Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the EC of “gaslighting citizens”, triggering a sharp counterattack from the BJP and prompting the State EC to order a probe
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The much-anticipated show of unity between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar has failed to move voters in their traditional strongholds, with early trends from the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic polls handing the BJP a commanding lead and exposing the limits of the reunited NCP’s appeal
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BMC Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Early trends from the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election showed that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has crossed a majority mark.
An excerpt from Scary Fairy, a poem about a fairy who falls from heaven, becomes an object of worship and desire, and remains alone as villages disappear and cities rise
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China closed 2025 with the largest trade surplus ever recorded, underscoring the strength of its export sector. The $1.2tn surplus was driven not by sales to the United States but by rapidly expanding trade with Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, highlighting Beijing’s successful pivot to alternative markets.
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The dismantling of MGNREGA is not a technocratic policy decision but a logical extension of a political project that is uneasy with enforceable rights—especially when claimed by the poor
For several organisations and individuals associated with the employment guarantee programme, the writing has long been on the wall.
The most significant change concerns the guarantee of 100 days of employment. Under the G-RAM-G, work is now increasingly connected to government targets, budgets and notified areas.
Social scientist and welfare economist Jean Drèze says the government is promising jobs without guaranteeing work. The BJP-led government has not merely rebranded MGNREGA. What was an enforceable right to work, driven by workers’ demand and backed by the Centre’s obligation to fund it, has been recast as a discretionary, centrally controlled scheme with budget caps, blackout periods and political gatekeeping.
The proposed replacement of MNREGA reflects the convergence of political priorities, ideological positions, and fiscal calculations.
The Jnanpith Award-winning writer spoke about the urgent need to pay attention to history and ecology, stressing that “the world is full of wonder and you have to look out for the unknown.”
Training of stake-holders through video conferencing is set to begin. Gram sabhas are scheduled for January 26. Planning, proposals and labour budgets finalised on Village level in Republic day Gram sabhas must get sanctioned before the financial year starts on April 1, 2026.
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Delhi recorded 1,617 deaths in 1,578 fatal accidents in 2025, marking the highest number of deaths recorded in the national capital in the past seven years.
The government said the move shows the law is working, despite criticism from tech firms and concerns over privacy and age verification.
BWF India Open 2026 Live Scores Quarter-Final Updates: Catch play-by-play action from the BWF Super 750 quarterfinals on Friday, January 16, at the Indira Gandhi Arena, as India’s lone hope Lakshya Sen eyes a semifinal spot
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In a sea of testosterone-fuelled, hyper-nationalistic spy films, ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s an unapologetic film that commits to its silliness.
Pradip Krishen's 1989 campus comedy was written by Arundhati Roy
The 9th edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival held in Varanasi captured Kabir’s spirit through genre-blending performances by Rehmat-e-Nusrat, Rahul Deshpande, Agam, among others, holding Kabir’s idea of spirituality devoid of caste and religious barriers at the centre.
As murder mysteries grow darker and more ambiguous, they’re becoming the most compelling playground for mainstream actors.
Pradip Krishen's 1989 campus comedy was written by Arundhati Roy
The 9th edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival held in Varanasi captured Kabir’s spirit through genre-blending performances by Rehmat-e-Nusrat, Rahul Deshpande, Agam, among others, holding Kabir’s idea of spirituality devoid of caste and religious barriers at the centre.
As murder mysteries grow darker and more ambiguous, they’re becoming the most compelling playground for mainstream actors.
The film marks her third selection at the festival
Who decided what children deserve to watch and when did we stop paying attention?
The crime genre operates as a guilty pleasure but also as a cultural symptom, revealing the conditions that make such stories feel necessary and persistently resonant.
Marking his birth anniversary, here is remembering the poet who carried his care for the nation he had placed his hopes in into his words, writing verses for workers, women, lovers—anyone in need of steadiness against the forces that hemmed them in.
Ashim recollects his fond memories of Samanta's equation with Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore and the making of films that went on to become timeless classics in Hindi cinema's history.
The breakout gay hockey show is fluently erotic and emotional, but coyly binds queerness to the same old tired coming-out destination
Unlike its predecessor, the second season finds itself on much surer footing with what it wants to do with the abundance of the archive and delivers a poignant tale of belief over suspicion.
The philanderer and plunderer of the movies was a pragmatic philosopher in real life.
The 'Fire Will Come’ director’s breakthrough road odyssey heads in soul-shaking directions
Set within the Kashi Hallegua House, a 200-year-old building in Mattancherry, the exhibition brings together artistic responses to the derangements of our time.
Leonardo DiCaprio fronts this dizzying, dazzling modern American epic that cuts between fascism and revolution
After taking the Emmys by storm, Netflix's Adolescence has now swept the prestigious Golden Globe Awards with four wins.
Ambiguity sets the tone for a season that thrives on misdirection, fake deaths, femme fatales and the familiar pleasures of the espionage genre where the world is burning, but the spy looks fantastic.
Basu Chatterjee Birth Anniversary | Cinema and the city are deeply connected and nobody has done justice to the city of Bombay the way Chatterjee has done in his films.
Language politics, censor battles and the inconvenience of films that speak too clearly.
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Set within the Kashi Hallegua House, a 200-year-old building in Mattancherry, the exhibition brings together artistic responses to the derangements of our time.
India’s Smartphone Exports Surge 200% to US, Become Top Export Growth Engine
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Across cafés, diners and cult favourites, these are the burgers, Mumbai keeps going back to!
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The luxury home living brand has come up with a 18,000 sqft flagship store at MG Road bringing its design-forward approach to furniture and collectibles
