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    In a first, size of Himachal budget cut by Rs 3,500 crore from last year

    Agencies
    21 March 2026 4:41 PM IST

    CM Sukhu presents Rs 54,928-crore budget for 2026-27, blames discontinuation of revenue deficit grant to state for annual losses of over Rs 8,000 crore

    Himachal Pradesh, HRTC, Sukhvinder singh Sukhu, e-buses
    Himachal Pradesh
    Khonsa Jail, Arunachal Pradesh, NSCN-K, militants escaped
    West Bengal

    RG Kar Hospital lift death case: Kolkata Police detain 5 persons

    21 March 2026 4:12 PM IST
    From K R Gowri Amma (right) KK Shailaja (left)
    Elections 2026

    Elections 2026: Despite its progressive image, Kerala lags in women’s representation

    21 March 2026 4:01 PM IST
    Edappadi K Palaniswami
    Elections 2026

    AIADMK likely to contest 170 seats in TN polls as NDA seat-sharing talks progress

    21 March 2026 3:39 PM IST
    LDF fields actor Sudheer Karamana as independent candidate from Thiruvananthapuram

    LDF fields actor Sudheer Karamana as independent candidate from Thiruvananthapuram

    21 March 2026 3:09 PM IST
    BJP, Delhi assembly polls, rebellion

    BJP releases list of nine candidates for Puducherry Assembly polls

    21 March 2026 2:47 PM IST
    Kerala assembly polls: BJP releases third list of 11 candidates

    Kerala assembly polls: BJP releases third list of 11 candidates

    21 March 2026 2:41 PM IST
    BJP

    BJP names 2 more candidates for Assam polls

    21 March 2026 2:35 PM IST
    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Assam CM Himanta Sarma declares assets worth Rs 35 cr, double that in 2021

    21 March 2026 1:51 PM IST
    Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

    Kerala CM blames ‘US-influenced’ policies of successive central govts for energy crisis

    21 March 2026 12:37 PM IST
    Araku coffee farmer

    Why Araku’s coffee farmers are bearing the brunt of the Iran-US-Israel war

    21 March 2026 12:16 PM IST
    Punjab minister Laljit Bhullar resigns amid warehouse manager suicide row

    Punjab minister Laljit Bhullar resigns amid warehouse manager suicide row

    21 March 2026 11:49 AM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    'Centre trying to snatch voting rights through SIR,' says Mamata

    21 March 2026 10:43 AM IST
    UNI office in New Delhi

    Delhi Police seal UNI office after HC order, agency cries foul

    21 March 2026 10:15 AM IST
    FLO Flo Chennai gets new leadership

    FICCI FLO Chennai hosts Change of Guard event: 'New leadership, same commitment'

    Sowmya M
    21 March 2026 9:52 AM IST

    UN green award winner Supriya Sahu welcomes new chairperson Amulya Rao, advocates for grassroots women's leadership

    fog in Delhi

    Delhi sees rare March chill, fog as air quality turns ‘satisfactory’

    21 March 2026 9:35 AM IST
    Menstruation taboo shuts down girls hostel in Parameshwaras constituency

    How superstition over menstruation shut down girls' hostel in Tumkur district

    21 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    Bengal elections: A three-tier strategy behind EC's bureaucratic reshuffle

    20 March 2026 10:02 PM IST
    BJP strong, Congress struggles internally

    Assam: Can attrition-ridden Congress stop Himanta 2.0? | AI With Sanket

    20 March 2026 9:01 PM IST
    Gas shortage hits Surat industrial hub

    Migrant exodus begins in Surat as West Asia conflict chokes fuel supply

    20 March 2026 8:44 PM IST
    Edappadi K Palaniswami

    Breaking from Jayalalithaa’s tradition, EPS camps in Delhi for seat-sharing talks

    20 March 2026 8:38 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee

    TMC bets on women-minorities-SC/ST coalition in manifesto with '10-pledge' roadmap

    20 March 2026 7:24 PM IST
    shooting

    Varanasi: College student shot dead after alleged dispute with another student

    20 March 2026 6:24 PM IST
    Bengaluru airport

    Karnataka floats tender for feasibility study on Bengaluru’s second international airport

    20 March 2026 6:07 PM IST
    ECs officer reshuffle in poll-bound states faces legal heat: Whats the plan? | Capital Beat

    EC's officer reshuffle in poll-bound states faces legal heat: What's the plan? | Capital Beat

    20 March 2026 6:06 PM IST
    Fear and rumours grip Delhis Hastsal neighbourhood ahead of Eid

    Fear and rumours grip Delhi's Hastsal neighbourhood ahead of Eid

    20 March 2026 5:46 PM IST
    Bengaluru Metro

    Female passengers booked for 'causing commotion' on Bengaluru Metro

    20 March 2026 5:35 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee releasing TMC manifesto

    Mamata unveils TMC manifesto, accuses EC of bias ahead of West Bengal polls

    20 March 2026 4:53 PM IST
    Telangana budget 2026-27

    Telangana unveils Rs 3.24L cr budget for 2026-27; focuses infra, welfare, poll promises

    20 March 2026 4:44 PM IST
    Women disrespected by Tamil Nadu politicians

    TN politicians 'worship' women on stage, and demean them at the same mic

    20 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
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