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    RTI data expose 81 pc cut in Central funds for TN Dalit welfare schemes

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    9 March 2026 4:00 PM IST

    From Rs 1,553 cr peak in FY19 to ₹288 cr today, funding collapse is gutting scholarships, hostels, skill schemes for Tamil Nadu's most marginalised communities

    RTI data says there has been a huge cut in Central funds for TN Dalit welfare schemes
    The Federal Focus
    PM Narendra Modi
    Kerala

    Modi to kick off NDA's Kerala poll campaign in Kochi on March 11

    9 March 2026 3:55 PM IST
    No rift in Karnataka govt on internal reservation, says Parameshwara
    Karnataka

    No rift in Karnataka govt on internal reservation, says Parameshwara

    9 March 2026 3:55 PM IST
    Ahmedabad Air India plane crash
    India

    AAIB probe into AI 171 crash progressing fast, report soon: Aviation Minister Naidu

    9 March 2026 3:51 PM IST
    Women’s property rights

    Equal on paper, denied in reality: Why many Indian women still lack property rights

    9 March 2026 3:34 PM IST
    BJP refutes Mamata’s photo proof of ‘insult to President’ with video evidence

    BJP refutes Mamata’s photo proof of ‘insult to President’ with video evidence

    9 March 2026 3:34 PM IST
    Goa tourist taxi

    Goa minister slams tourist taxi lobby for resisting app-based services

    9 March 2026 3:26 PM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2026

    Crude oil price spike unlikely to fuel inflation now: Nirmala Sitharaman

    9 March 2026 3:17 PM IST
    Rahul Mamkootathil

    Expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil says party will decide on his election bid

    9 March 2026 2:54 PM IST
    TMC says EC didnt hear its concerns on SIR at Bengal pre-poll meet

    TMC says EC didn't hear its concerns on SIR at Bengal pre-poll meet

    9 March 2026 2:20 PM IST
    Dubai Marina skyline

    Dubai’s safe-haven status tested as Iran war unsettles Asian investors

    9 March 2026 2:12 PM IST
    RN Ravi move to Bengal breaks constitutional convention; can judiciary stop transfer?

    RN Ravi's move to Bengal breaks constitutional convention; can judiciary stop transfer?

    9 March 2026 1:55 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay resumes poll campaign, targets ruling DMK for loot, dynasty politics

    Vijay seeks 10-day reprieve as CBI issues fresh summons in Karur stampede case

    9 March 2026 1:50 PM IST
    CC Mukundan

    Kerala CPI MLA Mukundan threatens independent run after being ‘denied ticket’

    9 March 2026 1:33 PM IST
    TVK dismisses DMK’s Trichy conference as ‘manufactured awakening’

    TVK dismisses DMK’s Trichy conference as ‘manufactured awakening’

    Agencies
    9 March 2026 11:13 AM IST

    TVK's Nanjil Sampath mocked DMK's mega-rally in Trichy, saying the ruling party is acting out of fear ahead of Vijay's rising influence in the Delta...

    CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces ‘go back’ slogans, black flag protest during Kolkata visit

    CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces ‘go back’ slogans, black flag protest during Kolkata visit

    9 March 2026 10:26 AM IST
    Ashok Kumar Singh discusses future growth of India’s Basmati rice exports and advances in Basmati breeding research.

    What’s ahead for India’s basmati export empire? Veteran rice breeder explains

    9 March 2026 9:51 AM IST
    DK Shivakumar’s Delhi visit sparks fresh buzz over Karnataka leadership change

    DK Shivakumar’s Delhi visit sparks fresh buzz over Karnataka leadership change

    9 March 2026 9:07 AM IST
    India favours peace, return to dialogue and diplomacy: Jaishankar on West Asia war

    India favours peace, return to dialogue and diplomacy: Jaishankar on West Asia war

    9 March 2026 7:25 AM IST
    Indias cooking gas crisis has a homegrown solution — induction stoves

    India's cooking gas crisis has a homegrown solution — induction stoves

    9 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
    T20 World Cup 2026

    Gambhir dedicates T20 WC win to Dravid, Laxman; slams people on social media

    9 March 2026 1:10 AM IST
    T20 World Cup 2026

    T20 WC win: Hugs, tears, chants of Vande Mataram mark a historic occasion

    9 March 2026 1:00 AM IST
    Jasprit Bumrah

    Today I won in my home venue: Bumrah recalls ODI WC heartbreak after T20 win

    9 March 2026 12:57 AM IST
    T20 World Cup 2026

    T20 World Cup: How India's 11 players made invaluable contributions

    9 March 2026 12:50 AM IST
    Sanju Samson

    T20 WC win: Kerala's Vizhinjam erupts in joy as hometown hero Sanju Samson shines

    9 March 2026 12:40 AM IST
    T20 World Cup 2026

    T20 World Cup win: India erupts in celebration

    9 March 2026 12:34 AM IST
    Jasprit Bumrah

    Bumrah is a 'national treasure', says Suryakumar after T20 WC win

    9 March 2026 12:29 AM IST
    India, T20 World Cup 2026

    Kohli on India's T20 WC win: 'No match for explosive cricket played by us'

    9 March 2026 12:11 AM IST
    Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel

    India-NZ T20 WC final logs record concurrent viewership of 82.1 crore

    8 March 2026 11:53 PM IST
    India, T20 World Cup 2026

    India claim 3rd T20 World Cup trophy, set records

    8 March 2026 11:30 PM IST
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