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Saturday, August 16, 2025
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Topic: Chief Minister

After 132-seat jackpot in Maharashtra, BJP looks beyond coalition dharma. Fadnavis is no.1 in CM race

BJP's Amit Shah set to head a meeting with Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP in the national capital to make final decision on who gets the top post.

Omar Abdullah sworn in as 1st CM of J&K Union territory, Jammu region’s Surinder Choudhary his deputy

This is Omar's 2nd stint as CM. Congress opts to stay out of govt after poor show at polls. J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra says party unhappy J&K’s statehood not yet restored.

Delhi BJP is a house divided. It has too many leaders vying for power, not enough consultation

The capital’s elected representatives are miffed with the state unit for ‘ignoring’ them, as many see next year’s polls as the party’s best chance to make a comeback.

13 meritorious children awarded Rs 2 lakh each at Chhattisgarh CM’s 2nd ‘Jandarshan’ event

The public programme encourages people to submit their requests and appeals for redressal to the chief minister.

BJP appoints Rajnath Singh, Bhupendra Yadav to pick Odisha CM after winning majority in state

According to Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, BJP's Odisha in-charge, a legislature party meeting will be held Tuesday and the new government will take oath on 12 June.

15-year-old Nandini Satpathy uprooted the Union Jack. She was an overnight sensation

In ‘Nandini Satpathy’, Pallavi Rebbapragada highlights the daring exploits of the former CM who fought against British colonisation and became the 'Iron Lady of Orissa'.

Son of a tea-bhajiya seller, ex-ABVP activist, BJP minister — meet Mohan Yadav, the next chief minister of MP

Yadav, 58, served as higher education minister in Chouhan cabinet since 2020. His brush with politics began in 1984 when he joined ABVP before contesting from Ujjain Dakshin in 2013.

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan washes feet of tribal man urinated on, says sorry

The urination video, which went viral on social media, sparked tremendous outrage and it was alleged that the perpetrator Pravesh Shukla was a close aide of a BJP MLA.

Never spoke about power sharing in Chhattisgarh, says newly-appointed deputy CM Singh Deo

The party's decision to appoint him as deputy CM came just a few months ahead of the state Assembly elections, but Deo said the responsibility given even for a day is crucial.

Governor vs CM spats once did the impossible — unite CPI(M) and BJP

While ‘discretionary powers’ are given to the Governor to ensure that the state’s laws fall within the framework of the Constitution, it is often used as a political tool.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.