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…
Kolkata: The BJP legislature party is scheduled to meet in Kolkata on Friday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to formally elect its leader, with Suvendu Adhikari emerging as the frontrunner to become the party’s first chief minister in West Bengal. The BJP registered a historic victory in the just-held assembly elections,…
Chennai: The TVK held a crucial meeting of the party’s MLAs-designate here on Thursday to discuss government formation. A large number of newly elected members and also office-bearers who turned up for the meeting on Thursday evening at Panaiyur sought to know from party general secretary ‘Bussy’ N Anand when the TVK would form the…
Kolkata: Governor R N Ravi has dissolved the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly with effect from May 7 after completion of its term, according to an official notification. The current assembly was constituted in May 2021 after the Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, returned to power for the third consecutive term in…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and other top ministers on Thursday changed the display pictures on their social media profiles to mark the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The prime minister, earlier in the day, shared a…
Mumbai: Vietnamese President To Lam on Thursday pitched for deepening of ties between Vietnam and India amid “profound changes” like the advent of AI at the global level. Reconstruction of global supply chains, strategic competition between major economies, the emergence of digital technologies like artificial intelligence, green transformation, and increasing demands for economic autonomy are…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bihar’s newly appointed ministers who took oath on Thursday and said he was confident that their commitment to the all-round development will take the state to new heights of prosperity. In a major expansion of the Cabinet of Bihar’s first BJP-led government, JD(U) president Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister of Bharat, Narendra Modi, will address the landmark 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living on May 10 at the organisation’s International Center in Bengaluru. The event also coincides with the 70th birthday celebrations of its founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The celebrations are expected to witness participation from more than…
Kolkata: West Bengal Police are examining CCTV footage and have formed multiple teams to trace the men involved in the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath, a senior officer said on Thursday. Police are also probing whether contract killers were engaged in the murder of Rath, who was shot dead in…
Chennai: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government. The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will…
