All new faces in Bhupendra Patel's Gujarat cabinet, 24 ministers take oath
Gandhinagar/UNI: Twenty-four new ministers were sworn in on Thursday in Gujarat, days after Bhupendra Patel replaced Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of the state.
New Gujarat cabinet to be sworn in today
Gandhinagar/UNI: The new cabinet in Gujarat will be sworn in on Wednesday, a party spokesperson said.
Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM, Amit Shah in attendance
Gandhinagar/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s one-term MLA Bhupendra Patel took oath as the new Gujarat Chief Minister Monday, two days after his predecessor Vijay Rupani stepped down.
Bengal: BJP's Bhabanipur bypoll candidate Priyanka Tibrewal files nomination
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Bengal's Bhabanipur constituency, where bypoll is due on Sept 30, Priyanka Tibrewal, Monday filed her nomination at Alipore Survey Building here.
Kerala BJP writes to Home Ministry seeking protection for Pala Bishop over ‘narcotics jihad’ remark
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala BJP has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking protection for Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt, who they alleged was being threatened by a group of extremists for his 'narcotics jihad' comment, according to media reports.
BJP's meet to pick next Gujarat CM starts
Ahmedabad/UNI: A meeting of the BJP legislature party started in Ahmedabad here on Sunday to decide upon the next chief minister of the state in the presence of central observers sent by the party leadership in Delhi.
Nitish Kumar won't attend Chautala's rally in Haryana
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his inability to attend an event to be hosted by former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala later this month to mark his father Chaudhary Devi Lal's birth centenary, media reports said.
Punjab: 6 injured in clash between Youth Cong & BJP workers in Ludhiana
Ludhiana/UNI: At least six people were injured in a clash between the activists of Youth Congress and BJP in the city on Saturday.
Jignesh Mewani, Hardik Patel call Rupani's exit BJP's cover up for 'mismanagement'
New Delhi/IBNS: Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani has said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani should have quit for his monumental mismanagement of Covid crisis while state Congress chief Hardik Patel called his exit an attempt to hide complete failure in running the government.
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate for Bhabanipur bypoll, advocate Priyanka Tibrewal, Friday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of not allowing Hindi-speaking people to cast their votes in the constituency, countering her rival West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who said votes are polled less in the seat.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee files nomination as TMC candidate from Bhabanipur
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday filed her nomination as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Bhabanipur assembly constituency for the upcoming bypoll in the seat.
Bengal: BJP fields Priyanka Tibrewal against Mamata Banerjee for Bhabanipur byelection
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded advocate and its leader Priyanka Tibrewal, who had filed the petition in the case pertaining to post-poll violence in West Bengal, against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the upcoming byelection in the Bhabanipur assembly seat.
Election for lone Pondy Rajya Sabha seat to be held on Oct 4
Puducherry/UNI: Election to fill a lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Puducherry will be held on October 4.
Bengal: Left fields young lawyer Srijib Biswas against Mamata Banerjee for Bhabanipur byelection
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left Front has fielded CPI-M leader and young lawyer Srijib Biswas as its candidate to take on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur bypoll in West Bengal.
Two CPM party offices set ablaze in Agartala, party blames 'BJP mobs'
Agartala/IBNS: Two party offices of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), including its headquarters, were set on fire by unidentified people following violence in some districts of Tripura and the state's capital Agartala.