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    PM Modi launches transport projects worth over Rs 3,250 cr in Bengal

    The Federal
    17 Jan 2026 3:14 PM IST

    Flagging off major road and railway projects, including the Vande Bharat Sleeper, the projects aim at improving regional connectivity in the North-East

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Indias first Vande Bharat sleeper train between Howrah and Guwahati
    West Bengal
    Narendra Modi, Donald Trump
    India

    Tariff war not one-sided; US senators complain about ‘unfair Indian tariffs’ on pulses

    17 Jan 2026 3:12 PM IST
    Uddhav and Raj Thackeray
    Maharashtra

    Thackeray cousins vow to continue Marathi identity politics despite BMC defeat

    17 Jan 2026 2:25 PM IST
    Sanjay Raut
    Maharashtra

    BMC polls: Sanjay Raut slams Eknath Shinde for betraying ‘Marathi manoos’

    17 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Muslim League leader Kunhalikutty

    Kerala Cong (M) staying in LDF won't affect UDF: Muslim League's Kunhalikutty

    17 Jan 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Vande Bharat Sleeper, Narendra Modi

    India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train: PM Modi flags off from Malda

    17 Jan 2026 1:55 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Indore

    Rahul meets Indore water contamination victims' families, Congress slams BJP

    17 Jan 2026 1:47 PM IST
    Mia Blichfeldt

    India Open badminton: Mia Blichfeldt calls out 'highly unprofessional' conditions

    17 Jan 2026 1:28 PM IST
    Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar

    Unfazed by Pune setback, NCP factions to join hands for zilla parishad elections

    17 Jan 2026 1:20 PM IST
    Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya from Bhander

    ‘Beautiful girl can lead to rape incident': MP Congress MLA sparks row

    17 Jan 2026 12:56 PM IST
    Agitators hold portraits of Iran

    Iran violence: Indian nationals return by commercial flights

    17 Jan 2026 12:51 PM IST
    Chabahar port

    India mulls options on Iran's Chabahar port project amid US tariff threat

    17 Jan 2026 12:48 PM IST
    Those who targeted me have been rejected by people, says Kangana Ranaut

    Those who targeted me have been rejected by people, says Kangana Ranaut

    17 Jan 2026 11:26 AM IST
    BJP workers celebrating in Maharashtra

    BJP sweeps Maharashtra civic polls, wins 1,425 seats across 29 municipal corporations

    17 Jan 2026 10:50 AM IST
    Annamalai takes on EPS, Nainar Nagendran; says BJP will be part of coalition govt

    Mumbaikars back triple-engine governance, reject divisive politics: Annamalai

    Agencies
    17 Jan 2026 10:14 AM IST

    The BJP leader says Mumbai voters rejected linguistic and regional divides to endorse the triple-engine leadership of the Mahayuti alliance for...

    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

    Fadnavis emerges as key strategist; BJP will have 17 Mayors

    17 Jan 2026 9:16 AM IST
    Fadnavis’ big moment: Is it endgame for the Thackeray clan?

    Fadnavis’ big moment: Is it endgame for the Thackeray clan?

    17 Jan 2026 7:36 AM IST
    Maharashtra polls: BJP wave across state; topples Thackerays Mumbai bastion

    Maharashtra polls: BJP wave across state; topples Thackerays' Mumbai bastion

    17 Jan 2026 7:08 AM IST
    Why Thackeray and Pawar strongholds crumbled in Maharashtra local body polls

    Why Thackeray and Pawar strongholds crumbled in Maharashtra local body polls

    17 Jan 2026 6:34 AM IST
    Marans divisive comment: Why North-bashing may not work electorally

    Maran's 'divisive' comment: Why North-bashing may not work electorally

    17 Jan 2026 6:31 AM IST
    Lakhs gather on Makar Sankranti for a holy dip

    Gangasagar Mela 2026: How lakhs of pilgrims journeyed to the sea on Makar Sankranti

    17 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    As concrete jungle expands, Hyderabad copes with increased snake population

    Why Hyderabad is turning into a hotspot for urban snake encounters

    17 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray - BMC election and failed Marathi pride gamble

    BMC election: Did Marathi manoos gamble backfire for Thackerays?

    16 Jan 2026 9:51 PM IST
    Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava

    Indore mayor's 'daring act': Civic chief drinks tap water to prove safety amid contamination

    16 Jan 2026 8:25 PM IST
    TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status

    BJP aims to rekindle Mamata's 'Nano' ghost with Modi’s symbolic Singur rally

    16 Jan 2026 7:57 PM IST
    ISLAM party chief Asif Shaikh

    Maharashtra civic polls: Amid saffron storm, ISLAM party dominates Malegaon contest

    16 Jan 2026 7:47 PM IST
    Jose K Mani

    Kerala Congress (M) rules out UDF return, stays with LDF

    16 Jan 2026 7:37 PM IST
    PM Modi visits exhibition marking a decade of Startup India initiative

    PM Modi urges startups to focus on manufacturing, AI tech, global leadership

    16 Jan 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Mumbai civic polls

    Mumbai civic polls: Congress comes cropper; may win only 15 seats

    16 Jan 2026 6:15 PM IST
    Manoj Tiwary voices against removal of Rohit from captaincy. Photo: X/ Manoj Tiwary

    Tiwary slams BCCI for removing Rohit Sharma as ODI captain, hints at Gambhir influence

    16 Jan 2026 6:08 PM IST
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