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Anand Kumar called for strict action against coaching centres after NEET-UG 2026 was cancelled over alleged irregularities. The decision has triggered a re-test and a CBI probe into the examination process.

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The BJP in Assam built a giant party machinery in Assam in just a decade. This is how it was made possible and blunts the opposition's force in the state. The BJP's success in Assam provides a template for political domination.

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The CBI has re-registered the FIR originally filed by Madhyamgram police and will now independently investigate the case. Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was killed on May 6.

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A Zomato employee allegedly removed a water tap from a public water kiosk at a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. The act was recorded on CCTV footage at the site.

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Kia has commenced testing of the next-generation Sonet in India, previewing major updates to design, features and platform, with the compact SUV expected to debut in the Indian market in 2027.

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TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.

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Newly sworn in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay shared a headline-grabbing selfie moment with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shortly after taking oath in Chennai, adding a viral political-pop culture touch to the historic ceremony.

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The political landscape of West Bengal witnesses a major transition as the newly appointed Chief Minister takes the oath of office and secrecy.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hugged and honoured 98-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, one of the earliest and senior most members of the BJP. The scene unfolded on the stage ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in as West Bengal's Chief Minister in Kolkata. PM Modi also touched Sarkar's feet and presented a shawl to him as a mark of respect. In 1952, Sarkar was arrested in Kashmir while he was accompanying Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee as the latter was marching to hoist the tricolour there. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya described the elderly party leader as "one of the earliest grassroots figures associated with the nationalist movement in post-Independence India."

Video: PM Modi hugs, touches feet of 98-year-old BJP veteran in Bengal

Yogi Adityanath on Saturday presented a saffron gamcha to Suvendu Adhikari, shortly after the latter took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal. The crowd also erupted into a loud cheer as the scene unfolded at the swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata. This was at least the second such instance in recent weeks when the duo's bonhomie was witnessed publicly. Earlier, during the election campaign in the state, a powerful scene was witnessed when Adhikari bowed down at the feet of the UP Chief Minister as a mark of respect.

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