• The Federal

    From the states - Page 42

    Bengal, with its twin water threats, heightens watch after Indore crisis

    Samir K Purkayastha
    6 Jan 2026 3:00 PM IST

    Bengal civic bodies boost laboratory testing of drinking water as recent reports reconfirm high arsenic levels in groundwater and surface water contaminants

    Bengal, with its twin water threats, heightens watch after Indore crisis
    West Bengal
    Maharashtra BJP Chief Ravindra Chavan
    Maharashtra

    Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan’s remark on Vilasrao Deshmukh sparks row

    6 Jan 2026 1:47 PM IST
    Balcony mishap
    Maharashtra

    Pune friends locked out on balcony at 3 am call Blinkit delivery agent for help

    6 Jan 2026 1:35 PM IST
    BJP, Congress react to JNU students ‘raising slogans’ against Modi-Shah
    Delhi

    BJP, Congress react to JNU students ‘raising slogans’ against Modi-Shah

    6 Jan 2026 1:21 PM IST
    Nikitha Godishala

    Nikitha murder: Father says accused was roommate, not boyfriend; alleges money dispute

    6 Jan 2026 1:00 PM IST
    Sonia Gandhi

    Sonia Gandhi admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi

    6 Jan 2026 12:37 PM IST
    Thiruparankundram Deepam row: Madras HC flags contempt, asks state govt to explain

    Madras HC upholds lighting of deepam at Thiruparankundram hilltop with curbs; Stalin to move SC

    6 Jan 2026 11:31 AM IST
    SIR process in Uttar Pradesh

    UP draft voter list to be released after SIR, up to 28.9 million names may be deleted

    6 Jan 2026 10:53 AM IST
    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (left) and his deputy DK Shivakumar

    Shivakumar congratulates Siddaramaiah as he nears record tenure as Karnataka CM

    6 Jan 2026 10:08 AM IST
    TN CM Stalin handing over free laptop to college student

    DMK revives free laptop scheme amid slew of welfare measures ahead of 2026 polls

    6 Jan 2026 9:51 AM IST
    Suresh Kalmadi

    Former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi passes away at 81 in Pune

    6 Jan 2026 8:48 AM IST
    Coconut shell boom in coastal Karnataka.

    How coconut shells have sparked trade boom in coastal Karnataka

    6 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayans recent statements against Muslim outfits have become a talking point in Kerala where elections are scheduled next year

    SIR: Kerala launches voter-inclusion drive on war footing

    5 Jan 2026 9:31 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee has right to question SIR, says West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose

    5 Jan 2026 9:30 PM IST
    Indore-like water contamination scare hits Bengaluru’s Lingarajapuram

    Indore-like water contamination scare hits Bengaluru’s Lingarajapuram

    Vijay Jonnahalli
    5 Jan 2026 9:26 PM IST

    Ground Report: Citizens in Lingarajapuram area stopped using contaminated water after noticing foul smells, alerted each other through WhatsApp and...

    Agra accident, Fog

    Agra: 2 killed, 4 injured as 6 vehicles collide due to dense fog

    5 Jan 2026 7:56 PM IST
    kavitha kcr

    BRS constitution a joke, corruption took place under its govt, says Kavitha

    5 Jan 2026 7:22 PM IST
    Former Kerala transport minister Antony Raju

    Antony Raju loses Assembly seat after conviction in drugs case

    5 Jan 2026 6:38 PM IST
    Indore water contamination

    Indore water contamination: Guillain-Barré syndrome-like symptoms in woman?

    5 Jan 2026 6:21 PM IST
    Amit Palekar

    Goa AAP implodes as ex-chief, acting president, 3 other senior leaders quit

    5 Jan 2026 6:15 PM IST
    Siddaramaiah

    Siddaramaiah set for record Karnataka CM tenure, uses Tendulkar-Kohli analogy

    5 Jan 2026 4:58 PM IST
    Reckless urban growth under scanner as water quality of Hyderabad lakes plummets

    Reckless urban growth under scanner as water quality of Hyderabad lakes plummets

    5 Jan 2026 4:55 PM IST
    ONGC Andhra Pradesh gas leak

    Gas leak at ONGC Mori-5 well sparks fire in Andhra Pradesh

    5 Jan 2026 4:40 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee, Supreme Court, teachers recruitment

    Mamata says she will move court on Tuesday against 'inhumane' conduct of SIR

    5 Jan 2026 4:08 PM IST
    Odisha doctors boycott OPD services over staff shortage, other complaints

    Odisha doctors boycott OPD services over staff shortage, other complaints

    5 Jan 2026 3:57 PM IST
    road accident

    Andhra techie, wife killed in US road accident; children survive

    5 Jan 2026 3:16 PM IST
    disproportionate assets case

    Setback for TN minister Periyasamy as Madras HC dismisses plea against ED probe

    5 Jan 2026 3:10 PM IST
    Karnataka to make term insurance mandatory for Medical Education Dept staff

    Karnataka to make term insurance mandatory for Medical Education Dept staff

    5 Jan 2026 2:40 PM IST
    government hospital bed

    Kerala govt hospital super, staffers booked for dialysis patients’ deaths

    5 Jan 2026 2:33 PM IST
    Ajit Pawar

    Ajit Pawar continues to attack BJP, says Pune got funds but not development

    5 Jan 2026 1:57 PM IST
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