Guwahati, June 5 (IANS) Hours after the swearing-in of Assam’s expanded Council of Ministers, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said portfolios for the newly inducted ministers would be allocated after a detailed review of administrative requirements and the strengths of individual ministers. Speaking to reporters, Sarma said the government would take some time to finalise the allocation of departments to ensure that responsibilities are assigned in a way that maximises efficiency a…

Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced the fifth Congress candidate for the ensuing biennial elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council, to be elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly. According to an official press release, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Vinay Karthik as the party’s fifth nominee for the upcoming polls.AICC General Secretary (Organisation) and MP K.C. Venugopal announced it on Friday.The …

London, June 5 (IANS) In a tour that has placed an Indian philosopher on the stage of some of Britain’s most prestigious intellectual and policy stages, Acharya Prashant has spent the past week carrying a climate message to capacity audiences at the Cambridge Union, in a one-on-one dialogue with a British peer of the realm, in public sessions that have drawn British audiences well beyond the Indian community, and across a sequence of upcoming engagements at Oxford, the London School of Economics…

Visakhapatnam, June 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to formulate an action plan to transform Visakhapatnam into a world-class Bay City.Addressing a review meeting on Visakha Economic Region (VER) attended by Collectors of nine districts, public representatives and officials, the Chief Minister outlined a roadmap for tourism, infrastructure and economic development across the region.The Chief Minister instructed officials to develop the Bay City Proj…

Imphal, June 5 (IANS) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, on Friday separately met the Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and apprised them of the prevailing security situation in the state as well as in the Northeastern region, Lok Bhavan officials said. A Lok Bhavan official said that the CRPF Director General, accompanied by senior officers, called on the Governor at Lok Bhavan in Imphal. During the meeting, t…

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) As part of the Rekha Gupta government’s efforts to develop a green and pollution-free city, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Friday flagged off a new app-based electric taxi service in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) from the Delhi Secretariat. “Today, 1,000 Electric Vehicle (EV) taxis were launched across Delhi-NCR, along with a new app. The EV taxi service is planned to expand to 10,000 vehicles in Delhi-…

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India can no longer overlook teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He insists the 15-year-old has done enough to earn a spot on the national team after a record-breaking Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.In the latest edition of The ICC Review with Sanjana Ganesan, Hussain praised the young player, who impressed in the tournament with an outstanding 776 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 237.30. His total…

Los Angeles, June 5 (IANS) Hollywood actor Kit Harington has shared he missed out on watching the final season of his fan-favourite series ‘Game of Thrones’. The actor said that he went to rehab when the final season of Game of Thrones was airing, reports ‘Female First UK’.The 39-year-old actor played Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy show and explained how he made the “good decision” to get treated for anxiety and alcohol addiction issues instead of doing press for the programme’s conclusion …

Jerusalem, June 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic effort aimed at normalising ties with Israel under the expanded Abraham Accords framework has brought Pakistan and Bangladesh under heightened international scrutiny, a report has highlighted.President Trump recently announced that countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates should “simultaneously” sign onto the Abraham Accords “as part of broader regional st…

Dhaka, June 5 (IANS) Marking the 25th anniversary of the deadly church bombing in Bangladesh, Catholics joined special prayers and renewed calls for justice, remembering one of the worst militant attacks on the country’s Christian minority.The deadly bombing at a packed church in Gopalganj district on June 3, 2001, killed 10 Catholics and injured about 50 worshippers attending Sunday Mass, most of them young people.The banned Islamist militant organisation Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJI) claimed respon…