Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Friday reshuffled his cabinet by inducting 19 MLAs as ministers, taking the total strength of his council of ministers, including himself, to 26, and elevated junior home minister Harsh Sanghavi to the post of Deputy Chief Minister. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new...

New Delhi: Expressing relief over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron Friday said that the real challenge lies in the implementation of the peace plan as it is just the beginning of the process and not the end. "I am from Northern Ireland, and for me it is very personal. The ceasefire is...

Antananarivo (Madagascar): An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding. Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office to become the new...

Agartala: Banned cough syrup worth around Rs 2 crore has been recovered from a goods train at Jirania railway station in Tripura, police said Friday. The recovery was made following a search operation Thursday that commenced around 4.30 pm and concluded in the early hours of Friday, they said. “In a major breakthrough in the fight against...

Singapore: Investigations into the death of popular Indian singer and songwriter Zubeen Garg may take up to another three months, after which the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner for further proceedings, the Singapore police said Friday. Garg, 52, a celebrated musician from Assam, died September 19 due to drowning while swimming off St John's...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, is likely to conduct the Plus II examinations for the 2024-26 academic session between February 15 and 25, a source said Friday. According to CHSE Controller of Examinations Prasanta Parida, students are expected to receive their admit cards by December 15. While internal examinations for the session are...

Mumbai: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu wished her ‘loveliest’ friend Keerthy Suresh a happy 33rd birthday, saying she will always be her ‘biggest cheerleader.’ Samantha took to Instagram stories, where she re-shared a collage of Keerthy and left a heart-warming message for her: “Happy Birthday to the loveliest @keerthysureshofficial! I love you, my darling.” “Wishing you nothing but...

Hyderabad: The Indian embassy in Moscow has requested the Putin government to ensure an early discharge of Mohammed Ahmed of Hyderabad from the Russian Army and his safe repatriation to India. The Indian embassy took up the issue after AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi took up the issue with the Foreign Secretary. Ahmed, 37, a...

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 210 Naxalites, including a Central Committee member of the Maoist organisation, surrendered before the police and paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, officials said. The Naxalites also handed over 153 weapons, including 19 AK-47 rifles, 17 self-loading rifles, 23 INSAS rifles, an INSAS LMG (light machine gun), thirty-six...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Friday held a meeting with the visiting Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi as both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation across several sectors, including trade, investment, energy, connectivity, health and technology. Alckmin is also Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services. "A pleasure meeting Geraldo...