Calling for a nationwide behavioural shift, the Prime Minister appealed to people to increasingly use public transport, carpool, avoid unnecessary fuel consumption and reduce dependence on imported energy resources.
This comes days after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the 2026 Assembly elections.
The TVK currently holds 107 seats in the Assembly after Vijay resigned from the Trichy East constituency and retained Perambur. With support from the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK, and IUML, along with expelled Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) MLA Kamaraj, the coalition’s effective strength rose to 121 members.
One of the posters warned that “Kerala will never forgive you,” while another declared that “Wayanad will become another Amethi,” invoking Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 electoral defeat in Uttar Pradesh. The posters also mocked Venugopal as Rahul Gandhi’s “bag bearer” and warned the Congress leadership against ignoring sentiment within Kerala.
Get the latest Kolkata Fatafat Results for May 13, 2026, including all eight bazi draw timings, result updates, and details on how players check winning numbers and Patti combinations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday recalled the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests as a defining assertion of India’s strategic independence, saying the operation demonstrated the country’s unshakeable determination in the face of intense international pressure.
The Rajasthan government has moved to tighten fuel use as global crude prices remain volatile due to geopolitical tensions and supply chain concerns.
West Bengal’s newly appointed chief secretary Manoj Agarwal issued a strong message to the state bureaucracy and asked all the bureaucrats to return to professional and rule-based administration assuring that administration would work independently free from “political interference.”
Garga Chatterjee, founder of Bangla Pokkho, was arrested by Kolkata Police on Tuesday on charges of allegedly spreading misinformation and making provocative social media posts regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the Assembly election process.
In a significant development amid growing internal tensions within the ruling Trinamul Congress in north Bengal, rebel councillor has been removed from the mayor-in-council of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation.
