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Sole Choice, No Other Name Proposed: Shah KOLKATA: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari staked claim Friday to form the first saffron govt in Bengal after being unanimously elected leader of the 207-strong legislature party, paving the way for him to take oath Saturday as the state’s ninth chief minister.Union home minister Amit Shah, who had a hand in bringing one-time Mamata Banerjee aide Adhikari from Trinamool Congress to BJP in 2020, spoke eloquently about how the East Midnapore strongman epitomised what BJP aspired to achieve in the state.”We received eight proposals and all of them had one name. Adequate time was given…

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said “future wars will not be won solely through weaponry, but through innovative thinking and enhanced synergy” and advised commanders of the three services to cultivate the “element of surprise in any given situation as it’s must to secure a strategic edge”.Addressing the second edition of Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur on Friday, the defence minister underscored the need to strengthen capabilities in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, data analytics and secure communication networks to stay prepared in the rapidly-evolving geopolitical security scenario. He also advised commanders to remain vigilant of the element…

JAMMU: The SIT Friday filed charge-sheet against the man accused of attempt to assassinate former J&K CM National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah during a wedding ceremony in Jammu on March 11 this year.The accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, 63, is a Jammu resident.The seven-member SIT was constituted on March 14, days after the abortive bid on Abdullah’s life.According to the charge-sheet, as Abdullah was leaving the function at in Greater Kailash area, Jamwal allegedly fired at him from a revolver, which was seized soon after.The SIT probe revealed the accused had allegedly developed deep resentment against Abdullah and blamed him…

An AI generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: For continuous ‘health monitoring’ of major and extra-long old bridges on NHs, highway owning agencies will now install advanced sensors for quick alert in case of abnormal behaviour so that corrective steps can be taken before any mishap.The road transport ministry has issued a standardised tender document (RFP) for procurement of the continuous structure monitoring system for bridges which the highway owning agencies and their engineers can use to invite bids. This is significant considering that there is a dire need to monitor the behaviour of old major bridges on the…

Rangasamy meets LG, stakes claim to form government in Puducherry NEW DELHI: All India NR Congress (AINRC) founder N Rangasamy on Friday evening met Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kuniyil Kailashnathan and staked claim to form the government in the Union Territory days after emerging victorious in the recently held assembly polls.Rangasamy, who has been the longest-serving Chief Minister of Puducherry, presented a letter of support from the legislative assembly members demanding the right to form the government. The letter has been sent for the President’s approval.This comes after Rangasamy was re-elected as the leader of Nationalist Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislature party…

BJP picked Suvendu Adhikari as its West Bengal legislative party leader, who is now set to become the state’s first BJP chief minister.Vijay’s TVK secured the numbers to form the Tamil Nadu government after VCK, CPI and CPI(M) extended support and shall be meeting the Tamil Nadu governor to stake claims for CM position.A leaked Congress MLA preference list intensified speculation over Kerala’s next chief minister, with K C Venugopal, V D Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala emerging as frontrunners.Sanjay Raut wrote to US President Donald Trump for congratulating PM Narendra Modi on the BJP’s Bengal victory, calling the remarks premature…

NEW DELHI: The investigation into the Air India AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people in June 2025, is in its final stage, and the report is expected to be made public within a month, Union civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu said on Friday.He added that the probe is being conducted with “seriousness, fairness and transparency” due to international scrutiny over the disaster.Speaking on the sidelines of an event at GIFT City in Gujarat, Naidu said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had been carrying out an independent investigation with full support from the government.“Investigation is going on…

NEW DELHI: Suvendu Adhikari’s rise as BJP’s choice for chief minister in West Bengal comes after years of positioning himself as the party’s most formidable anti-Mamata Banerjee face in the state. From defeating the Trinamool Congress supremo in her own den to leading the BJP’s aggressive Hindutva-driven campaign, Adhikari steadily emerged as the saffron party’s strongest leader in Bengal. The BJP’s sweeping victory in the state, winning 207 seats in the 294-member assembly and ending the TMC’s 15-year rule, further cemented Adhikari’s stature within the party. His electoral success, grassroots influence, insider understanding of the TMC and ability to consolidate…

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