Suvendu Adhikari to retain Bhabanipur seat, vacate Nandigram
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to retain the Bhabanipur assembly constituency while vacating the Nandigram seat.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar articulated India's stance on issues of extremism, sovereignty, and territorial integrity at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In his speech, delivered against the backdrop of escalating tensions between India and Canada, the EAM indirectly criticized the selective nature of Western responses to these issues. "Nor must we countenance that political convenience determines responses to terrorism, extremism, and violence. Similarly, respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be exercised in cherry-picking," Jaishankar said.
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to retain the Bhabanipur assembly constituency while vacating the Nandigram seat.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has revoked the appointment of a personal astrologer as an Officer on Special Duty. The decision follows backlash from allied parties and opposition leaders, who unanimously objected to placing an astrologer on the government payroll.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has won the vote of confidence in the state legislative assembly with the support of 144 MLAs.
In this edition of India Today Global, watch Geeta Mohan's ground report from Behesht-e Zahra cemetery where Iranians gathered to pay their respects to fallen commanders and the eighty-seven sailors who died when an American torpedo sank an Iranian ship off the Sri Lankan coast.