Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday held separate courtesy meetings at Lok Bhavan with India’s Ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mohamed Mallick, and Air Marshal Tejinder Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command.The discussions covered India-Japan relations, state development initiatives, border security and disaster management.Mallick, who assumed charge as India’s Ambassador to Japan in November 2025, called on the Governor in Gandhi…

Agartala, May 4 (IANS) Free and fair elections in West Bengal have ensured the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in West Bengal, marking what Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha described as an urgent need for political change amid rising concerns over infiltration and national security. CM Saha, along with state BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee and other senior leaders, led a victory rally in Agartala after the Trinamool Congress-led government, headed by outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Ba…

Kathmandu, May 4 (IANS) The Nepal government is seeking to procure 80,000 tonnes of chemical fertiliser from India under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement, as disruptions in global supply and soaring prices triggered by the West Asia war strain Nepal’s farm input system. Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s Cabinet on Monday decided to approve, in principle, a proposal allowing the state-owned Agriculture Inputs Company to procure 80,000 tonnes of chemical fertiliser from India under a G2G …

New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Pralhad Joshi said on Monday that the Congress has “no existence” in the country except in Kerala and predicted that the party would face a similar situation in Karnataka in the upcoming elections. Addressing a press conference in Delhi on the results of the five-state Assembly elections, Union Minister Joshi said the outcome is a clear mandate against misgovernance, excessive appeasement, corruption, and hooliganism, a…

Alappuzha, May 4 (IANS) Not long ago, he was a bloodied face on Kerala’s streets, an image that sparked outrage during the Nava Kerala Yatra of Pinarayi Vijayan. On Monday, A.D. Thomas walks into the Assembly as Alappuzha’s new MLA, carrying with him a story that blends grit, memory and a measure of justice.The 30-year-old Congress candidate defeated sitting MLA P.P. Chitharanjan by 21,015 votes, breaching a Left bastion and turning a personal ordeal into a powerful political statement.For m…

Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Several prominent faces emerged as key winners and losers in the Assam Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and a host of BJP leaders registering emphatic victories, while senior Congress figures and opposition candidates suffered notable defeats in a largely one-sided contest.Among the biggest winners, Sarma retained his Jalukbari seat with a margin of 89,434 votes, reinforcing his stronghold in the state.Senior BJP leaders Pradyut Bordoloi (Dispur)…

Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form the new government in West Bengal with a two-thirds majority, bringing to an end the 15-year Trinamool Congress regime in the state.In the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, the two-thirds majority mark is 196. On Monday, counting was completed and results were declared for 293 Assembly constituencies, as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced repolling for the entire Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Par…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lauded the people of Bhabanipur for their electoral verdict, declaring that the outcome reflects the fate awaiting what he described as an anarchic style of governance.In a post on his X handle, HM Shah wrote, “Hats off to the people of Bhabanipur. Their mandate has made it clear what fate awaits an anarchic ruler.”The remark comes against the backdrop of heightened political contestation in West Bengal, where Bhabanipur has oft…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s Ganemat Sekhon shot 70 out of 75 targets to finish Day one just one point outside the top eight places in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun, which got underway on Monday at the Asanov Shooting Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan.The Chandigarh shooter, who won a silver in the same range three years back, was the best-placed Indian to book a spot in the top eight of the competition. The remaining 50 targets of qualification and the fina…

Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) With skipper Hardik Pandya sitting out because of back spasm, the Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 47 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav is leading the Mumbai Indians in the absence of Pandya and said they have made a couple of changes in the playing XI from the side that lost to CSK in Chennai on Saturday.With Pandya out, t…