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If NDA stays united, Nitish Kumar may join Jyoti Basu, Naveen Patnaik's ra
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
If he manages to maintain cohesion within the NDA, the Janata Dal (United) chief could join the ranks of long-serving Chief Ministers like Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim and Naveen Patnaik of Odisha, who led their states for nearly 25 and over 24 years, respectively.
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Nitish Kumar is Bihar's 'Phoenix', takes party and NDA to another term in
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The 2025 Bihar Assembly polls were considered as the litmus test for serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. However, Nitish Kumar has managed to steer the politics of Bihar around him in every Bihar election in the past over 20 years.
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From feature phones to smartphones, three decades of India's telecom growt
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
It was exactly 30 years ago on 31st July 1995, when India's first mobile call was made, marking a new chapter in the country's communication history. The first call on 31 July 1995 was made between then Union Telecom minister Sukh Ram in Delhi to then Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu
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An affable leader with cross-party connections, Sitaram Yechury was pillar
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Yechury joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1975 and rose in the party ranks with his skills, knowledge and articulation. He was among the leaders arrested during the Emergency
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23 years and counting: Naveen Patnaik becomes 2nd longest-serving Chief Mi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Patnaik, the five-time Chief Minister of Odisha, took charge on March 5, 2000, and has been holding the post for the last 23 years and 139 days. While Jyoti Basu holds office for 23 years 137 days from June 21, 1977, to November 5, 2000.
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When Vajpayee took CPI-M help on nuclear agreement
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): One day sometime after Pokhran-II (11-13 May 1998) the then prime minister Atal Bihari invited CPI-M gamesman Harkrishan Singh Surjeet to tea at the PM house, adding that he would be delighted if West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu could also join. Sur
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Mamata Banerjee fit to become PM from Bengal: WB BJP's chief
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Jan 6 (ANI): West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has said if any Bengali has a chance to become country's prime minister then Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is fit for the role.
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