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    Congress slams govt over post-poll price hike: ‘PM Modi hid crisis from people’

    The Federal
    18 May 2026 1:39 PM IST

    Congress chief Kharge accuses Modi government of concealing price pressures before elections as petrol, diesel and CNG rates rise sharply within days

    Congress slams govt over post-poll price hike: ‘PM Modi hid crisis from people’
    India
    Pragatiyatta Karnataka: Govt to showcase 3-year achievements in Tumakuru
    Karnataka

    Pragatiyatta Karnataka: Govt to showcase 3-year achievements in Tumakuru

    18 May 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Rajinikanth reacts to Vijay victory
    Tamil Nadu

    When Vijay took the route that Rajinikanth feared to tread

    18 May 2026 12:59 PM IST
    S Semmalai
    Tamil Nadu

    AIADMK veteran Semmalai resigns from party amid internal rift

    18 May 2026 12:55 PM IST
    Bengaluru Techie murder case

    CBI arrests Latur coaching operator in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case

    18 May 2026 12:50 PM IST
    Supreme Court Sabarimala review

    Bail is rule, jail exception: SC grants relief in narco-terror case

    18 May 2026 12:35 PM IST
    Air India crash probe report captain sumeet sabharwal

    'Pilot was clutching controls': Fresh doubts over Air India crash suicide claims, says report

    18 May 2026 11:56 AM IST
    Markets were dragged lower due to selling in IT stocks and a largely weak trend in Asian markets. Photo: iStock

    Global stocks fall, oil prices rise after Trump warns Iran

    18 May 2026 10:41 AM IST
    VD Satheesan

    Satheesan sworn in as Kerala Chief Minister

    18 May 2026 10:37 AM IST
    How professional instability is shaping financial planning, career choices for Indians

    How professional instability is shaping financial planning, career choices for Indians

    18 May 2026 10:28 AM IST
    Sensex, Nifty

    Stock markets slump in early trade on surging oil prices amid rising West Asia tensions

    18 May 2026 10:15 AM IST
    8 Kerala teachers die in mini-van accident in TN

    Indian student dies in road accident in US

    18 May 2026 9:45 AM IST
    RSS idea to disenfranchise Muslims for rejecting UCC is cutting both ways

    No choice, no voice: Indian Muslims driven to both accept UCC and lose franchise

    18 May 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Mitchell Starc

    DC stay alive in IPL 2026 playoffs race with win over RR

    18 May 2026 7:12 AM IST
    Narendra Modi

    India, Sweden agree to elevate ties to Strategic Partnership as PM Modi holds talks

    Agencies
    18 May 2026 7:05 AM IST

    Modi, who arrived earlier today for a two-day visit, was also awarded the 'Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross' in recognition...

    Narendra Modi

    PM Modi woos Swedish companies to invest in India

    18 May 2026 7:01 AM IST
    How Suvendus BJP government in Bengal is appropriating Tagores legacy

    Why Suvendu's BJP govt in Bengal can never truly claim Rabindranath Tagore

    18 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Police-protesters clash in Kolkata

    Three cops injured as protest against bulldozer action rocks Kolkata's Park Circus area

    17 May 2026 8:53 PM IST
    Who was K Rajan, who died by suicide in Chennai

    Who was K Rajan, the Tamil film producer who allegedly died by suicide?

    17 May 2026 8:52 PM IST
    Delhi may touch 45°C next week; heat wave likely across north and central India

    Delhi may touch 45°C next week; heat wave likely across north and central India

    17 May 2026 8:07 PM IST
    From factional tensions to final list: How VD Satheesan shaped Kerala’s new cabinet

    From factional tensions to final list: How VD Satheesan shaped Kerala’s new cabinet

    17 May 2026 7:48 PM IST
    CM Vijays first week in office - hits and misses

    Vijay's first week as CM: Singapen, Tasmac, a DA hike, an astrologer in office

    17 May 2026 7:23 PM IST
    Russia-Ukraine war

    One Indian worker killed, 3 injured as Ukraine launches massive drone strikes on Russia

    17 May 2026 6:44 PM IST
    Female teachers teaching students in library at school

    CBSE three-language policy sparks political row over Hindi imposition fears in South

    17 May 2026 5:04 PM IST
    Bhoshala dispute

    Bhojshala verdict: How a narrow 1958 law was opened for a temple claim

    17 May 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Rajnikanth press conference about Stalin and Vijay

    'I won’t stoop so low’: Rajinikanth rejects mediating post-election alliance to block CM Vijay

    17 May 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Delhi govt urges private firms for 2-day work-from-home amid energy emergency

    Delhi govt urges private firms for 2-day work-from-home amid energy emergency

    17 May 2026 4:36 PM IST
    CBSE Class 12 results: Centre defends on-screen marking, slashes revaluation fees

    CBSE Class 12 results: Centre defends on-screen marking, slashes revaluation fees

    17 May 2026 4:32 PM IST
    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari completes one week in office

    Suvendu's blitzkrieg in first week as CM: Border fencing to bulldozers to RG Kar

    17 May 2026 3:34 PM IST
    Opposition steps up attack on Centre over NEET-UG leak, demands accountability

    Opposition steps up attack on Centre over NEET-UG leak, demands accountability

    17 May 2026 3:28 PM IST
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