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Rajnath Singh, Bhajanlal Sharma share vehicle in Rajasthan's Nagaur

IANS | May 14, 2026 3:29 PM

Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for conserving petrol, diesel, and energy resources is finding resonance on the ground. A striking example was witnessed on Thursday in Merta in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma travelled together in a single vehicle from the helipad to the event venue, symbolically promoting resource conservation.

Prateek Yadav's father-in-law lights funeral pyre, Akhilesh bids final farewell

IANS | May 14, 2026 3:02 PM

Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The last rites of Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, were performed at Baikunth Dham in Bhaisakund here on Thursday, with his father-in-law, veteran journalist Arvind Bisht, lighting the pyre, as family members, relatives, and supporters gathered to bid him a final farewell

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigns

IANS | May 14, 2026 3:01 PM

Riga, May 14 (IANS) Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina on Thursday announced her resignation and termed it the "right decision in this situation." The government will continue to perform its duties until new cabinet ministers are approved, local media reported on Thursday.

Cong eyes full scale take off as Satheesan prepares to be sworn in as Kerala CM on May 18

IANS | May 14, 2026 2:54 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) With the suspense over Kerala’s next Chief Minister finally ending, the Congress-led UDF has now shifted focus from political firefighting to power transition, with Chief Minister designate V.D. Satheesan scheduled to be sworn in on Monday in what is expected to be a grand show of coalition unity and political consolidation.

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata Banerjee argues for HC’s intervention; govt says no case cited (Ld)

IANS | May 14, 2026 1:27 PM

Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made a forceful argument at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking the court’s intervention in preventing post-poll violence, especially against women and the people from the minority community, since the results of the recently-concluded West Bengal Assembly polls were declared on May 4.

Party above all, says Venugopal after Congress names Satheesan as Kerala CM

IANS | May 14, 2026 1:01 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a display of calculated restraint after one of the fiercest leadership contests the Congress party in Kerala has witnessed in recent years, party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday publicly accepted the high command’s decision to appoint V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s next Chief Minister, even as more than 50 newly elected Congress MLAs were widely believed to have backed his candidature for the top post.

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