Kolkata: Newly elected West Bengal legislators, including Chief Minister Sivendu Adhikari, took oath in the Assembly on Wednesday. Pro tem Speaker Tapas Roy administered the oath. Newly appointed state ministers — Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh, Ashok Kirtania, Kshudiram Tudu, and Nisith Pramanik — were among those who took oath as MLAs in the 294-member House….
Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy summer rain accompanied by strong winds lashed several parts of Kerala, particularly high-range regions, causing widespread damage to houses, roads, and power infrastructure, authorities said on Wednesday. Uprooted trees and downed power lines disrupted daily life across various districts, cutting off electricity and bringing traffic to a standstill. Sea erosion and lightning-related incidents…
Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday with support from parties including the Congress, VCK, and the AIADMK rebel faction led by leaders SP Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam. As soon as the House convened, Chief Minister Vijay moved a vote of confidence…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the “sudden demise” of Prateek Yadav was “extremely heartbreaking” as he extended his condolences to the family. Prateek, 38, was the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder the late Mulayam Singh Yadav and stepbrother of party president Akhilesh Yadav. He died earlier this morning…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has significantly reduced his convoy size, days after he made an appeal for austerity and urged citizens to curb the use of fuel-driven vehicles. A downsizing in the prime minister’s convoy was implemented in his recent domestic visits, official sources said. The reduction was done while maintaining essential security…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday reduced the number of vehicles in his cavalcade until further orders, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for austerity measures, including reducing fuel consumption, an official said. In a cabinet meeting on Monday, Yadav appealed to members of the Council of Ministers to reduce petrol…
New Delhi: Noting that trust in Pakistan’s military and political leadership is completely missing in India, top RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday said that people-to-people contact is the best way to break the deadlock. “That should be tried more and more now,” he said in an interview to PTI Videos. “This is the one…
Nashik: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening took into its custody a person from Nashik in Maharashtra in connection with the alleged NEET paper leak, an official said. Earlier in the day, the crime branch unit 2 of Nashik Police detained Shubham Khairnar (30), resident of Nandgaon in the district, following a…
Chennai: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday called for the “abolition” of Sanatana Dharma, claiming it divides people, repeating the controversial remarks he made in September 2023. In his maiden speech as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the DMK leader also said the opposition “will not permit” any attempt…
Chennai: TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday was unanimously elected as Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker. Shortly after his election, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said the Assembly has the responsibility to transform the expectations of the people into schemes and laws. In his maiden speech at the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Vijay said, “Here,…
