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Who is Agnimitra Paul, the only woman in BJP's first-ever Bengal cabinet

India, May 9 -- West Bengal's first BJP government has just one woman in the cabinet currently - and that woman is 51-year-old BJP leader Agnimitra Paul, the former fashion designer-turned-politician ... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as Bengal's first BJP CM, Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, others as ministers - Check full list

New Delhi, May 9 -- In a watershed moment in West Bengal politics, Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the state's first BJP chief minister on Saturday at the Brigade Parade Ground, a vast green expanse in ... Read More


Orissa HC displeasure puts 'Naveen Niwas' barricades under scrutiny in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- Barricades placed in front of 'Naveen Niwas', the residence of former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, may be removed following strong observations made by the Orissa High C... Read More


Political storm in Punjab as ED targets Minister Sanjeev Arora

Chandigarh, May 9 -- A high-stakes political confrontation has escalated in Punjab following extensive search operations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at locations linked to Cabinet Minister and... Read More


BJP's first govt in Bengal: PM Modi, senior ministers attend swearing-in ceremony - Who all are present?

New Delhi, May 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several high-profile Union ministers and chief ministers from NDA-ruled states have reached Kolkata to attend the oath-taking ceremony of chief minist... Read More


Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh: Full list of BJP leaders who took oath as Bengal ministers

India, May 9 -- It is a big day for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal as the outfit, which has been in power at the Centre since 2014, has finally installed its first chief minister in t... Read More


PM Modi pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore at Brigade Parade Grounds ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in | Watch

New Delhi, May 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of Pochishe Boishakh. At the Brigade Parade Grounds, PM offered flowers at the image of 'Bard of Be... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari is the new Bengal CM, BJP's first in the state

India, May 9 -- Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal since Independence, formally ending the Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule in the state at a high-se... Read More


UK PM Starmer vows to fight on after local polls drubbing

France, May 9 -- Thursday's ballots -- Starmer's biggest electoral test since Labour ousted the Conservatives in 2024 -- left the British leader under intense pressure after the party suffered a histo... Read More


ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora's house for third time

India, May 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided five locations, including the official residence of Punjab power and industries minister Sanjeev Arora in Chandigarh, on Saturday in connection ... Read More