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Kolkata: In a watershed moment in West Bengal politics, Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath as the state's first BJP chief minister Saturday at the Brigade Parade Ground, a vast green expanse in the heart of Kolkata that has been prepped up for the...

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Friday declared the results of the Indian Forest Service examination 2025. Basavaraj Kempawad has achieved the first rank, Anshuman Kumar Singh secured second position and Siddharath got third rank, the Commission said. Based on the result of...

Chennai: Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay Friday formally staked a claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu after securing the backing of several Opposition parties, taking the strength of his alliance beyond the majority mark in the 234-member Assembly....

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari Friday said the new BJP government in the state would fulfil all promises made in the party's election manifesto and work in coordination with the Centre to realise the aspirations of the people. Addressing party legislators after being...

Chennai: In a major boost to its efforts to form government in Tamil Nadu, Vijay-led TVK received the support of the two Left parties Friday, bringing it closer to the magic number of 118 legislators required for a simple majority. The CPI and CPI (M),...

Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will be the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal, marking a watershed moment in the state's political history after decades of resistance to saffron politics. Adhikari has been unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party, Union Home Minister...

Mumbai: An AIMIM corporator allegedly harboured Nida Khan, an accused in the alleged sexual harassment and religious coercion case at TCS, and her family in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, police said Friday. The Nashik police said that the sustained questioning of Matin Patel, a corporator from the...

Kolkata: A meeting of the BJP legislature party began in Kolkata Friday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to elect its leader and Chief Minister of West Bengal. The meeting, being held at a city hotel, was attended by newly elected BJP...

Chennai: The CPI Friday declared unconditional support to actor-politician Vijay-led TVK for government formation. The Left party, following deliberations, decided to extend support and accordingly, gave an "unconditional letter of support for government formation," party sources said. The letter was addressed to Tamil Nadu Governor...

Hyderabad: An engineering student was stabbed to death in Hyderabad for carrying on an alleged love affair despite warnings, police said Friday. Yuvan, 23, was murdered in the Chilkalguda area in Hyderabad's Secunderabad late Thursday night. A resident of Jawaharnagar, he was a third-year engineering...