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PM Modi takes blessings of oldest West Bengal BJP worker Makhanlal Sarkar at swearing-in ceremony of Adhikari

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: At the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took blessings of Makhanlal Sarkar, one of the most senior workers of BJP in the state. Prime Minister Modi arrived in Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony. After reaching Brigade Parade Grounds, PM Modi […]

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Son of the soil Adhikari takes oath as first BJP Chief Minister of Bengal; five other ministers sworn in

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the Chief Minister of the first BJP-ruled West Bengal government, along with four other members of the state Council of Ministers led by him. The other five members of the state Council of Ministers who were sworn in on Saturday include the former national vice-president and […]

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Elections

‘Very big day for Bengal’: Union Ministers, CMs in Kolkata for BJP govt swearing-in

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: BJP leaders from across the country, including Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and Members of Parliament, arrived in Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the first-ever BJP government in Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in as Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony to be held at Brigade Parade […]

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PM Modi’s presence at oath ceremony of 1st BJP Cabinet is historic dawn for Bengal: Adhikari

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: As the first BJP-led Cabinet in West Bengal is slated to be sworn in on Saturday morning, the next Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, this morning, stated that the oath-ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will mark an historic dawn for the state. Adhikari also stated that this historic oath ceremony […]

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Economy

Financial inclusion: 3 Jan Suraksha Schemes reach 94.5 crore in cumulative enrolments

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Three Jan Suraksha Schemes, which completed 11 years of providing social security cover, have reached 94.5 crore in cumulative enrolments, the government said on Saturday. Launched on May 9, 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the schemes — Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal […]

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PM Modi pays tribute to nation’s great warrior Maharana Pratap on his birth anniversary

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the nation’s great warrior and the immortal symbol of valour and prowess, Maharana Pratap, on his birth anniversary. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “A respectful tribute to the nation’s great warrior and the immortal symbol of valour and prowess—Maharana Pratap—on […]

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Trump hopes for extension to agreed three-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped it would be extended. Trump’s announcement of the temporary ceasefire on Truth Social earlier in the day also said each country, […]

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Rabindranath Tagore enriched our society with new thought, creative energy and cultural confidence: PM Modi

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: On Pochishe Boishakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid heartfelt tributes to Rabindranath Tagore, the world-renowned poet, writer, and Nobel Prize winner and said he enriched our society with new thought, creative energy and cultural confidence. “Today, on the special occasion of Pochishe Boishakh, we pay our heartfelt tributes to Gurudev Tagore. […]

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Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares

May 9, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded Tehran could withstand a naval blockade for months. A CIA assessment indicated that Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from a U.S. […]

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Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds

May 8, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Friday showed, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies continue to severely strain the NATO alliance. The Denmark-based Alliance of Democracies Foundation, which commissioned the survey, said […]

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