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T.K. Govindan, who had left the CPI(M) owing to internal disagreements, surprised everyone when he strode up to Pinarayi Vijayan first before taking the oath. Pinarayi half-rose to shake Govindan’s hand

Meanwhile, the organisers postpone the Shobha Yatra and Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti celebrations scheduled for Thursday indefinitely

PM Modi gifts traditional Indian artifacts and delicacies to global leaders during his five-nation diplomatic tour

Congress takes action against two of its block-level office-bearers in Konni, where its candidate, Satish Kochuparambil, lost by a narrow margin. Action follows internal findings that the two leaders failed to discharge their organisational responsibilities, remained largely inactive during the campaign, and even made remarks against the party candidate on social media

Akhilesh Yadav, who released a ‘Samajwadi Audit Report’ regarding the misappropriation of reservation quotas, alleged that the scams and corruption have plagued recruitment processes under the BJP government

One of the two specimens of the Trachischium lalremsangai was found in adjoining Myanmar in 2007

Bihar cabinet also approved ₹747.97 cr from the Bihar Contingency Fund to improve health infrastructure in rural local bodies. Nod for private investment proposals

Senior leaders like Firhad Hakim, Kunal Ghosh, Ritabrata Banerjee, and Nayana Bandyopadhyay were seen leading the sit-in demonstration inside the Assembly compound on May 20

Congress leader says that the BJP government is trying to do away with reservation given for marginalised sections

In an interview after Modi-Store bilateral, Norwegian FM Eide says India and Norway must resist over-dependence on global powers for trade or technology

Rahul Gandhi called the reel that shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi handing over a packet of toffees to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni “an insult to the people of the country”

The new government should prioritise and accelerate climate action in the State

Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan admit the plea and insist on filing of counter affidavit within a week

Justice R. Sakthivel is expected to take up both the pleas for hearing together on Thursday

Revenue officials said that the rescued families were forced to stay in small huts without proper access to drinking water and no toilet facility

A seven-member team led by S. Ganesh, Deputy SP, DVAC (Ranipet), caught the VAO red-handed