The byelections were necessitated after Anvar submitted his resignation on January 13 to Assembly Speaker AN Shamseer, days after holding talks with TMC leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee.
The delegation also includes Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP), Vikramjit Singh Sahney (AAP), Manish Tewari (Congress), Anurag Singh Thakur (BJP), Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), Anand Sharma (Congress), V Muraleedharan (BJP), and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen lauded the Indian grandmasters Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi during the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 and went on to say that the future of Indian chess is in safe hands.
Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader VD Satheesan on Friday said that the upcoming Nilambur by-election would be treated as an opportunity to hold the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government accountable. He also confirmed that the first phase of the campaign work has been completed.
Visuals from the spot showed security personnel making announcements via loudspeakers, urging people to evacuate the premises as a precautionary measure.
Former Congress Rajya Sabha Member, V Hanumantha Rao, alleged that the Centre is targeting the Opposition instead of taking action against terrorists who attacked in Pahalgam.
DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat on Thursday called on the Indian industry to significantly increase its investments in research and development to strengthen India's indigenous defence capabilities.
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday expressed confidence that India is on track to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2027-28, even as the country navigates complex geopolitical challenges and positions itself to benefit from shifting global trade dynamics.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit-2025 in the national capital, Kamat said that weapons used during the 'Operation Sindoor' have built confidence among importing countries.
Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dr Samir V Kamat, on Thursday, underlined the need for increased investment in research and development in the defence sector, while speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit in the national capital.
A two-day consultative meeting was held at the Raj Bhawan (Governor House), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on May 27 - 28, under the Chairpersonship of the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, and Dr V K Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog.