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G Parameshwara set to be Shivakumar's deputy
NDTVArchived
Former Karnataka Congress chief G Parameshwara will be appointed deputy chief minister under Chief Minister-designate DK Shivakumar, NDTV reported citing sources. Parameshwara, a former home minister and prominent Dalit leader, is seeking to be the only deputy even as other leade
INDIA bloc leaders to meet in Delhi on June 8
The HinduArchived
Leaders of the INDIA bloc are scheduled to meet in Delhi on June 8, The Hindu reported. About 17 Opposition parties are likely to attend, with Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, Omar Abdullah, Hemant Soren, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and Uddhav Thac
Annamalai quits BJP, plans new movement
The HinduArchived
Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has quit the party and is expected to start a political movement that may become a regional party, The Hindu reported. Sources said he submitted his resignation on June 2 after meetings with Amit Shah, Nitin Nabin and B.L. Santhosh. HeExpelled Trinamool MLA claims 59 supporters
NDTVArchived
Expelled Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee reached the West Bengal Assembly claiming support from 59 MLAs for the Leader of Opposition post, NDTV reported. He is challenging Mamata Banerjee's nominee Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay. Trinamool has 80 MLAs in the 294-member House after Suve
Tamil Nadu voters need clarity on new political moves
NDTVArchived
Annamalai's possible movement or future party would test whether his personal following can survive outside the BJP structure. Tamil Nadu politics already has strong Dravidian poles, so any new platform must state its ideology and alliances clearly. What kind of politics can conv
Mamata Banerjee vows protest despite permission row
Hindustan TimesArchived
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee planned a Kolkata protest at Rani Rashmoni Avenue over alleged attacks on party leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, and the Railways' hawker eviction drive. Hindustan Times reported she said the demonstration would co
Tribal customs complicate UCC drafting in Madhya Pradesh
NDTVArchived
The biggest challenge may come from Madhya Pradesh's tribal communities, which form nearly 21 percent of the population and influence 47 reserved Assembly constituencies. Practices such as Dapa bride price and Bhageli or Lamsena marriages differ from mainstream family-law framewo
PDP leader Talib Hussain arrested in Jammu
NDTVArchived
People's Democratic Party leader Talib Hussain was arrested for allegedly throwing stones at police in Bandi Ragoda, Bagh-e-Bahu, Jammu. Police said tension flared during an unauthorised protest against demolition of illegal structures on state land in Sidhra, and an FIR was regi
Trinamool faces split buzz after MLA expulsions
NDTVArchived
Speculation about a new Trinamool Congress without Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee has surfaced after the expulsion of MLAs Ritabrata Bandopadhyay and Sandipan Saha. NDTV reported that around 60 of 80 Trinamool MLAs missed a scheduled meeting at Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat h)
Congress seeks Pradhan's resignation over CBSE OSM row
Business StandardArchived
Congress demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the CBSE On Screen Marking controversy, Business Standard reported. Jairam Ramesh alleged the board had denied cybersecurity vulnerabilities for weeks before acknowledging the system was compromised. The p
Maharashtra finds 80 lakh Ladki Bahin beneficiaries ineligible
Scroll.inArchived
Maharashtra's verification of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme found about 80 lakh women ineligible, reducing beneficiaries from 2.4 crore to nearly 1.7 crore after an April 30 e-KYC deadline. Officials cited incomplete e-KYC, income-tax status, age limits, and overlap wMessi statue removal enters Bengal political backdrop
MSNArchived
The Lake Town statue was backed by Sree Bhumi Sporting Club and former TMC minister Sujit Bose, and was virtually inaugurated during Messi's December 2025 GOAT India Tour. Its removal followed safety complaints, but it also came after the BJP replaced the TMC government and earli
Mamata says TMC better off without rebel MLAs
Times of IndiaArchived
Mamata Banerjee said Trinamool Congress is better off without rebel MLAs, hours after the party expelled two legislators for alleged anti-party activity. She said TMC belongs to workers, not leaders, and accused some former power holders of reaching understandings with another pa
Bengal orders SIT probe into Lakshmir Bhandar accounts
Times of IndiaArchived
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered a Special Investigation Team to examine alleged irregularities in the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme. He claimed nearly 30 lakh beneficiary accounts were fake and said the matter would be probed from a money laundering angle. The schem
Bengal cabinet expansion inducts 35 BJP MLAs as ministers
The TelegraphArchived
West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered oath to 35 BJP MLAs at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata as Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari expanded his council of ministers. The induction added 13 cabinet ministers, 3 ministers of state with independent charge, and 19 ministers of state, raisin
Vijay swears in 23 ministers as Congress ends 59-year absence from Tamil Nadu power
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay expanded his cabinet on May 21, swearing in 23 legislators at Chennai's Lok Bhavan during a ceremony overseen by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Two Congress MLAs, S. Rajesh Kumar from Killiyoor and P. Viswanathan from Melur, joined
Rahul Gandhi says Constitution under attack at Raebareli rally
The HinduArchived
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told a Bahujan Swabhiman Sabha in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, on May 20 that the Constitution, carrying the voices of Ambedkar, Gandhi, and reformers such as Narayana Guru, is under attack. He unveiled a statue of revolutionary Veera Pasi and said remem
PM Modi lands in Delhi after UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy tour
The HinduArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Delhi on May 21, landing in the national capital after a five-nation tour abroad that began May 15 across the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy. He signed pacts on energy, defence, critical minerals, green hydrogen, and elevated
