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Yediyurappa reshuffles portfolios for the 2nd time in 24 hours to stamp out dissidence

Four ministers, including a new inductee, had expressed dissatisfaction with the departments handed to them, and didn’t attend a cabinet meeting Thursday.

MLA Baishali Dalmiya expelled from TMC for anti-party activities

Dalmiya has been publicly speaking against a section of the TMC leadership. Her expulsion came hours after senior leader Rajib Banerjee resigned from the Mamata Banerjee cabinet.

Congress says it will have elected president by June ‘at any cost’ after stormy CWC meet

Ashok Gehlot & Anand Sharma scrap over some senior leaders’ demand for CWC elections. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal says some clarity is awaited.

West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee resigns from Mamata Banerjee cabinet

The Domjur MLA, who was serving as West Bengal forest minister, had been airing his grievances against a section of ruling TMC leaders over the past few weeks.

Nitish makes anti-govt social media posts a cybercrime, Tejashwi says CM is ‘like Hitler’

ADG, Economic Offences Unit, has asked govt officials to apprise the agency of defamatory social media posts. BJP leaders say people’s right to criticise is still intact.

Shiv Sena’s rural reach, ‘mandate for Uddhav’ — what Maharashtra gram panchayat results show

Shiv Sena emerged as one of the biggest victors of the elections held last week to 14,234 gram panchayats, with the party clinching victory in about 20% of them.

‘Mamata deceived Bengal Muslims’ — Furfura Sharif cleric launches party ahead of polls

Abbas Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front ties up with Owaisi’s AIMIM to fight on at least 70 seats. Observers say it might eat up some Trinamool vote.

Yediyurappa allocates portfolios to 7 new ministers, reshuffles Karnataka cabinet

In a significant reshuffle, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation portfolios have been given to Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, which was earlier with J C Madhuswamy.

Ghosh, Roy or Adhikari? Why BJP brass wants no talk on Bengal CM contender as murmurs grow

BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh’s name is being pushed by supporters for CM post after TMC rebel Suvendu Adhikari emerges as tough challenger, party leaders say. There is also Mukul Roy.

‘Act of treason’ by Modi govt — Congress raises heat over ‘leak’ of Balakot info to Arnab

Congress also calls Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami’s comment on ex-FM Arun Jaitley’s health days before his death an ‘inhumane display of insensitivity’.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.