- India
Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt amid caution, pragmatism
Kolkata: As dusk settled over Metiabruz in southwest Kolkata on Saturday May 9, television screens inside crowded restaurants replayed visuals of Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister,…
- Kolkata
TMC faces existential crisis after BJP’s Bengal breakthrough
Kolkata: On a humid Saturday evening, barely hours after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister at the Brigade Parade Grounds, the mood at several TMC offices across…
- India
Baba Siddique bodyguard removed from service for dereliction of duty
Mumbai: Police authorities have terminated the service of a constable who was deputed as a bodyguard of former NCP leader Baba Siddique on charges of dereliction of duty, officials said. Siddique, 66,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister D Sudhakar dies
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar died in the early hours of Sunday, May 10 after prolonged illness, according to a medical bulletin. He was 66. The planning and statistics minister breathed his…
- India
Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora sent to 7-day ED custody
New Delhi: A court in Gurugram has sent Punjab’s Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to seven days of ED custody in a money laundering case, officials said on Sunday, May 10. Arora, 62,…
- India
Tension in UP village after Dalit community objects to Maharana Pratap Jayanti procession
Bareilly: Tension prevailed here in a village on Saturday when members of the Dalit community, particularly women, allegedly objected to a procession being taken out on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti…
- Sports
Gill, Sudharsan, Rashid power GT to big win over RR
Jaipur: Leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned to his magical best with a four-wicket haul after his skipper Shubman Gill struck a sublime 84 as the Gujarat Titans outclassed the Rajasthan Royals by 77…
- India
CJI Surya Kant denies, condemns casteist statement on social media attributed to him
New Delhi: In an unusual outburst, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday condemned and denied a casteist statement attributed to him, calling it a “vile, brazen and mischievous” concoction. “To…
- Hyderabad
State govt aiming to make Hyderabad free of traffic woes, signal-free: CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, May 9, said the state government is aiming to make Hyderabad free of traffic woes and signal-free. Reddy, who interacted with the parliamentary…
- Kolkata
BJP supporters flood Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds for CM oath ceremony
Kolkata: Jubilant scenes unfolded at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Saturday, May 9, as thousands gathered for the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, with…
- Chennai
TVK gets majority, Vijay set to become Tamil Nadu CM; swear-in on May 10
Chennai: The uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu finally ended on Saturday after days of drama, with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) allies VCK and IUML extending “unconditional support” to Vijay-led TVK…
- Kolkata
Mamata updates bio on X, Facebook after Bengal poll defeat
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 9, updated her profile on social media platforms X and Facebook and described herself as “Founder Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress.…
- India
Owaisi decries Nida Khan’s media trial, asks if possessing burqa is crime
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, May 9, said it was wrong to associate his party with the Tata Consultancy Services case, accused Nida Khan and asserted…
- Hate Crime
Udaipur Dalit bride rides mare again after facing humiliation, villagers rally
Jaipur: What should have been a moment of celebration for a young bride in a village near Udaipur, Rajasthan, has turned into a political campaign for rights after she was forced to…
- India
VCK eyeing Dy CM post in new TN govt formation: Party source
Chennai: The Thol Thirumavalavan-led Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is eyeing plum posts, including Deputy CM, if the party joins the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led new government, a source in the pro-Dalit organisation…
