Patna: In a major expansion of the Cabinet of Bihar’s first BJP-led government, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar and 31 others took oath as ministers on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Altogether 32 leaders, drawn from all constituents of the five-party NDA in…
Jaipur: Operation Sindoor signalled that no terror sanctuary is safe in Pakistan and the mission was just the beginning, the Indian military said on Thursday as it commemorated the first anniversary of the multi-domain combat campaign. The heads of military operations of the Indian Air Force, Navy and the Indian Army addressed a press conference…
Kolkata: West Bengal’s post-poll tension took a bloody turn on Wednesday night after Chandranath Rath, a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in North 24 Parganas in what the saffron camp described as a “targeted assassination”, triggering outrage, protests, and fresh allegations of political violence. Less than 48 hours after the…
Chennai: The newly elected MLAs of the party have been taken to neighbouring Puducherry, the AIADMK has said. AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan, speaking to PTI on Wednesday, said that the party MLAs have been lodged in Puducherry. However, he did not elaborate on the number of MLAs taken to Puducherry. Also, he did not specify…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that Operation Sindoor reflected India’s firm response against terrorism and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding national security. On the first anniversary of the military offensive against military and terror Infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the prime minister said a year later, India remains as steadfast…
Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday arrived in the Bihar capital, where he is scheduled to attend the expansion of the state cabinet, which will take place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah, who is also a former BJP president, was received at the airport here by Chief Minister Samrat…
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, party sources said. The incident took place at Doharia in the Madhyamgram area, where Chandranath Rath, who served as the executive assistant to the leader of opposition in the state assembly, was attacked on a…
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Bhabanipur seat while retaining Nandigram in one of Bengal’s most politically significant electoral victories, on Wednesday said he would vacate one of the two constituencies within 10 days, leaving the final decision on which seat to retain to the party’s…
Chennai: Police arrested a 35-year-old TVK functionary on charges of sexually harassing a minor girl in the city, police said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Dinesh alias ‘Pambu’ Dinesh, is a resident of Kasimedu and serves as a local office-bearer of TVK. According to police, the incident took place on April 23 when a…
Chandigarh: Terming the twin blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar “minor”, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday targeted the BJP and said this was how the party was preparing for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Two blasts occurred on Tuesday night, one outside the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar at…
