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Shashi Tharoor to skip key Congress meet over 'insult' during Rahul Gandhi's recent Kochi visit
India | Jan 23, 2026, 02:19 PM ISTLeaders associated with Tharoor opine that the recent developments were unnecessary as Tharoor had conveyed to the leadership that he had no desire to contest assembly elections and was working closely with the party.
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Tamil Nadu polls 2026: Trouble in Congress-DMK alliance? TS Singh Deo says INDIA bloc is united
Tamil Nadu | Jan 19, 2026, 11:36 PM ISTTamil Nadu assembly elections 2026: Singh Deo, Congress' chairperson of the screening committee for Tamil Nadu, said people may have an opinion but asserted that the INDIA bloc will hold strong in the state.
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'BJP, RSS want centralisation of power; Congress stands for decentralisation': Rahul Gandhi in Kochi
India | Jan 19, 2026, 05:40 PM ISTSpeaking at a public rally at Ernakulam in Kerala's Kochi, Gandhi alleged that the BJP wants a few corporates to thrive in India. He even alleged that the NDA, led by the BJP, does not want to give any financial powers to panchayats in India, as it wants all the powers to be "vested in Delhi".
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Sanjay Singh, Pappu Yadav booked for spreading fake images of Manikarnika Ghat
Uttar Pradesh | Jan 18, 2026, 09:20 PM ISTManikarnika Ghat holds immense cultural and religious significance, with the belief that cremation here leads to moksha, or liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
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After Congress MLA's 'rape theory', SP leader's bizarre remark on 'testosterone boost' sparks row
India | Jan 18, 2026, 05:28 PM ISTThe vulgarity on the internet gives a testosterone boost to young men, which makes them unable to control their sexual desires. During this, when a woman or a girl comes around them, she is raped, Hasan said.
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Murshidabad unrest returns: Highways blocked, trains disrupted; BJP targets Mamata | 10 points
Kolkata | Jan 17, 2026, 05:42 PM ISTTensions in Beldanga had been simmering since Friday following the death of 36-year-old Alauddin Sheikh, a scrap dealer working in Jharkhand. His body was recovered from his rented accommodation, and family members alleged he was beaten to death and later hung to make it appear as suicide.
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Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar cancels Davos visit to attend party meetings ahead of Assam elections
Karnataka | Jan 17, 2026, 04:08 PM ISTKarnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara confirmed that the Deputy Chief Minister’s visit to Delhi is purely organisational.
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'Distraction by beauty': Congress MLA's disturbing 'rape theory' sparks outrage
India | Jan 17, 2026, 03:55 PM ISTIn a video that has since gone viral, Baraiya suggested that sexual violence could occur due to momentary “distraction” caused by “very beautiful” women. He claimed that even men with otherwise “normal” minds could commit rape if overwhelmed by such distraction.
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Kerala: Rahul Mamkootathil, expelled Congress MLA, denied bail in sexual assault case
India | Jan 17, 2026, 02:28 PM ISTA Kerala court denied bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a third sexual assault case, days after he was arrested under rape and criminal intimidation charges.
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Rahul Gandhi meets families hit by Indore water contamination deaths, slams MP govt | Video
Madhya Pradesh | Jan 17, 2026, 02:02 PM ISTRahul Gandhi probed the fixes' longevity, "Clean water's absent even now—media glare sustains it; focus fades, crisis rebounds." Dismissing politicization claims, he declared: "Opposition leader here to aid post-deaths. Ensuring clean water is my duty, and I'll see it through."
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Super 100 News: BJP proved to be the biggest winner in the municipal elections
News | Jan 17, 2026, 10:36 AM ISTThe BJP emerged as the biggest winner in the municipal elections. By achieving historic victories in 22 municipal bodies alone, it transformed Maharashtra's political landscape.
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Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Election results 2026: Congress emerges victorious with 34 seats
Maharashtra | Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 AM ISTKolhapur election results 2026: Mahayuti contested with BJP on 36 seats, Shiv Sena on 30, and NCP (Ajit Pawar) on 15. Maha Vikas Aghadi fielded Congress on 75 and Shiv Sena (UBT) on 6, facing challenges from Sharad Pawar NCP (23), AAP (14), Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (12), and Janasurajya (29).
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BMC Elections Results 2026: BJP's Tejashwi Ghosalkar wins Ward 2, Congress' Kale wins Ward 183
Maharashtra | Jan 16, 2026, 02:01 PM ISTBMC Election Results 2026: Two early results have been declared in the BMC Election Results 2026, with Congress candidate Asha Deepak Kale winning Ward 183 and BJP’s Tejasvi Ghosalkar securing Dahisar’s Ward 2. Counting is underway across 23 centres in Mumbai.
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Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation Results 2026: Congress emerges as single largest party
Maharashtra | Jan 18, 2026, 10:45 AM ISTMaharashtra Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Elections to the 29 municipal corporations were held after a gap of several years, with terms of most of them having ended between 2020 and 2023.
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Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: Shiv Sena trumps BJP by three seats
Maharashtra | Jan 21, 2026, 02:07 PM ISTMaharashtra Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026: The elections to the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) saw a neck-and-neck contest between the Shiv Sena and BJP, with the former edging out its Mahayuti ally by one seat.
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Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation: Shiv Sena emerges single largest party
Maharashtra | Jan 21, 2026, 02:05 PM ISTKalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation Election Results 2026 LIVE: The KDMC elections are part of the larger civic exercise underway across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, where polling was held on Thursday for 2,869 seats across 893 wards.
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Thane Municipal Corporation Results Highlights: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance wins 103 of 131 seats
Maharashtra | Jan 16, 2026, 11:04 PM ISTThane Municipal Corporation Results Live: In Thane, the BJP contested as part of an alliance with the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, MNS, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) were part of a separate alliance.
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What happened in the Dhule Municipal Corporation in the last elections in 2018?
Maharashtra | Jan 15, 2026, 11:21 AM ISTDhule Municipal Corporation last went to polls in 2018, when the BJP won a clear majority in the 74-member civic body. Voter turnout stood at 61.49 per cent. The results of the 2026 Dhule municipal elections will be announced on January 16.
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Maharashtra: What happened in the Parbhani Municipal Corporation in the last elections in 2017?
Maharashtra | Jan 15, 2026, 07:39 AM ISTParbhani Municipal Corporation: In the previous Parbhani Municipal Corporation elections held in April 2017, the Congress emerged as the largest party by winning 31 of 65 seats, followed by the NCP with 18 seats, BJP with 8, Shiv Sena with 6 and Independents with 2.
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Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections: Voting concludes amid ink tampering claims | Highlights
Maharashtra | Jan 15, 2026, 06:52 PM ISTMaharashtra Municipal Corporation Elections: In BMC, 1,700 candidates compete for 227 single-member wards after a four-year delay. The BJP-led Mahayuti faces a united front from Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav, testing their influence post-2022 Shiv Sena split.