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2 neighbouring states allow Muslims to leave work early for Ramzan. 1 faces ‘anti-secularist’ barb

Islamic scholars in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh have decided that the 40-day festival will be observed starting 19 February.

‘Incentives’ for women who marry young farmers: Karnataka Congress MLA’s ‘7th guarantee’ proposal

Ranganath has made the proposal in a letter to CM Siddaramaiah. ‘There is a situation where no one wants an alliance with a farmer in rural areas,’ he told reporters.

A Hyderabad in every region—how Andhra shook off bifurcation blues & became an industrial powerhouse

In January 2026, citing a Bank of Baroda report based on CMIE data showing investment intentions across India, AP declared it netted 25.3% of India’s total proposed investments from April to December 2025.

BJP MLA makes sexist comment in Rajasthan Assembly. ‘BJP budget a son, Congress budget a daughter’

BJP MLA Bahadur Singh Koli also said the Bhajanlal Sharma government’s budget was youthful and productive, while Ashok Gehlot's budget was an old-age budget.

Borah vs Gogoi cracks open Assam Congress. What letter to high command tells about warring factions

On Tuesday evening, Sarma is expected to meet Borah, who now claims not to be associated with any party, after which Borah is likely to announce his political future.

Supriye Sule, Rohit Pawar rule out NCP merger. ‘Talks ended with Ajit dada’s death’

Mumbai: Amid uncertainty over a possible reunion between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) following the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief...

‘Chal ri sajni ab kya soche’—Haryana singer-minister Anil Vij breaks bones, not rhythm

The Haryana minister, who has now broken bones in three separate bathroom falls, was in high spirits hours after breaking both legs, using the rest to regale people with a retro concert.

In Telangana’s Karimnagar, BJP clinches first corporation win since state’s birth

This is also the first time the party has come to power in a corporation in the region since 1981 when N.S.N. Reddy was elected Visakhapatnam mayor in united Andhra Pradesh.

PDA plank redrawing UP’s caste map: Why BSP’s old guard is betting on Akhilesh Yadav

Senior leaders once central to the Bahujan Samaj Party have crossed over to the SP, signalling a churn in Dalit-OBC politics ahead of 2027.

‘Rajivian, not Rahulian’: What’s behind Mani Shankar Aiyar’s latest salvo at Congress

With the Kerala assembly elections round the corner, Aiyar lit the spark Sunday by heaping praise on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Left Front.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.