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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
    Rasmalai jibe backfires as Annamalai-backed candidates win BMC polls
    India

    'Rasmalai' jibe backfires as Annamalai-backed candidates win BMC polls

    16 Jan 2026 8:01 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 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
    PM Modi visits exhibition marking a decade of Startup India initiative

    PM Modi urges startups to focus on manufacturing, AI tech, global leadership

    16 Jan 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Mumbai civic polls

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

    16 Jan 2026 6:15 PM IST
    Manoj Tiwary voices against removal of Rohit from captaincy. Photo: X/ Manoj Tiwary

    Tiwary slams BCCI for removing Rohit Sharma as ODI captain, hints at Gambhir influence

    16 Jan 2026 6:08 PM IST
    Happy Patel

    Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos review: A smart farce tender in its take on masculinity

    16 Jan 2026 5:15 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
    Arundhati Roy

    Arundhati Roy’s 1989 film to screen at Berlinale Classics 2026

    16 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Vijay rally stampede

    Over 120 deaths in 2025, why stampedes remain a recurring tragedy in India

    16 Jan 2026 4:31 PM IST
    Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal

    Massive protests in Bengal's Murshidabad after local migrant found dead in Jharkhand

    Samir K Purkayastha
    16 Jan 2026 4:18 PM IST

    Local residents block NH-12 and disrupt train services in Beldanga, alleging Alauddin Sheikh was murdered after being targeted as a Bengali-speaking...

    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
    Chaos erupts on Thailand-bound IndiGo flight as pilot refuses to fly beyond duty hours

    Chaos erupts on Thailand-bound IndiGo flight as pilot refuses to fly beyond duty hours

    16 Jan 2026 2:09 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
    How BJP won over Lefts bastion North Telangana without much effort

    BJP to announce new national president on Jan 20: Nitin Nabin likely to head

    16 Jan 2026 1:07 PM IST
    Justice Yashwant Varma

    SC rejects Justice Varma plea against parliamentary panel probe

    16 Jan 2026 12:45 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

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

    16 Jan 2026 12:10 PM IST
    Freedom at Midnight

    Freedom at Midnight: How Nikkhil Advani’s Partition series has sparked a war over history

    16 Jan 2026 11:15 AM IST
    Right to self-determination mustnt be abused to encourage secession: India slams Pak at UNGA

    India slams Pakistan for misusing UN platform over Jammu and Kashmir

    16 Jan 2026 10:14 AM IST
    Exclusive | Gig workers not robots, exploitation should stop: MP Raghav Chadha

    Exclusive | Gig workers not robots, exploitation should stop: MP Raghav Chadha

    16 Jan 2026 9:37 AM IST
    Maharashtra civic polls: Mahayuti set to rule Mumbai; saffron storm across the state
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    Maharashtra civic polls: Mahayuti set to rule Mumbai; saffron storm across the state

    16 Jan 2026 8:24 AM IST
    Taiwanese and USA flags

    US, Taiwan sign USD 250 billion trade deal, cutting tariffs on Taiwanese goods

    16 Jan 2026 7:19 AM IST
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