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    From the states - Page 24

    Why Kerala gains on paper but loses fiscally under 16th Finance Commission

    Rajeev Ramachandran
    3 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Higher inter se share offers no relief as withdrawn revenue deficit grants, growing reliance on surcharges and cesses cut into state's inflows from tax devolution

    Kerala devolution tax share 16th Finance Commission
    The Federal Focus
    India shrimp export to US
    Farm matters

    Budget relief for shrimp exports, but Andhra farmers left under strain

    3 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    JNU
    Delhi

    JNU rusticates JNUSU office-bearers over library surveillance protest

    2 Feb 2026 9:52 PM IST
    Maharashtra NCP chief dismisses merger buzz with Sharad Pawar-led party
    Maharashtra

    Maharashtra NCP chief dismisses 'merger' buzz with Sharad Pawar-led party

    2 Feb 2026 9:29 PM IST
    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi

    In Delhi SIR protest, Mamata calls CEC ‘great liar’, says ‘fate will be like Dhankhar’s’

    2 Feb 2026 7:15 PM IST
    BJP behind Sunetra Pawar becoming Deputy CM, alleges Shiv Sena (UBT)

    BJP behind Sunetra Pawar becoming Deputy CM, alleges Shiv Sena (UBT)

    2 Feb 2026 6:02 PM IST
    migrants from Jharkhand

    14 Jharkhand migrant workers stranded in Dubai, seek govt help to return

    2 Feb 2026 5:52 PM IST
    No alliance decision yet, TVK a ‘clear third force’: Congress’s Praveen Chakravarthy

    No alliance decision yet, TVK a ‘clear third force’: Congress’s Praveen Chakravarthy

    2 Feb 2026 5:26 PM IST
    Little girl protects herself with an open palm

    Red Cross school warden accused of sexually harassing students in Odisha

    2 Feb 2026 4:44 PM IST
    Najeeb Jung opinion on Himanta comment on Miya Muslims in Assam

    Assam's normalisation of hate can steadily erode the very idea of India

    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) company faces backlash in Karnataka

    Bengaluru Rural gram panchayat issues notice to Foxconn: Report

    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Vijay dances at TVK meeting in Panaiyur near Chennai

    Vijay does a jive, attacks DMK and AIADMK, vows solo TVK fight

    2 Feb 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Supreme Court Sabarimala review

    Karnataka-TN Pennaiyar river water row: SC tells Centre to form dispute tribunal

    2 Feb 2026 2:12 PM IST
    Sanjay Raut, Narendra Modi, RSS

    Ajit Pawar's death ‘fishy’, say Sena (UBT), Congress, BJP denies

    2 Feb 2026 1:31 PM IST
    Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Budget 2026: BJP struggles to defend Kerala omission as CPI(M), Congress sharpen attack

    Rajeev Ramachandran
    2 Feb 2026 12:35 PM IST

    BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar blames the LDF for project delays while opposition leaders slam the Centre for ignoring AIIMS and rail-connectivity demands

    E Sreedharan (second from left), his wife Radha (left)

    Despite Union Budget omission, Sreedharan opens office to kickstart Kerala high-speed rail

    2 Feb 2026 12:00 PM IST
    Union Budget leaves poll-bound Assam empty-handed, yet again

    Union Budget leaves poll-bound Assam empty-handed, yet again

    1 Feb 2026 6:44 PM IST
    Budget 2026 showers Uttar Pradesh with a bagful of goodies

    Budget 2026 showers Uttar Pradesh with a bagful of goodies

    1 Feb 2026 5:12 PM IST
    Budget leaves TN feeling snubbed ahead of polls; no projects, says Kanimozhi

    Budget leaves TN feeling snubbed ahead of polls; 'no projects', says Kanimozhi

    1 Feb 2026 4:43 PM IST
    Vizag Steel Plant KCR

    KCR appears before SIT in phone tapping case

    1 Feb 2026 3:51 PM IST
    The Andhra Pradesh government has suddenly transferred Anil Kumar Singhal, Executive Officer of the TTD

    Tirupati laddu ghee probe | Anil Kumar Singhal shunted out as TTD chief

    1 Feb 2026 3:40 PM IST
    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

    Repackaged Budget sops for Bengal irk state players: 'Humpty Dumpty Budget'

    1 Feb 2026 2:53 PM IST
    Train

    Budget 2026 | The same old grouse: Kerala feels Left out

    1 Feb 2026 2:28 PM IST
    Budget for 2026-27 places Odisha at core of India

    Budget 2026: Big push for BJP-ruled Odisha

    1 Feb 2026 2:12 PM IST
    West Bengal elections: Congress split over solo run or alliance

    West Bengal elections: Congress split over solo run or alliance

    1 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Cops find late CJ Roys diary with names of celebrities, politicians

    Cops find late CJ Roy's diary with names of celebrities, politicians

    1 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Beef, Olypub

    Kolkata’s Olypub waiter arrested for serving beefsteak instead of mutton to YouTuber

    31 Jan 2026 8:26 PM IST
    Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra Dy CM: Why the sudden elevation | Capital Beat

    Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra Dy CM: Why the sudden elevation | Capital Beat

    31 Jan 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Confident Group head office CJ Roy

    Bengaluru Police forms SIT to probe CJ Roy death; ripple effect in Kerala

    31 Jan 2026 6:27 PM IST
    Kolkata fire

    Wow! Momo fire 'not accident but corruption': Amit Shah tears into Mamata

    31 Jan 2026 6:11 PM IST
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