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One more Congress MLA resigns ahead of Puducherry govt’s floor test on Monday

Following K. Lakshminarayanan's resignation, the second this week, the Congress' strength further slipped to 13, while the opposition has 14 MLAs in the 33-member House.

Puducherry L-G Tamilisai Soundararjan orders floor test for Congress govt on 22 February

The strength of both the ruling Congress and opposition camps stand at 14 in the 33-member house, including 3 nominated legislators of the BJP. The assembly has five vacancies.

Why Kiran Bedi was removed as Puducherry L-G — BJP didn’t want Congress making her a poll issue

Kiran Bedi had been at loggerheads with CM Narayanasamy, and was even pulled up by HC for interfering. Latest flashpoint was a crackdown on helmet-less riders.

Acquittal of Priya Ramani in defamation case will encourage women to speak up, caution powerful men

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‘Whatever done was sacred duty’ — Kiran Bedi says after removal from Puducherry L-G post

Bedi has been at loggerheads with the Puducherry govt and particularly CM Narayanasamy, who hailed her replacement as a mark of 'victory for the rights of the people'.

Over 1 lakh people evacuated in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry as cyclone Nivar intensifies

Tamil Nadu govt declared Thursday a state holiday and said that so far, 1,03,291 people including children have been housed in 1,000 relief centres.

Cyclonic storm ‘Nivar’ likely to hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry coasts on 25 November

The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a cyclonic storm and lay about 410 km off Puducherry and 450 km from Chennai.

Puducherry reports first Covid-19 death as 71-year old man dies in Kannur hospital

The man, who hails from Union Territory of Puducherry’s Mahé district, had gone to Kannur for treatment for coronavirus.

Road fatalities see drop after enforcement of new Motor Vehicles Act, says govt

Chandigarh (by 75%) and Puducherry (by 30.7%) recorded the most significant drop in accidents among seven states and two union territories.

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls records moderate to high voter turnout

Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said no reports of booth capturing or any other untoward incident regarding law and order has been received so far.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.