New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Modi government of wiping out the rights of the poor as he slammed it for doing away with the MGNREGA and “finishing off the right to work”. Kharge accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre of having pre-planned the elimination of the right to work for…
Kolkata: After taking the oath of office on Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari held a meeting with Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala, Director General of Police Siddh Nath Gupta, and other police and civil officials to review the law and order situation in the state. Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand was also present at…
New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted fresh searches against Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora and some others allegedly linked to him as part of an investigation into a newly registered money laundering case, officials said. They said Arora’s official residence in Chandigarh is among the five premises raided. The raids also covered premises…
Thiruvananthapuram: As lobbying intensifies among the three top contenders for the chief minister’s post, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Saturday said the party high command was likely to take a final decision on Kerala’s next CM within 24 hours. The UDF’s sweeping Assembly poll victory in Kerala has triggered a wave of lobbying and…
Kolkata: BJP legislature party leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday, heading the first BJP government in the state. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds here in the presence of Prime Minister…
New Delhi: The Centre has appointed Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff, succeeding General Anil Chauhan. Chauhan will complete his tenure on May 30. Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani will also function as Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Military Affairs, with effect from the…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy and his council of ministers with effect from May 7, according to a government notification issued on Friday. “The president is pleased to accept the resignation of Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry, along with his Council of Ministers, with…
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister-elect Suvendu Adhikari on Friday evening met Governor RN Ravi and staked a claim to form the first BJP-led government in the state. Adhikari reached Lok Bhavan barely two hours after being elected leader of the BJP legislature party at a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The CM-elect…
Kolkata: Police stations in border districts of West Bengal intensified surveillance and searches as investigators suspect the involvement of professional shooters from neighbouring states in the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide, a senior officer said on Friday. The police are also investigating the role of local criminals who might have provided logistical…
Thuruvananthapuram: With the ball now in the Congress high command’s court to decide the next Chief Minister of Kerala, supporters of key contenders V D Satheesan, K C Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala have hit the streets and social media platforms extending support to their leaders across the state. On Thursday, when AICC observers Mukul Wasnik…
