Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Nearly eight decades after Independence, Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the first Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday, formally ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress and ushering in what BJP leaders described as the beginning of a “Sonar Bangla” era.
Snehal Sengupta Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, who found a place in the first cabinet of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal on Saturday, said the saffron outfit wants to fulfill the expectations of the “people who voted us to power” while keeping in mind Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s vision for the state.
Debajyoti Chakraborty Asansol, May 9 (UNI) From dusty Burnpur to Brigade it has been a long journey for Agnimitra Paul.
By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s breakthrough in West Bengal has altered more than India’s domestic political map. It has also changed the strategic calculus along India’s eastern frontier, particularly in relation to Bangladesh, a country whose post-2024 political transition has increasingly tested New Delhi’s patience.
Chennai, May 9 (UNI) Crossing the final hurdle for a majority and putting an end to the uncertainty persisting over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Saturday secured unconditional support of the dalit-outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and that of the IUML for ‘Vijay Sarkar’, the coronation of which is likely tomorrow.
By Snehal Sen Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) All roads leading to the Brigade Parade Ground in West Bengal’s state capital Kolkata turned orange as thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters made their way to witness the oath-taking ceremony of the new BJP government in Bengal.
Chandigarh, May 9 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday morning conducted a massive search operation at the Sector-2 residence of Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora.
Washington, May 9 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, following renewed accusations from both sides that earlier truce agreements had been violated during Victory Day commemorations marking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Washington, May 9 (UNI) Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has emerged as a key figure in shaping Iran’s war strategy during the conflict and in directing officials involved in diplomatic negotiations with the United States to end the war. Despite sustaining serious injuries in the same strike in which his father, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed along with several senior Iranian military commanders on the first day of the attack launched by the United States and Israel, Mojtaba has reportedly remained deeply involved in shaping Iran’s wartime strategy, directing mi.
Baghdad/Washington, May 8 (UNI) Iraq has rejected US allegations against its Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij al-Bahadli, who Washington hit with sanctions following allegations he was helping Iran evade sanctions on its oil exports.