In a major political blow to the ruling Congress government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a thumping victory in the Himachal Pradesh urban local body elections. According to the results declared by the State Election Commission on Sunday, the opposition BJP swept three of the four major municipal corporations that went to the polls.
The West Bengal government on Monday completed a major expansion of its Council of Ministers, with 35 legislators taking oath at a ceremony held at LokBhavan in Kolkata, taking the total strength to 41.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah late on Tuesday night agreed to step down, confirmed sources privy to the marathon meetings held earlier in the day in New Delhi.
Science and politics make strange bedfellows. And especially if it comes to creepy and crawly cockroaches, abbhored and swatted, one is unlikely to give it a second glance. But lo and behold, Zoological Survey of India(ZSI) scientists have created first DNA barcode library for Indian cockroaches.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked ministers and government officials to urgently explore alternative sources of energy amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has disrupted India’s fuel supplies from the Gulf. At the more than four-hour meeting of the Council of Ministers, he also pushed for a shift beyond conventional energy sources and suggested biogas as a substitute for LPG cooking gas
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the administrative corridors of Kolkata, the newly sworn-in Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government has issued a sweeping “gag order,” effectively severing direct and indirect communication between state officials and the press. The directive, issued on May 19, 2026, by Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal, mandates a “complete prohibition” on any unauthorized interaction with media outlets.
In a landmark visit marking his first official tour of North Bengal since taking the oath as Chief Minister on May 9, Suvendu Adhikari arrived in Siliguri on Wednesday with a promise to “return the debt” to a region that has long anchored the BJP’s rise in the state.
Amid growing concerns over West Bengal’s recently enforced animal slaughter regulations ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, Indian Secular Front leader Naushad Siddiqui has appealed to the state government to simplify the certification process for cattle slaughter and prevent hardship for traders and poor families.
In a significant escalation of the newly formed state government’s “zero-tolerance” policy toward illegal structures, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued formal demolition notices to 17 properties linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday (May 19) launched a sharp attack on the Centre’s economic policies, warning that India could soon face a major financial crisis that would hit ordinary citizens the hardest.
