Politics

PATNA: The new Cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to have over 35 ministers, and the announcement is to be made soon. Earlier in the day, Kumar said that we will soon have Cabinet expansion and portfolios will be decided. According to Grand Alliance sources, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will get 14 ministers […]

KOLKATA: TMC strongman and Birbhum district president  Anubrata Mondal was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a cattle smuggling case on Thursday. He is now being shifted to Durgapur camp office, from where he will be taken for a medical test. Mondal will be questioned again before being produced in Asansol court. […]

  KOLKATA: After skipping the Vice Presidential election, the Trinamool Congress has decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Vice President elect Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday.  According to sources, TMC Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien and Lok Sabha leader Sudeep Bandhopadhyay have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony that is scheduled for 11.45 am […]

NEW DELHI: In a crucial appointment in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal has been moved to Delhi by party president JP Nadda as national general secretary in charge of West Bengal, Telangana and Odisha. Jharkhand BJP general secretary (organisation) Dharampal has […]

  PATNA:  Five years after being ditched by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav once again took oath as his deputy. Tejashwi asserted that nothing can be greater than those behind the formation of the Grand Alliance have once again come back to work together. […]