Politics

A 36-year-old man, said to be a BJP worker, was stabbed to death in Baduria in North 24 Parganas district, while a Trinamool Congress party office was ransacked in Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district.

The ministry was previously held by Dr. Harsh Vardhan who was, and still is, in charge of Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

With over three decades of diplomatic experience, Jaishankar has previously held positions like the High Commissioner to Singapore, Ambassador to China and also the United States of America.

Nitish Kumar's party on Thursday had refused 'symbolic participation' in the Union cabinet.

The 61-year-old Naqvi has been active in politics right from his student days, and has participated in several socio-political movements.

The Narendra Modi cabinet has 58 ministers, including the Prime Minister, with Amit Shah and S Jaishankar being the surprise picks.

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and his new council of ministers will take the oaths of office and secrecy at the forecourt in Rashtrapati Bhawan. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oaths of office and secrecy.

The Congress had 29 MLAs in the state after the 2017 Assembly polls, but eight of its legislators had defected to the BJP last year, taking the saffron party's tally from 21 to 29 in the 60-member House.

Elaborating on the emphasis on achieving targets as quickly as possible, Patnaik highlighted that the timely evacuation of people ahead of cyclone Fani had led to the state garnering international recognition.

According to the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, a political party can be recognised as a national party if its candidates secure at least six per cent of votes polled in four or more states in Lok Sabha or assembly elections, an...

The editor Vishweshwar Bhat is said to have published a 'false report' in the newspaper Vishwavani, creating an impression that there is commotion and confusion among JDS chief H D Deve Gowda's grandchildren.

For the convenience of common people as many as 14 LED screens have been arranged across the Vijayawada city for the live screening of CM's oath-taking ceremony tomorrow.

There is a view within the BJP that Shah may join the government after playing a crucial role in the party's return to power with an unprecedented majority.

Last time, when the CBI had reached Kumar's residence to question him over his role in probing ponzi scams, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had launched an agitation against the BJP-led Central government.

The BJP on Monday named Kamakhya Prasad Tasa as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Assam. Earlier, he was the Jorhat MP.

Dismissing Yeddyurappa's claim that the state government would collapse on June 1, Siddaramaiah dared him to resign from his post if his prediction did not come true.