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Supreme Court rules that functional disability should be the deciding factor in granting road accident damages and not any doctor-issued disability certificate
Supreme Court flagged the fact that nearly 56% of the vehicles plying in India were uninsured and asked the government to challan them
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence and 17 passengers were admitted to hospital with injuries
Calcutta HC said that heavens won't fall if Vande Matram is made mandatory to sing in madrasas
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has sought government nod for increasing city's wards to 200+ to keep residents in each ward between 16000 to 18000
Government has said that partially filled online Census forms may be allowed
Government may allow fees on UPI payments above Rs 2000, except on transfer between two individuals
Brent crude falls below $80 per barrel
Government has increased the LIC offer for sale to Rs 31,400cr with an additional 4% on the block
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Indian cricket team lands in Sri Lanka for a 2-Test series
A former French Navy pilot who had alleged that IAF had lost Rafales during Operation Sindoor has been held in France on spying charges
An ordinary zari worked living just 100km away from Kolkata was stunned to find Rs 100cr deposited in the bank account. The bank has frozen her account pending enquiry
Businessmen in Kolkata gets a Rs 5-crore extortion call, allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang
NTA floats tenders to secure offices and exam materials round-the-clock

Tarun Tejpal, former editor of Tehelka, was sentenced to 10 years in jail by Bombay HC for raping a colleague. This judgment overturns the acquittal by a Goa sessions court

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It Is Suvendu Adhikari, After All

By Linus Garg
First publised on 2026-05-08 14:11:38

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Putting all speculation to rest, Suvendu Adhikari was unanimously elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in Bengal. Adhikari, once a trusted lieutenant of Mamata Banerjee, will be the next chief minister, the first from the BJP, of Bengal. His name was proposed by senior leader Dilip Ghosh and immediately accepted by loud cheers from the MLA-elects.

Adhikari then proceeded to the Lok Bhawan to meet the state Governor to stake his claim. He will be sworn-in in a grand ceremony at the iconic Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata at 11am on Saturday in the presence of PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah, other senior BJP leaders and chief ministers of most BJP-ruled states.

In his acceptance speech, Adhikari said that as PM Modi has said, fear is now out of Bengal and trust is in. He promised to send back all infiltrators, end the syndicate and extortion rackets run by the TMC, conduct an inquiry in the Sandeshkhali incident and punish all those who were responsible for various crimes committed under the previous government. He also promised to take the state on the path of economic resurgence.

There are high hopes from the new government as nearly after 50 years, Bengal is getting a 'double-engine' government with BJP ruling at both the Centre and in the state.

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