
    Karnataka
    voters in Navi Mumbai
    Maharashtra

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

    15 Jan 2026 4:03 PM IST
    Sabarimala
    Kerala

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

    15 Jan 2026 3:55 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR
    West Bengal

    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
    BSP 2027 UP elections

    BSP to contest 2027 UP polls alone, form majority govt: Mayawati

    15 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Sabarimala temple

    Sabarimala gold case: Accused joined temple under Congress rule, says Kerala minister

    15 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Former India cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar

    BMC election transparency under lens as voters use acetone to wipe off 'indelible' ink

    15 Jan 2026 1:38 PM IST
    Prominent personalities cast ballots in BMC elections 2026

    Maharashtra local body polls see around 50 pc turnout amid row over indelible ink

    15 Jan 2026 9:34 AM IST
    Nitish Kumar speaking at a rally in Samastipur in Bihar

    Bharat Ratna or political exit? JD(U) smells a trap for Nitish Kumar

    15 Jan 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil

    Karnataka to hold joint session on MGNREGA repeal from January 22

    14 Jan 2026 7:58 PM IST
    BJP leader K Annamalai

    Annamalai claims fasting cures cancer; here’s what doctors and studies say

    14 Jan 2026 7:38 PM IST
    Karnataka Minister M B Patil

    German Chancellor’s Bengaluru visit was private, says Karnataka minister

    14 Jan 2026 7:25 PM IST
    Taj Mahal-The Taj Story

    Hindu Mahasabha opposes observation of Shah Jahan’s Urs at Taj Mahal

    14 Jan 2026 7:17 PM IST
    Bihar water crisis: Contaminated tap water increasingly poses health risk to residents

    Dirty tap water plagues Bihar cities as sewage taints drinking water supply

    Mohd Imran Khan
    14 Jan 2026 5:58 PM IST

    From Patna to Muzaffarpur, residents report foul-smelling water, rising illnesses and failing pipelines, exposing gaps in Bihar’s tap water scheme

    Varanasi: Protest erupts over Manikarnika Ghat demolition; officials deny charges

    Varanasi: Protest erupts over Manikarnika Ghat demolition; officials deny charges

    14 Jan 2026 5:37 PM IST
    The main entrance of ISDN campus (left) in Byalalu village near Bengaluru, Karnataka, and dust from a blast in a stone quarry located very close to the centre.

    Stone mining threatens Bengaluru ISRO space network centre | Ground Report

    14 Jan 2026 5:34 PM IST
    SSC case: HC directs Commission to file new report with relevant details of tainted candidates

    Calcutta HC disposes TMC's plea after ED denies any seizure during I-PAC raid

    14 Jan 2026 5:06 PM IST
    Bose Krishnamachari (right)

    Bose Krishnamachari resigns from Kochi Biennale Foundation

    14 Jan 2026 4:45 PM IST
    Collage of Jose K Mani, VD Satheesan and Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan

    Battle for Kerala Congress: Why every ruling front wants a slice of the party

    14 Jan 2026 4:14 PM IST
    CM Fadnavis claimed that the people of Nagpur have seen how the BJP has transformed the city, adding that the Opposition parties indulge in empty talk but have nothing to offer

    'BJP never used Hindutva for votes,' says Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

    14 Jan 2026 3:58 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar

    No message from Rahul Gandhi as reported in media: DK Shivakumar

    14 Jan 2026 3:18 PM IST
    This Pongal celebration at the BJP leader’s residence is being seen in some quarters as an outreach to the Tamil community ahead of the assembly elections in the southern state

    'Parasakthi' team meets PM Modi for Pongal celebrations

    14 Jan 2026 3:12 PM IST
    Tej Pratap with Lalu Prasad

    Lalu Prasad meets Tej Pratap, eight months after expelling him from RJD

    14 Jan 2026 2:54 PM IST
    Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

    Art must awaken society, fight religious intolerance: Pinarayi Vijayan

    14 Jan 2026 2:31 PM IST
    Dayanidhi Maran

    Dayanidhi Maran sparks row comparing women’s progress in North India and TN

    14 Jan 2026 2:29 PM IST
    Jammu and Kashmir medical institute shut amid right-wing protest: Being Muslim a crime? AI With Sanket

    Jammu and Kashmir medical institute shut amid right-wing protest: Being Muslim a crime? AI With Sanket

    14 Jan 2026 2:21 PM IST
    stray dogs

    500 stray dogs killed in Telangana; sarpanches face police probe

    14 Jan 2026 1:49 PM IST
    Siddaramaiah welcoming Rahul Gandhi

    Congress ignored German Chancellor during Bengaluru visit to welcome Rahul: BJP

    14 Jan 2026 12:58 PM IST
    Indore water contamination case

    Indore diarrhoea outbreak: Audit report links 15 of 21 deaths to contaminated water

    14 Jan 2026 11:15 AM IST
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