Politics

Explained: Game changer or political gambit? Inside Tamil Nadu’s Union–State relationship report
In Kerala’s Wayanad, reserved ST Assembly seats do not mean equal representation
JSP routed in Telangana municipal polls: NOTA outshines ‘Power Star’; memes galore

Congress wins majority Telangana municipalities and corporations, BRS delivers stiff resistance
DMK beats BJP at its own game: Rs 5,000 disbursed to women ahead of polls
People’s Pulse exit poll: Congress set to sweep majority of Telangana urban local bodies
TDP may keep three out of four RS seats falling vacant, offer one to JSP
Telangana municipal polls: Congress goes all guns blazing to blunt BRS surge
‘Blackmail Rajakiya Samithi’: Revanth Reddy slams BRS over corruption, coercion
Survey exposes stark contrasts in parliamentary conduct among Telangana MPs
Explained: How Samastha is being turned into an election tool in Kerala
In maiden Rajya Sabha speech, Kamal Haasan warns of threat to democracy, lambasts Minister Sitharaman
From six free cylinders to three: AIADMK trims and repackages its 2021 Assembly poll promises
How Karnataka’s draft wage rules replicate the Centre’s contested labour codes
Driving growth while protecting workers: Minister MB Patil on Karnataka’s plans
Telangana Assembly Speaker dismisses disqualification plea against Jagtial MLA Sanjay Kumar
NDA-ruled Andhra Pradesh gains most among southern states under new tax devolution formula
Union government retains 41% tax devolution, states’ fiscal space shrinks
Union Budget 2026: Push for fisheries, animal husbandry, sandalwood and AI-driven agriculture
Union Budget 2026: New Income Tax Act to come into effect from 1 April
Kanimozhi–Rahul Gandhi meeting: What it means for the DMK–Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu
Tharoor, an asset who won’t fit the Congress mould
Parties race against time to finalise candidates for Telangana municipal polls
YSRCP 2.0: Jagan plans pan-Andhra Pradesh padayatra across 150 constituencies
Dakshin Dialogues 2026: When caste, patriarchy blur north-south development divide
Dakshin Dialogue 2026: VB-G RAM G may weaken rural employment guarantee despite promises
Dakshin Dialogues 2026: Gig economy sustains growth, denies security
Dakshin Dialogues 2026: ‘Small interventions, high impact’: Priyank Kharge on loosening Bengaluru’s grip on growth

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