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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicState Polls

Topic: State Polls

‘Buffalo sister’ Shireesha behind the herd in Telangana’s Kollapur, Congress’s Jupally Rao wins

Independent candidate Karne Shireesha, known widely as 'buffalo sister’, rose to fame as a symbol of youth discontent against the BRS govt's handling of job-related issues.

Caught in a debt trap, Indian states will have to borrow more money to repay loans

Borrowings by states almost doubled between fiscal years ended 2013 and 2018, with the trend picking up after 2008.

Centre’s new gambit to win over the Northeast: Air dispensaries

Govt set to introduce helicopter-based medical services for people living in tough terrain. Minister says nothing to do with polls in 3 northeastern states.

Amit Shah will revamp BJP core team, state units in mid-January

The organisational overhaul has been on the cards for some time but could not be undertaken due to Himachal and Gujarat polls.

On Camera

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.