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Altogether, 32 Ministers drawn from all constituents of the five-party NDA in the State were administered the oath of office by Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain

Three leaders in contention – Ramesh Chennithala, K.C. Venugopal and V.D. Satheesan – are involved in hectic parleys to secure support of MLAs

In a Facebook post, Siddique said while he was delighted by the victory of Congress-led UDF, he was concerned about the internal tussle within the party over Chief Minister’s post

On Thursday, M.K. Stalin invited CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam, CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian, and VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan to his house on Cenotaph Road for discussions and broached the idea of a DMK-backed AIADMK government

Charge sheet filed in connection with the financial fraud case involving HDFC Bank in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir highlights the bank employees’ misconducts

"Operation Sindoor was not an end, and it was just the beginning," Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, who played a key role in executing the operation in his capacity as the Army's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), said.

Former Palakkad MLA faces three sexual assault cases, and the chargesheet pertains to the third case

The exact cause of the death will be known once the forensic science lab submits its report, police said

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and other senior leaders of the ruling NDA in the State

Joseph says ‘the issue of ministerial representation’ for the party will be settled amicably through discussions

Addressing the 7th Collectors’ Conference, the Chief Minister said the coalition government had inherited pending bills worth ₹1.30 lakh crore and a diversion of ₹10,000 crore from 94 centrally sponsored schemes

Two IUML workers booked for publicly displaying severed goat’s head during victory celebrations after defeat of LDF candidate K.T. Jaleel in Thavanur in Malappuram

Unlike his meeting with the Governor on Wednesday when Mr. Vijay was accompanied only by six newly-elected MLA-designates, on Thursday, a few individuals, who are advising the TVK founder on political and legal matters also accompanied Mr. Vijay to the Lok Bhavan.

A day after a crushing defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to step down, alleging that nearly 100 seats were “stolen”. But can a Chief Minister actually refuse to resign after losing an election? Here’s what the Constitution says.

At the time of the incident, the accused were engaged as daily wage labourers for a water pipeline project and had observed exposed railway cables during excavation work

Andhra Pradesh Director of Census Operations and Director of Citizen Registrations, J. Nivas, says individual data cannot be shared under the RTI Act, used as evidence in courts, or disclosed to any institution

“The BJP is using the Governor and taking a stand against the Constitution. That is why the Governor is delaying the opportunity for Mr. Vijay to form the government,” CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam alleged