Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

IANS | April 9, 2026 1:24 PM

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House.

BJP on upward trajectory in Kerala, will become largest party: Anil K. Antony

IANS | April 9, 2026 1:17 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) As polling for the Kerala Assembly elections are underway, BJP National Secretary Anil K. Antony on Thursday said that his party is the only political force currently witnessing an upward trajectory in the state and expressed confidence that it will eventually emerge as the largest party in the state.

Army rescues 135 tourists in North Sikkim, operation continues amid landslides

IANS | April 9, 2026 12:53 PM

Gangtok, April 9 (IANS) The Army has so far rescued 135 stranded tourists from North Sikkim, where landslides have snapped road connectivity, officials said on Thursday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps launched ‘Operation Him Setu’ to evacuate stranded tourists at Lachen in North Sikkim.