#Local body elections

SC gives Karnataka final extension to hold GBA polls by 31 August
Corruption, potholes, infrastructure: Smaller parties ready campaign pitch for GBA elections
Andhra Pradesh appoints Dedicated Commission to conduct empirical study on BC reservations in local bodies
Telangana municipal body polls: Hopping frogs and jumping monkeys make democracy!
Telangana urban local body polls record 73 percent turnout; smaller municipalities cross 90 percent
People’s Pulse exit poll: Congress set to sweep majority of Telangana urban local bodies
As urban local body polls near, Congress, BRS and BJP lock horns in Telangana
B-Form turmoil exposes deep factional rifts in Congress ahead of Telangana’s municipal elections
Telangana government notifies reservation matrix for municipal elections
Telangana Municipal Elections 2026: Parties gear up amidst shifting political sands
Telangana abolishes two-child norm ahead of local body elections
Congress gears up for Telangana municipal polls, treading the turf cautiously in the wake of signs of BRS’ revival
Kerala local body head elections: Congress hit by open rebellion as mayoral choices spark ‘paid seat’ allegations
Kerala civic polls reshape front politics ahead of high-voltage 2026 Assembly clash
BRS holds the rural fort: Telangana panchayat polls expose chinks in Congress’s grassroots armour
BJP’s diminishing spark in Telangana: 2025 Gram Panchayat elections signal waning momentum
Congress tops Telangana Gram Panchayat polls, but BRS can’t stop smiling
Local poll setback, no post-mortem yet as LDF in Kerala defers review
Gram Panchayat polls Phase II see robust 85.86 percent turnout across Telangana
Sabarimala, waqf and sex scandal: Controversies that reshaped Kerala’s local politics

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Rahul Gandhi at a press conference he addressed with student protesters on Saturday. — Jantar Mantar protests and restoring trust in India’s education system

Brahmadathan performing several ceremonial temple duties on behalf of his father Kandararu Rajeevaru. — TDB appoints Brahmadathan as Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple’s chief priest

The government and CJP spokespersons seen addressing the media. — Cockroach Janta Party announces withdrawal of agitation after government “accepts all demands”

The disability inclusive progress pride flag — ‘It always starts with the marginalised’: What queer and disabled voices from Hyderabad said about the student protests

Dr S Ramadoss, and his son, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss. — PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss retires from active politics, hands over party responsibilities to Anbumani

Pinarayi Vijayan — CMRL-Exalogic case: As ED probe advances, an old statement takes on new significance, puts fresh spotlight on Pinarayi Vijayan

Dharmendra Pradhan resigns, yields to students' protest — Resigned hurt

Priyanka Gandhi at Wayanad. (Special Arrangement) — Priyanka Gandhi hails students for forcing Pradhan to resign, says “they won it”

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. — Modi blinks as Dharmendra Pradhan resigns; Ex-Education Minister addresses youth on X

Rahul Gandhi at a press conference he addressed with student protesters on Saturday. — Pradhan must be sacked, PM must apologise to students, insists Rahul Gandhi; calls ‘Modi India’s past’

Protest at Jantar Mantar — Delhi police detains students attending Jantar Mantar protests; UP Police target volunteer Junaid

Jantar Mantar protest — SFI’s ‘Raat Jago Desh Jago’ at Jantar Mantar echoes across India even as food supplies blocked

Wall of Shame poster put up by the student protesters — Why are certain political parties refusing to speak up on the Jantar Mantar police action?

Secondary infertility exists in the uncomfortable space between gratitude and grief. — ‘At least you already have one child’: Invisible grief of secondary infertility

Tamil Nadu police — TNUSRB’s delay in SI recruitment leaves thousands of aspirants in limbo as age relaxation nears end

Kerala has recorded around 600 snakebite deaths in the past decade. — ‘Zero by 2030’: How Kerala plans to rewrite snakebite prevention