Somnath: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday performed ‘Maha Pooja’ and other rituals at the Somnath Temple as part of the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav marking 75 years of the inauguration of the restored shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. After holding a roadshow here, the prime minister entered the temple and performed ‘Maha Pooja’ and ‘Jalabhishek’,…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said his government, in its first cabinet meeting, has granted transfer of land to the BSF for erecting a fence along the Bangladesh border. The process of transferring land will start from Monday and will be completed within 45 days, he said. He also announced the…
Chennai: The DMK has elected former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin as the legislature party leader in the House. Party sources said on Sunday that former DMK minister and senior leader K N Nehru has been chosen as the deputy legislature party leader. In addition, former DMK minister E V Velu has been elected as…
Hyderabad: Emphasising that the Centre is trying to shield people from the adverse impact of war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for measures by citizens to overcome the challenges and to help the country. Addressing a rally organised by Telangana BJP here, he said, due to the war, prices of petrol and fertilizer…
Guwahati: Leaders of the NDA on Sunday met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, and staked claim to form the government in the state led by Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma. This will be the third successive NDA government in Assam, with the saffron party-led administration first assuming power in 2016, which was headed by Union…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress, accusing it of “failing” to provide good governance due to the internal power struggles in Karnataka, and “betraying” people. It has become a “parasite party” today, he charged. He said that a “saffron sun” was rising from Bengaluru amid the BJP’s expanding political influence across…
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the BJP-led NDA in the Assam assembly on Sunday, paving the way for him to become the chief minister for the second consecutive term in the state, Union minister J P Nadda said. Eight BJP legislators proposed the name of Sarma as its legislature party…
Chennai: TVK founder Vijay, immediately after taking over as the Chief Minister on Sunday, signed papers allowing 200 units of free electricity for domestic consumers, for setting up a special force for women’s safety and also for anti-drug trafficking units across the state. In his maiden address at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here after…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, and said the central government will keep working with the state government to improve the lives of people. TVK chief and its Legislature Party Leader Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief…
Kolkata: As dusk settled over Metiabruz in southwest Kolkata on May 9, television screens inside crowded restaurants replayed visuals of Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, a moment that until recently would have seemed politically unimaginable in a state shaped for decades by anti-BJP sentiment. In many Muslim neighbourhoods across…
