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Trinamool Congress delegation meets EC over SIR, Abhishek Banerjee says "no concrete answer to anything"

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- A Trinamool Congress delegation met the Election Commission on Wednesday and discussed about 10 issues, including the SIR being held in West Bengal, with party leader Abhishek Ba... Read More


Exit old cess, enter new cess: Regime change for tobacco taxation from 1 February

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Centre on Wednesday issued an order giving effect to a new law levying a health and national security cess on tobacco and its products in place of the goods and services tax ... Read More


Days after row, CM, Vijayan share stage at Sivagari

BENGALURU, Dec. 31 -- Days after a public exchange over the demolition of illegally constructed houses in Bengaluru, chief minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan appeared tog... Read More


What 2026 may hold for the political landscape in K'taka

BENGALURU, Dec. 31 -- From the rapid expansion of the metro network and the return of major sporting events to delayed civic elections and unresolved questions within the government over leadership, t... Read More


MGNREGA overhaul masks BJP's anti-poor agenda: Punjab finance minister Cheema

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the central government of deliberately misleading the public under the guise of a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employm... Read More


BJP misleading people under guise of MGNREGA overhaul: Punjab finance minister

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the central government of deliberately misleading the public under the guise of a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employm... Read More


A year of gains, political turbulence for Andhra

Hyderabad, Dec. 31 -- For the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, 2025 emerged as a year of both challenges and opportunities, ... Read More


SC to hear Telangana petition against Banakacharla on Jan 5

Hyderabad, Dec. 31 -- The Supreme Court will take up hearing on January 5 on the petition filed by the Telangana government challenging the Andhra Pradesh government's proposed construction of Polavar... Read More


S Jaishankar meets Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman, hands him PM Modi's condolence letter

India, Dec. 31 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka, met her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B... Read More


Deora flags digital signatures in rivals' nomination forms

India, Dec. 31 -- Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora on Wednesday wrote to the state election commissioner, alleging procedural irregularities in filing Forms A and B (nomination letters to candida... Read More