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OBC reservation in Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls will have to pass Supreme Court's triple test

Lucknow, Feb. 15 -- Several challenges lie ahead for the state government to hold the panchayat elections on time this year, with the main hurdle being the non-formation of a dedicated OBC (Other Back... Read More


Amid US claims on Russian oil cuts, Jaishankar asserts India's strategic autonomy

India, Feb. 15 -- India continues to pursue a policy of strategic autonomy and the country's decisions on energy purchases will be made after considering availability, cost and risks, external affairs... Read More


Andhra Pradesh Budget emphasises state's fiscal welfare: Minister Keshav

Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- Andhra Pradesh finance minister Payyavula Keshav on Saturday presented the state annual budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the legislative assembly with a total outlay of R... Read More


Oppn terms budget 'a bundle of lies'

Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- The YSR Congress Party on Saturday criticised the annual state budget for financial year 2026-27 as a "bundle of lies" which concealed more than it revealed. Addressing the budg... Read More


SIR hearing phase ends in West Bengal, 6,61,000 more names likely to be deleted

India, Feb. 15 -- The hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal concluded on Saturday, with officials aware of the matter saying that an additional 661,000 names ma... Read More


PM Modi sharpens poll pitch in Assam as state gets key underwater tunnel project

India, Feb. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign for a third consecutive term in Assam with a sharp political attack on the Congress, w... Read More


Civic poll results endorsement of CM's leadership: Experts

Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- Political analysts have said that the results of the recent municipal elections in Telangana has reasserted chief minister A Revanth Reddy's hold over the state's political lands... Read More


NCP merger goes on backburner as Ajit faction denies proposal, Pawar group goes silent

India, Feb. 15 -- The much-talked-about merger of the NCP's two factions seems to have been put on the backburner. While senior leaders of the NCP led by the late Ajit Pawar took an aggressive stand a... Read More


No link with 'land dispute' in Alibag, was trying to resolve quarrel: Narwekar

India, Feb. 15 -- Hours after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut posted a viral video showed assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar in a confrontation near Alibag and accused him of being involved in a land dispute , ... Read More


Metro slab collapse kills 1 in Mulund; 5 held

India, Feb. 15 -- Four executives of a sub-contractor and an executive of a consultant firm have been arrested after a slab of the under-construction Metro line 4 collapsed, killing one person and inj... Read More