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    Assam's normalisation of hate can steadily erode the very idea of India

    Najeeb Jung
    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST

    Federalism does not mean moral distance. When chief ministers cross constitutional red lines, silence from the Centre is not neutrality; it is interpretation

    Najeeb Jung opinion on Himanta comment on Miya Muslims in Assam
    Opinion
    Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) company faces backlash in Karnataka
    Karnataka

    Bengaluru Rural gram panchayat issues notice to Foxconn: Report

    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Female ‘fidayeen’ used by Baloch insurgents
    World

    Balochistan violence brings female ‘fidayeen’ tactic into focus

    2 Feb 2026 3:53 PM IST
    Vijay dances at TVK meeting in Panaiyur near Chennai
    Tamil Nadu

    Vijay does a jive, attacks DMK and AIADMK, vows solo TVK fight

    2 Feb 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Why the revival of a festival last held about 270 years ago has public opinion divided in Kerala

    Why the revival of a festival last held about 270 years ago has public opinion divided in Kerala

    2 Feb 2026 2:16 PM IST
    Supreme Court Sabarimala review

    Karnataka-TN Pennaiyar river water row: SC tells Centre to form dispute tribunal

    2 Feb 2026 2:12 PM IST
    Naravane

    What is former Army chief Naravane’s memoir ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ about?

    2 Feb 2026 2:09 PM IST
    Sanjay Raut, Narendra Modi, RSS

    Ajit Pawar's death ‘fishy’, say Sena (UBT), Congress, BJP denies

    2 Feb 2026 1:31 PM IST
    Grammys 2026

    Grammys 2026: The Dalai Lama wins first award, Kendrick Lamar makes history

    2 Feb 2026 1:30 PM IST
    Anurag Kashyap

    Anurag Kashyap attends Bengaluru film fest, says political climate stifling sensitive films

    2 Feb 2026 1:28 PM IST
    MSME industry leaders react to Union Budget 2026 announcements

    Union Budget 2026: MSME push faces ground-level scepticism

    2 Feb 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Union Minister Kiren Rijiju speaks during the Winter Session of Parliament

    Kiren Rijiju cites Elon Musk to counter Rahul Gandhi's charge on economy

    2 Feb 2026 12:46 PM IST
    Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Budget 2026: BJP struggles to defend Kerala omission as CPI(M), Congress sharpen attack

    2 Feb 2026 12:35 PM IST
    E Sreedharan (second from left), his wife Radha (left)

    Despite Union Budget omission, Sreedharan opens office to kickstart Kerala high-speed rail

    2 Feb 2026 12:00 PM IST
    first job card holder under MGNREGA

    ‘MGNREGA was transformative law’: Congress slams Modi govt over VB-G RAM G

    The Federal
    2 Feb 2026 11:09 AM IST

    Jairam Ramesh claimed VB-G RAM G only guarantees centralisation in Delhi, replaces demand-based guarantees, weakens workers’ bargaining power, and...

    Talking Sense with Srini - Budget 2026

    Is India’s Goldilocks economy leaving states high and dry? | Talking Sense With Srini

    2 Feb 2026 10:39 AM IST
    Dalai Lama

    Dalai Lama wins first Grammy; Steven Spielberg achieves 'EGOT' status

    2 Feb 2026 10:31 AM IST
    Sensex, Nifty

    Stock markets bounce back in early trade after sharp decline on Budget day

    2 Feb 2026 10:29 AM IST
    Delhi raliway station

    Budget 2026: Rail traffic stalls, congestion remains acute, debt burden mounts

    2 Feb 2026 10:01 AM IST
    D Gukesh

    Tata Steel Masters: Gukesh draws as Abdusattorov stretches away

    2 Feb 2026 9:39 AM IST
    post-COVID-19, cricket, ICC, COVID-19, coronavirus, BCCI,

    ICC warns Pakistan of 'serious implications' over boycott of T20 WC tie against India

    2 Feb 2026 7:39 AM IST
    India IT sector

    Budget 2026: Sitharaman's IT Safe Harbour gambit reflects long history of trial and failure

    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Parasol, veil, jellyfish: How Naomi Osaka turned Australian Open into a high fashion event

    Parasol, veil, jellyfish: How Naomi Osaka turned Australian Open into a high fashion event

    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Banu Mushtaq

    Deepa Bhasthi interview: ‘AI can never capture silence between words, produce literary work’

    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Economist Venkatesh Atreya analyses Union Budget 2026 policies

    Budget 2026 falls short on jobs, skilling won’t fix unemployment | Interview

    1 Feb 2026 9:06 PM IST
    Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

    Pakistan to boycott T20 World Cup game with India

    1 Feb 2026 8:48 PM IST
    As Tamil Nadu prepares for the 2026 Assembly elections, Nirmala Sitharamans Budget 2026 brings key announcements for the state

    Budget 2026 puts Tamil Nadu in spotlight with rare earth and rail push

    1 Feb 2026 8:25 PM IST
    budget 2026 fiscal consolidation

    Budget 2026: Fiscal consolidation and incremental changes; no big bang reforms

    1 Feb 2026 7:56 PM IST
    Budget 2026-27: India slashes aid to Bangladesh, skips Chabahar port funding

    Budget 2026-27: India slashes aid to Bangladesh, skips Chabahar port funding

    1 Feb 2026 7:38 PM IST
    IndiGo, technical glitches, no AC

    Budget 2026-27: Tax relief for aviation, uncertainty for UDAN

    1 Feb 2026 7:32 PM IST
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