Gandhinagar: A day ahead of the planned cabinet expansion in Gujarat, all 16 ministers except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel resigned on Thursday, BJP sources said. Patel will expand his cabinet on Friday, the state government had announced earlier in the morning. “Resignations of all 16 ministers have been taken by the party. Except for Chief…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday declared two worst-hit regions of Chhattisgarh free from Naxal terror and made it clear that those willing to surrender are welcome, but those who continue to wield guns will face the wrath of security forces. Shah also announced that 170 Naxalites surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Thursday,…
New Delhi: India on Thursday responded to US President Donald Trump’s claims of PM Modi’s assurance to stop Russian oil purchases. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the current US administration has shown interest in strengthening the energy cooperation with India, adding that the talks are ongoing. “India is a significant importer of…
Kohima: NITI Aayog is exploring the possibility of establishing an AI centre for skilling in Nagaland’s Dimapur, officials said. A team from the NITI Aayog visited Dimapur on Wednesday in this regard, they said. It is exploring options to establish the centre under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and frontier technology skill training for…
Patna: Several leaders of the Congress, including its state president, got tickets for the assembly polls in Bihar on Wednesday, when the leadership also contended with backlash from disgruntled elements and tried to iron out differences with allies. Although the party has not yet come out with a list of candidates, several aspirants stormed the…
Kolkata: As part of preparations to roll out SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, election officials have successfully mapped and matched the records of nearly 3.5 crore voters with the 2002 data, a senior officer said on Wednesday. According to West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, this mapping process eliminates the…
New Delhi: The BJP announced its candidates for all 101 seats, which the party got after the seat-sharing arrangement in the NDA, with the party on Wednesday evening releasing the third list of 18 nominees for the upcoming Bihar polls. Earlier in the day, the party released the second list of its 12 candidates for…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates for next month’s state assembly elections. The NDA ally announced the list amid objections from several leaders, including party MP Ajay Mandal, over ticket distribution. JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said the selection of candidates was…
Hospet (Karnataka): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday underlined the need to restore the monuments in Hampi, the capital city of the erstwhile Vijayanagara kingdom. Speaking to reporters after offering her obeisance to Lord Virupaksha at Hampi in Vijayanagara district, Sitharaman hailed the legendary ruler of the Vijayanagara kingdom, Krishna Deva Raya. “I am…
Koppal (Karnataka): In a statement seen as reaffirming his commitment to a full five-year term, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday rejected speculation of a “political revolution” in the state in November, calling it a ‘delusion’. He had reiterated last week that he would serve the full term, saying he has been CM for 2.5…
