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    From the states - Page 44

    Akhilesh redefines 'PDA': Samajwadi Party now woos Brahmins ahead of UP polls

    The Federal
    6 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST

    Akhilesh Yadav expands his 'PDA' formula to court the influential Brahmin vote bank, aiming to replicate Mayawati's historic 2007 social engineering success

    Akhilesh Yadav addressing party gathering in Lucknow
    Uttar Pradesh
    Jammu and Kashmir statehood
    Jammu and Kashmir

    Article 370 abrogation: On 7th anniversary, NC asks Centre when it will restore J-K statehood

    5 Aug 2026 6:08 PM IST
    Joseph Vijay
    Tamil Nadu

    TN Budget: Critics slam 'Vetri' rebranding of existing welfare schemes

    5 Aug 2026 4:29 PM IST
    Marie Wilson
    Tamil Nadu

    TN Budget: TVK govt charts four-pillar plan to fix fiscal challenges

    5 Aug 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Vijay govt prioritises Gen Z in debut Budget, nearly doubles youth welfare funds to Rs 1,051Cr

    Vijay govt prioritises Gen Z in debut Budget, nearly doubles youth welfare funds to Rs 1,051Cr

    5 Aug 2026 1:22 PM IST
    Student leader Devendra Nath Mahato

    Sonam Wangchuk backs Jharkhand students as Mahato's hunger strike enters day four

    5 Aug 2026 1:21 PM IST
    NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar speaking to reporters in Nagpur

    Sharad Pawar’s NCP-SP dissolves spokesperson panel amid organisational rejig

    5 Aug 2026 12:32 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N Marie Wilson

    Tamil Nadu budget highlights: USD 1.5 trillion economy target, Vetri laptop scheme, no-NEET push

    5 Aug 2026 11:44 AM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    Bengal BJP faces heat as charges of cut money, factional feud echo TMC-era practices

    5 Aug 2026 9:13 AM IST
    They cut, copied, and pasted my speech; I spoke with a single meaning: Udhayanidhi

    They cut, copied, and pasted my speech; I spoke with a single meaning: Udhayanidhi

    5 Aug 2026 7:07 AM IST
    As DMK-TVK slugfest rages over Udhayanidhi, farmers ask: What about Cauvery water?

    As DMK-TVK slugfest rages over Udhayanidhi, farmers ask: What about Cauvery water?

    5 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Mangal milan nda meeting

    Three NCPI MPs skip NDA meeting, deny joining hands with BJP amid voter concerns

    4 Aug 2026 8:17 PM IST
    Harpal Singh Cheema

    Punjab Assembly passes resolution against mandatory E20 petrol policy

    4 Aug 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Corridor

    ‘Project of national importance’: HC clears mangrove felling for bullet train power line

    4 Aug 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Joseph Vijay, Marie Wilson

    TN Budget 2026-27: Vijay govt likely to bet big on women's welfare and youth

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    4 Aug 2026 6:53 PM IST

    Vijay-led TVK govt's first Budget will show how far welfare ambition can stretch against mounting debt

    Maharashtra police

    Mumbai Police payroll scam: Rs 6.41 crore paid to 10 'ghost' employees over two years

    4 Aug 2026 6:48 PM IST
    Sunetra Pawar

    Congress's 'gungi gudiya' jibe at Sunetra Pawar triggers political storm in Maharashtra

    4 Aug 2026 5:33 PM IST
    Udhayanidhi Stalin

    Udhayanidhi arrested: AIADMK, Left slam speech; DMK, allies cry vendetta

    4 Aug 2026 4:38 PM IST
    Udhayanidhi Stalin being arrested

    Udhayanidhi’s alleged Trisha jibe: When does a double entendre become crime?

    4 Aug 2026 4:15 PM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal E20 protest

    Kejriwal vows to continue anti-E20 protest after police stop march to PM's house

    4 Aug 2026 4:10 PM IST
    D.Y. Patil

    DY Patil, former Bengal Governor and education pioneer, dies at 92

    4 Aug 2026 1:53 PM IST
    Kerala dams fill up as rains boost hydel prospects; Idukki storage crosses 43 pc

    Kerala dams fill up as rains boost hydel prospects; Idukki storage crosses 43 pc

    4 Aug 2026 1:24 PM IST
    Bankipur verdict ‘wake-up call for Modi, says Prashant Kishor after win in BJP fortress

    Bankipur verdict ‘wake-up call' for Modi, says Prashant Kishor after win in BJP fortress

    4 Aug 2026 11:59 AM IST
    Udhayanidhi Stalin
    LIVE

    LIVE | ‘Treated like a terrorist’: Udhayanidhi Stalin slams TVK govt after release

    4 Aug 2026 11:24 AM IST
    Texas student arrest

    3 including minor held for rape-murder of 15-yr-old in Assam; ‘private parts mutilated’

    4 Aug 2026 10:33 AM IST
    Udhayanidhi’s alleged vulgar jibe at Trisha at TN farmers’ protest sparks row

    Udhayanidhi’s alleged vulgar jibe at Trisha at TN farmers’ protest sparks row

    4 Aug 2026 9:28 AM IST
    Mangaluru-Bengaluru train link restored after landslide halt

    Mangaluru-Bengaluru train link restored after landslide halt

    4 Aug 2026 8:35 AM IST
    Assam flood: Death toll rises to 87; 1.28 lakh still affected

    Assam flood: Death toll rises to 87; 1.28 lakh still affected

    4 Aug 2026 8:27 AM IST
    Dr. Ajay Singh

    Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Why Siddaramaiah is upset despite calling the shots

    3 Aug 2026 9:07 PM IST
    Prashant Kishor

    Why did BJP lose Bankipur and Datia bypolls? What analysts say

    3 Aug 2026 8:00 PM IST
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