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KOLKATA: BJP’s first Bengal cabinet will be a blend of party veterans and political debutants, with Suvendu Adhikari among the frontrunners for the CM’s post. Union minister Amit Shahand Odisha CM Mohan Majhi will chair the BJP legislative party meeting on Friday, where the legislative party leader — and consequently the CM — will be…
West Bengal Governor RN Ravi dissolves Mamata cabinet; paves way for new BJP government formation NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor R N Ravi on Thursday dissolved the Mamata government cabinet along with the state Legislative Assembly ahead of the formation of a new government following the recently concluded Assembly elections.According to a government release issued…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday retained key portfolios, including general administration, home, cabinet secretariat, vigilance and civil aviation, as the Bihar Cabinet portfolios were allocated following the formation of the new government. Departments that have not been assigned to any minister will also remain under the chief minister. Former CM Nitish…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday changed the display pictures on his social media handles to mark the one year of the Operation Sindoor, and asked everyone to do the same as a mark of respect to the armed forces and their success. The profile picture of PM Modi on his handles on X,…
Bihar’s first cabinet expansion under chief minister Samrat Choudhary took place on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna PATNA: Bihar’s first cabinet expansion under chief minister Samrat Choudhary took place on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, with all ministers taking oath in a high-profile ceremony attended by top NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra…
Nitish Kumar, son Nishant Kumar (File Photo) PATNA: Nishant Kumar, son of JD(U) patriarch Nitish Kumar, is tipped to join the Bihar govt in CM Samrat Choudhary’s first cabinet expansion Thursday, barely eight weeks after his entry into politics as the reluctant heir to his father’s decades-long legacy.News of Nishant transitioning from political rookie to…
Vande Mataram (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: In its first decision after sweeping the Bengal polls, Cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act to put National Song Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, on the same footing as the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. At present, the law…
The Union Cabinet has approved two new semiconductor manufacturing units with a combined investment of over Rs 3,936 crore under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).The projects include the country’s first commercial mini/micro-LED display facility based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology and a semiconductor packaging unit, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.The facilities will be…
In a broad-based policy push spanning agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing and financial support, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared projects and schemes worth over Rs 1.52 lakh crore, signalling a strong focus on productivity, capacity expansion and strategic sectors.At the centre of the decisions is the Mission for Cotton Productivity – Kapas Kanti, with an outlay…
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet Saturday approved two railway multi-tracking projects worth Rs 24,815 crore. Covering 15 districts across Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, these projects will increase Indian Railways’ network by about 601 km. The projects are the 403- km Ghaziabad-Sitapur 3rd and 4th lines in Uttar Pradesh and the 198- km Rajahmundry-Visakhapatnam 3rd…
