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    EC sacks top bureaucrats, senior cops in poll-bound Bengal; Mamata to hit the streets

    The Federal
    16 March 2026 2:21 PM IST

    TMC MPs walk out of Rajya Sabha after Election Commission removes West Bengal’s top bureaucrats ahead of Assembly polls, triggering a political dispute

    Rajya Sabha
    West Bengal
    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi
    Elections 2026

    Election Commission removes West Bengal's top bureaucrats

    16 March 2026 10:59 AM IST
    10 patients dead in Cuttack hospital ICU fire; CM orders probe, Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia
    Odisha

    10 patients dead in Cuttack hospital ICU fire; CM orders probe, Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia

    16 March 2026 8:22 AM IST
    EC announces 2026 Assembly election schedule
    Elections 2026

    EC releases 2-phase Bengal poll even as over 60 lakh voters' fate remains unknown

    15 March 2026 9:00 PM IST
    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.

    Assam polls: 5 key issues set to headline campaign rhetoric

    15 March 2026 8:49 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan seeks unprecedented 3rd term as Kerala CM

    As Kerala goes to polls on April 9, can LDF rewrite history a second time?

    15 March 2026 8:43 PM IST
    Karur tragedy rocks TN Assembly

    Tamil Nadu elections 2026: 5 key issues likely to dominate poll campaigns

    15 March 2026 7:59 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan, VD Satheesan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Kerala elections 2026: 10 issues that can determine results

    15 March 2026 7:19 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    10 key seats to watch in West Bengal elections 2026

    15 March 2026 7:00 PM IST
    SIR, infiltration, women’s safety: 10 factors set to dominate Bengal polls

    SIR, infiltration, women’s safety: 10 factors set to dominate Bengal polls

    15 March 2026 6:17 PM IST
    Assam govt signs final pacts with 4 armed groups, claims to end ‘ethnic militancy’

    Assam govt signs final pacts with 4 armed groups, claims to end ‘ethnic militancy’

    15 March 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Assam Gaurav Gogoi | Congress goes after local issues for Assam election

    Dissent brews in Congress over Assam seat-sharing even as party releases 2nd poll list

    15 March 2026 4:13 PM IST
    Hours before MCC sets in, Mamata gives hike to priests and clerics, clears DA arrears

    Hours before MCC sets in, Mamata gives hike to priests and clerics, clears DA arrears

    15 March 2026 4:03 PM IST
    After TVK’s denial, Palaniswami rules out alliance with Vijay’s party for TN polls

    After TVK’s denial, Palaniswami rules out alliance with Vijay’s party for TN polls

    15 March 2026 3:49 PM IST
    Stampede case: CBI conducts third round of questioning with TVK chief Vijay in Delhi

    Stampede case: CBI conducts third round of questioning with TVK chief Vijay in Delhi

    The Federal
    15 March 2026 2:54 PM IST

    Defying requests for a venue shift to Chennai, CBI conduct a third round of questioning with Vijay regarding the 2025 rally tragedy that claimed 41...

    Andhra cops nail newborn-trafficking racket in Eluru

    Andhra cops nail newborn-trafficking racket in Eluru

    15 March 2026 2:51 PM IST
    Karnataka police guard LPG warehouses as shortage fuels theft, illegal sales

    Karnataka police guard LPG warehouses as shortage fuels theft, illegal sales

    15 March 2026 1:33 PM IST
    Yogi Adityanath

    Yogi Adityanath steps in after exam question sparks community row in UP

    15 March 2026 12:16 PM IST
    BJP shifts Odisha MLAs to Paradip ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

    BJP shifts Odisha MLAs to Paradip ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

    15 March 2026 10:14 AM IST
    Telangana panchayat elections

    Four arrested, eight injured in Kolkata political clash ahead of Modi rally

    15 March 2026 9:58 AM IST
    Veena George

    Kerala government approves Universal Health Coverage scheme for all citizens

    15 March 2026 9:43 AM IST
    Telangana, Congress, A Revanth Reddy, PCC

    Congress releases second list of 23 candidates for Assam Assembly elections

    15 March 2026 6:51 AM IST
    Jnanpith Award for Vairamuthu draws praise and criticism in equal measure

    Jnanpith Award for Vairamuthu draws praise and criticism in equal measure

    14 March 2026 8:29 PM IST
    Sabarimala

    Sabarimala: Kerala govt cites ‘2007 stance’ to seek scholar panel for review of rituals

    14 March 2026 8:17 PM IST
    Amit Shah

    BJP to go solo in Punjab? Amit Shah says party aims to form government

    14 March 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Delhi Police

    CASR alleges 10 activists picked up by Delhi police, whereabouts unknown

    14 March 2026 7:15 PM IST
    Thoothukudi teen girl body found

    Thoothukudi teen murder fuels row over TN’s ‘improving’ crime stats

    14 March 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Sonam Wangchuk

    ‘Big victory’, says Leh Apex Body as leaders welcome Wangchuk’s release

    14 March 2026 6:59 PM IST
    grandmaster Mayank Chakraborty

    Assam's Mayank Chakraborty becomes first Grandmaster from northeast

    14 March 2026 5:13 PM IST
    Tamil poet-lyricist R Vairamuthu conferred 2025 Jnanpith Award

    Tamil poet-lyricist R Vairamuthu conferred 2025 Jnanpith Award

    14 March 2026 5:03 PM IST
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