A study says shopping locally can be about more than price. Why do familiar shops keep drawing us back?You pass a big store but return to the small shop where the owner recognises you. You feel loyal to them and community ties can help explai...
20 Oct, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
- BJP may drop 30-40% of Uttar Pradesh MLAs ahead of 2027 polls
In the 2022 assembly polls, retained BJP candidates had an 85% strike rate, compared with 77% for those brought in to replace the sitting M...
20 Oct, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Reached out on delimitation several times: Kiren Rijiju to Mallikarjun KhargeRijiju stated that he wrote three letters to Congress this year on March 16, March 26 and April 12. Rijiju added that he also met Kharge an...
20 Oct, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Air India, Indigo representatives to appear before Parliamentary panel on Nov 2On November 2, representatives from Air India Limited and InterGlobe Aviation Ltd will meet with a Parliamentary committee. The discussions...
19 Oct, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy calls for a transparent process to appoint CECFormer Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called for a transparent and impartial process for the appointment of the Chief E...
19 Oct, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
HD Kumaraswamy emerges as NDA’s combative face in Karnataka ahead of local body pollsUnion Minister HD Kumaraswamy is intensifying his political campaign against Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in Karnataka. He is leveraging re...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.52 AM IST
Jagan Mohan Reddy demands 'President's Rule' in Andhra Pradesh over alleged Municipal Nominations violenceYS Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded the imposition of President's Rule in Andhra Pradesh amid serious political violence. He accused Chief Mi...
18 Oct, 2026, 06.55 AM IST
Rajasthan BJP makes local poll gains, Congress fails to contain infightingDespite internal conflicts among the senior state leaders, the BJP has been able to showcase unity with leaders standing behind CM Bhajan L...
17 Oct, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
- Centre amends rules to deploy private school teachers for census duty
According to the gazette notification issued by the Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, not only can teachers from govern...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
Jagan Mohan Reddy recalibrates stance, demands CEC's resignation, signals opening to INDIA BlocYSRCP leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has changed his stance by supporting youth protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. This shift suggests potent...
16 Oct, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Teachers of aided/unaided private bodies can be appointed for Census duties: Registrar General of IndiaThe Census Rules of 1990 have been amended by the Centre to allow private teachers as enumerators. This amendment follows a legal challenge...
16 Oct, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
UP Panchayat Polls to be held under existing 27% OBC quota: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the State Election Commission to complete gram panchayat elections w...
15 Oct, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
When SC expedited counting in Uttarakhand bodies ahead of 2027 assembly electionsSiroli Kalan has transitioned from a revenue village to an urban local body in Uttarakhand. The ruling BJP encountered significant politica...
14 Oct, 2026, 01.21 AM IST
Why Supreme Court cancelled elections in 50 Punjab wards and ordered repolls in 6 weeks?The Supreme Court recently cancelled elections in 50 municipal wards across Punjab's Patiala and Moga districts and ordered repolls within ...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
CEC Gyanesh Kumar row, DMK stand complicate Centre's delimitation planCEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation complicates the Centre's plans for delimitation and restructuring of Lok Sabha constituencies. Opposition p...
12 Oct, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
BJP to contest all 209 wards in Kolkata civic poll, open to fielding eminent citizens, youthsThe BJP is gearing up to contest all 209 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections, prioritizing the inclusion of professionals ...
11 Oct, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
SC sets aside polls in 50 Punjab municipal wards, orders fresh elections after panel finds nomination obstructionThe Supreme Court has ordered new elections in 50 municipal wards across Punjab. This decision follows a report detailing significant obstr...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.01 AM IST