Kochi: Samrat Choudhary became the first BJP Chief Minister of Bihar when he took oath Wednesday, media reports said.Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office at the Lok Bhawan in Patna.JD(U) leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav took oath as Ministers.Samrat Choudhary was elected as the leader of the BJP
Kochi: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 40 minutes on phone on bilateral ties and the West Asia situation.Modi said in a post on X, “Received a call from my friend President Donald Trump. We reviewed the substantial progress achieved in our bilateral cooperation in various sectors, Times
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Kochi: The Parliament is set to create history by passing bill for Women’s Reservation to ensure 33 pee cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.The provision to The Women’s Reservation Act will ensure an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, of
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Kochi: Legendary Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle, 92, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday, media reports said. She was admitted to the hospital due to exhaustion and a chest infection. She suffered multi-organ failure following a cardiac arrest. It marked the end of her eight decades in the music industry, rendering
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Kochi: Iran and US teams met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad before the peace talks to find a permanent ceasefire between US and Iran, BBC reported.Iran officials met Sharief who also met US Vice President J D Vance accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner.The Iran
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Kochi: Farmaan Khan has been booked Farmaan Khan the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly marrying an underaged Kumbh Mela fame Monalisa Bhosle, media reports said.The Madhya Pradesh police have registered the case against Khan forallegedly marrying the minor.According to Madhya Pradesh police, Monalisa was only 16 years old when Khan
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Kochi: About 78.60 polling was recorded in assembly elections for 140 seats in Kerala until 5 pm today.Nemom recorded highest polling of 80 per cent.Polling booths across the State showed a steady flow of voters from the word go.A total of 2.71 crore voters are voting this time through 30,495 after revision of voters’ list
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Kochi: The 48-hour silent period has come into force in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry which are going to the polling booths on April 9.l, media reports said.The Election Commission of India has issued an advisory issuing strict guidelines for media platforms to ensure a fair voting environment.The media and other public information platforms are not
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Kochi: After a 49 minute blackout, NASA got in contact with Artemis astronauts traveling around the Moon, NDTV reported.After traveling further from Earth than any human before, the four astronauts were sending feedback carrying out NASA’s first lunar flyby in over 50 years.They temporarily lost signal as their spacecraft passed behind Earth’s natural satellite. The
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Kochi: Nine policemen were sentenced to death by a court in Madurai in Tamil Nadu for custodial death of a trader P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Thoothukudi district.Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh, and policemen Murugan, Samadurai, Muthuraja, Chelladurai, Thomas Francis, and Veilumuthu were sent to gallows, NDTV reported.Observing that this
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Kochi: In an important development, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a call from Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi amidst tensions in the Middle East, Times of India reported.Received a call from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran. Discussed the present situation,” said Jaishankar on X.The Iran Embassy in India also confirmed the call saying that
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Kochi: Nine members of a family, including six children, died when the vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into a well in Dindori, around 25 km from Nashik on late Friday, media reports said.The victims were returning home in a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) after attending a coaching class get-together in the town.According to police
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Kochi: Noted Malayalam film director and scriptwriter Ranjit was arrested on the basis of a harassment complaint lodged by a young actress against him, Kerala Kaumudi reported.According to the complaint the accused had allegedly harassed the actress of his new film on the set of Ranjith’s new film.The arrest was made at the direction of
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Kochi: The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday launched its manifesto for Kerala Assembly elections including Rs 3000 monthly pension for women heads of poor households, Malayala Manorama reported.Launching the document for five years from 2026 at Thiruvananthapuram, BJP Chief Nitin Nabin said the Rs 3000 monthly pension is also for widows and senior citizens above 70.The
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Kochi: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that CPM is no longer a Left front as it had entered into a deal with the BJP.Addressing a political rally seeking votes for the Congress front in Kannur, Rahul who is the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, said the CP has become extreme Right leaving
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Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday denied allegations of the Left front making any deal with SDPI in Kerala.Speaking at Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayan said it is the policy of the Left front to keep off from communal forces even as those affiliated to outfits could have voted for the Left front to keep BJP
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Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Jammu and Kashmir for winning their maiden Ranji Trophy title after beating eight time winner Karnataka.In his Man ki Baat programme, Modi credited the victory to their hard work and dedication.Modi praised captain Paras Dogra for his leadership and mentioned young bowler Aaqib Nabi’s performance of claiming 60 wickets
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Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that people of Keralam will benefit if the BJP alliance comes to power in the state, media reports said.Expressing concern over the financial mismanagement of the state by the Left government, Modi said at a rally in Palakkad that the CPM led Government has burdened the state
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Kochi: Seven people were killed, and five others were injured due to multiple avalanches hitting the Srinagar-Leh National Highway on Friday, media reports said.Close to a dozen cars were buried under the snow.The avalanches hit the stretch between Zero Point, situated at Zojila Pass in Ladakh, and Minimarg in the afternoon. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor, V
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Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala to campaign for BJP-led NDA candidates on March 29, Kerala Kaumudi reported.After holding an election rally in Palakkad on March 29 and a road show in Thrissur, Modi will visit Pala, Poonjar, Kanjirappally, Vaikom and Thiruvananthapuram on April 4.Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in election
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