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Manoj Kumar Agarwal NEW DELHI: West Bengal government on Monday appointed chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who was top official in a the state responsible for overseeing and conducting elections, chief secreatary of the Suvendu-led dispensation.The chief secretary is the top bureaucrat of a state government and the senior-most IAS officer, responsible for...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131016359,imgsize-1472396,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/trump-assassination-suspect-pleads-not-guilty.jpg" alt="Trump White House gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> A California man accused of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump during the White House correspondents’ association dinner in Washington has pleaded not guilty to multiple federal charges, including attempting to kill the president and shooting a Secret...

Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini’s affair rumors take a new turn as a resurfaced clip shows how the two publicly bonded.(Image via Getty Images) Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini might have strongly denied their affair rumors but it has only gotten worse.As Mike Vrabel resumed his professional duties, a recent clip of his with Dianna...

NEW DELHI: Newly elected Suvendu Adhikari’s government on Monday allocated portfolios to five ministers in West Bengal. Dilip Ghosh received the state’s rural development, panchayats, and animal resources department and Agnimitra Paul is set to head women and child welfare.Moreover, Ashok Kirtania got the state’s food department, Khudiram Tudu received backward class welfare department and...

India’s successful test of an advanced Agni missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) capability has once again pushed the country’s strategic missile programme into the global spotlight, with fresh speculation emerging over whether the newly tested system represents an upgraded variant of Agni-V or an early precursor to the much-awaited Agni-VI programme....

NEW DELHI: Cracks within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) came out in the open on Monday after some party MLAs, led by senior leader C Ve Shanmugam, submitted a letter to pro tem Speaker M V Karuppaiah seeking the appointment of former minister S P Velumani as the AIADMK legislature party leader....

Sunil Gavaskar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Agency Image) Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has proposed a major tweak to IPL playing conditions, suggesting that bowlers who take a certain number of wickets in their spell should be rewarded with an additional over.Writing in his column for Mid Day, Gavaskar argued that modern T20 cricket, especially the...

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ajendra Singh’s inflammatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked row on Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to take action against him.“Disgraceful rant by Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh. This reflects the debased and diseased mindset of the SP leadership. Does Akhilesh...

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Monday received another setback as its key strategist and critic Gyan Singh Mann joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The move comes as Punjab is set to vote for the civic polls later this month and state assembly elections next year.Gyan, who is also the cousin of Punjab CM Bhagwant...

Vinesh Phogat (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Monday hit back at the Wrestling Federation of India and said the federation wants her to quit the sport. Vinesh insisted that she is fully eligible to return to competitive wrestling, rejecting several of the federation’s claims regarding timelines and rule violations.After arriving...