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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicPuducherry Assembly Elections

Topic: Puducherry Assembly Elections

AINRC leader N Rangasamy takes oath as Puducherry CM for the fourth time

Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy, who heads the NDA government which comprises of AINRC and the BJP.

AINRC-led NDA leads in 9 seats, SDA leads in 3 after first round of counting in Puducherry

According to trends available till 10:30 am, AINRC chief N Rangasamy was leading in his constituency.

Would turn down offer to be Puducherry CM, will work to strengthen Congress: Narayanasamy

The former Puducherry chief minister's remarks come days after his name did not figure in the list of 14 candidates announced by the Congress for the Assembly polls.

Puducherry Congress manifesto promises free Covid vaccination, scrapping of NEET & NEP

Released by Congress leader Veerappa Moily Sunday, the party's manifesto also promises Rs 1,000 as monthly assistance for homemakers, re-opening mills & enhanced pension for martyrs' kin.

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India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.