Author: Md Nasimuddin
Terming Cyprus a “reliable partner” for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for strengthening bilateral cooperation, which has “immense potential for growth”.
Gujarat relived a grim chapter of its political history on Thursday as Vijay Rupani, the state’s 16th chief minister from 2016 to 2021 and a BJP leader, was feared dead in the Air India AI 171 crash near Ahmedabad.
Forty persons have been arrested from Maheshtala in West Bengal in connection with Wednesday’s violence that left several police personnel injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government is planning to roll out reservation of seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
The deadlock over the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation continues to dominate politics in West Bengal with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership accusing the State government of “appeasement politics” on Wednesday, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that“backwardness”wasthe only benchmark to decide OBC categories
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) unanimously passed a “resolution conveying appreciation for the Indian armed forces”. Speaker Biman Banerjee claimed that this was the first instance of the Assembly passing a resolution in support of the armed forces after the recent conflict with Pakistan.
Ending days of uncertainty, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his government will hold a fresh caste survey to address concerns flagged by several stakeholders.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Monday said that his government has taken a firm decision to continue pushing back illegal immigrants back to Bangladesh following the provisions of Immigrant Expulsion from Assam Act 1950.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday intensified his demand for electoral transparency, urging the Election Commission (EC) to announce a clear timeline for sharing voter data in a machine-readable format after the central poll body agreed to hand over the voter rolls.
The earliest that simultaneous elections can be held under the existing Bills is 2034, said BJP MP and chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament on Bills relating to ‘One Nation, One Election’, P P Chaudhary.