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    The Federal Focus

    Bengaluru Metro funding: Karnataka seeks bigger Centre share, says state bears 84 pc of costs

    The Federal
    11 Nov 2026 7:36 PM IST

    Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to urge PM Modi for higher Central contribution, faster project clearances; says Karnataka is spending nearly Rs 5 for every Re 1 contributed by Centre

    Bengaluru Metro
    The Federal Focus
    Andhra local body polls: Who gets to count Kotia’s votes?
    The Federal Focus

    Andhra local body polls: Who gets to count Kotia’s votes?

    1 Nov 2026 1:40 PM IST
    Arlekar’s parting move against Kerala PSC raises constitutional questions
    The Federal Focus

    Arlekar’s parting move against Kerala PSC raises constitutional questions

    25 Oct 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Will GST rejig rewrite history, spur consumption and growth?
    The Federal Focus

    States’ revenue receipts set to cross Rs 44 lakh crore in FY27: CRISIL

    22 Sept 2026 6:00 PM IST
    Tamil Nadus language stand, anti-Hindi in TN

    'If I could learn Hindi in Pollachi...': Journalist on Tamil Nadu's language policy

    19 Sept 2026 12:49 PM IST
    SC gives TN a lesson on cooperative federalism, refuses to recall Navodaya order

    SC gives TN a lesson on cooperative federalism, refuses to recall Navodaya order

    17 Sept 2026 6:26 PM IST
    Chaluvarayaswamy

    Cauvery water release order: Karnataka to move SC on Sept 10, says minister

    9 Sept 2026 5:13 PM IST
    Why Punjab govt is sulking over HC chief justice appointment, but silent on the man himself

    Why Punjab govt is sulking over HC chief justice appointment, but silent on the man himself

    8 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    mining

    MMDR Amendment Act erodes state powers, trust in federal ties

    8 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Rajendra Arlekar

    How Keralam varsities are now caught in govt vs governor political contest

    2 Sept 2026 11:45 AM IST
    Niti Aayog report on education and skilling presents an irony

    NITI Aayog backs decentralised skilling even as states flag NEP control

    27 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Delimitation: Why proportionate share could still give South diminished clout

    Delimitation: Why proportionate share could still give South diminished clout

    22 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    What Mahabalipuram meet said about South’s changing federal politics

    What Mahabalipuram meet said about South’s changing federal politics

    21 Aug 2026 4:01 PM IST
    31st Southern Regional Council meeting

    South CMs’ meet: Water issues dominate talks; no formal Vijay-DKS meeting

    20 Aug 2026 5:10 PM IST
    31st Southern Zonal Council meeting

    At South CMs’ meet, Shivakumar defends Mekedatu project, says ‘water should not divide us’

    The Federal
    20 Aug 2026 4:11 PM IST

    At the meeting, Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar also urged the Southern Zonal Council to pass a resolution asking the Centre to use the 1971 Census as the...

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay

    TN CM voices delimitation fears, wants Centre to assure it won’t hurt South

    20 Aug 2026 1:55 PM IST
    South’s economic weight must match its political voice: Shivakumar at CMs’ meet

    South’s economic weight must match its political voice: Shivakumar at CMs’ meet

    20 Aug 2026 12:20 PM IST
    Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

    Keralam's Sanskrit varsity 'funeral' protest: Row over arrests, Governor's intervention

    18 Aug 2026 3:51 PM IST
    Cauvery row: Hopes rise for TN farmers as SC directs Karnataka to comply with CWMA order

    Cauvery row: TN farmers hopeful as SC directs Karnataka to heed CWMA order

    17 Aug 2026 7:03 PM IST
    KRS

    Cauvery row: SC asks Karnataka to comply with CWMA's directions on water release to TN

    17 Aug 2026 1:34 PM IST
    Federal row: Why are states unhappy with Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill?

    Federal row: Why are states unhappy with Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill?

    14 Aug 2026 5:06 PM IST
    C Joseph Vijay

    Vijay positions himself as voice of South after TN Assembly's anti-delimitation move

    12 Aug 2026 1:44 PM IST
    CM Vijay and MK Stalin

    Tamil Nadu delimitation: Political fault lines deepen as TVK, DMK trade charges

    8 Aug 2026 7:30 PM IST
    CM Vijay with Finance Minister Mari Wilson

    Vijay govt moves resolution urging Centre for fairer devolution of taxes

    7 Aug 2026 6:09 PM IST
    Lok Sabha

    DMK shapes its ‘support’ for Delimitation Bill around a single point: seat freeze

    7 Aug 2026 5:02 PM IST
    KRS

    Cauvery row: TN moves SC to secure due share of water

    3 Aug 2026 3:26 PM IST
    Krishnaraja Sagar dam

    Can Karnataka build Mekedatu without Tamil Nadu's nod? What expert says

    2 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
    K. Shanmugam during interview

    Make 'Tamizh Thai Vazhthu' mandatory through law, says CPM's K Shanmugam

    31 July 2026 5:27 PM IST
    Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar

    Cauvery row flares up: Shivakumar urges Vijay to defer Bengaluru visit; Karnataka bandh on Aug 13

    31 July 2026 3:53 PM IST
    Cauvery row boils over: TN rushes to SC; Karnataka to hold all-party meet

    Cauvery row boils over: TN rushes to SC; Karnataka to hold all-party meet

    31 July 2026 12:31 PM IST
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