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Days of dhoti-kurta over? ‘Common man’ Vijay opts for blazer and pants at oath

By Odisha News Online May 10, 2026 17

TAMIL NADU, MAY 10 : All eyes were on Tamil film star Vijay as he arrived for his historic oath-taking ceremony as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. A moment few had imagined just years ago. As suspense built and people waited in the sun beneath towering cutouts of the actor, Vijay stepped out of his car […]Continue Reading

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Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP CM

By Odisha News Online May 9, 2026 21

WEST BENGAL, MAY 9 : BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, marking the beginning of a new political era for the state. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds in the presence […]Continue Reading

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Suvendu Adhikari likely to be Bengal CM as BJP weighs two deputy CMs, including a woman leader

By Odisha News Online May 8, 2026 20

WEST BENGAL, MAY 8 : The BJP legislature party meeting began in Kolkata on Friday amid strong indications that senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will be elected the next chief minister of West Bengal, according to sources. Sources said BJP’s West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya proposed Adhikari’s name for the top post during discussions. […]Continue Reading

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Two Indian nationals part of crew of luxury cruise ship that reported hantavirus outbreak

By Odisha News Online May 8, 2026 18

NEW DELHI, MAY 8 : At least two Indian nationals are among the crew of the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, which has reported a hantavirus outbreak with five confirmed cases and three deaths so far, the BBC said. The luxury cruise ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, left Argentina’s Ushuaia on April 1 and is due […]Continue Reading

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Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant among 32 sworn in as ministers at cabinet expansion in Bihar

By Odisha News Online May 7, 2026 23

Patna, May 7 : Former Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant Kumar, was among 32 NDA leaders who took oath as ministers at a function held at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. As many as 15 leaders from the BJP, 13 from JD(U), two from LJP(RV), and one each from HAM […]Continue Reading

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Suvendu aide murder: Police scan CCTV footage, launch manhunt as tension grips parts of North 24 Parganas

By Odisha News Online May 7, 2026 27

WEST BENGAL, MAY 7 : The West Bengal Police are examining CCTV footage and have formed multiple teams to trace the assailants involved in the killing of a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, a senior officer said on Thursday. Police are also probing whether contract killers were involved in the murder of Chandranath […]Continue Reading

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‘They played nasty games’: Mamata calls CEC Gyanesh Kumar ‘villain’ of Bengal elections, says she won’t resign as CM

By Odisha News Online May 5, 2026 34

NEW DELHI, MAY 5 : TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) and accused it of “looting” the democratic rights of the people, a day after the BJP registered a landslide victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference, the outgoing CM claimed that her party […]Continue Reading

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New Bengal govt to take oath on May 9, Tagore’s birth anniversary: BJP

By Odisha News Online May 5, 2026 30

WEST BENGAL, MAY 5: In its first move to capture the imagination of Bengalis and root itself in the state’s traditions, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that it would hold its oath-taking ceremony in Kolkata on May 9, or Pochishe Boishakh — the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. “The oath-taking ceremony […]Continue Reading

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After Bengal sweep, who will BJP pick as Chief Minister?

By Odisha News Online May 4, 2026 24

KOLKATA, MAY 4 : For the BJP, Bengal was always the final frontier. After all, it is the birthplace of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Thus, with the BJP sweeping the Bengal elections, the party is expected to name a strong chief minister, probably a woman, to firmly establish its presence in the state. […]Continue Reading

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Assembly Elections 2026: Vijay’s TVK shocks Tamil Nadu, BJP sweeps West Bengal and Assam, UDF wave in Kerala

By Odisha News Online May 4, 2026 40

NEW DELHI, MAY 4: Latest trends showed the BJP securing a dominant lead in West Bengal and Assam, while actor Vijay’s TVK took a surprise lead over the DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, as counting of votes progressed on Monday. The figures are based on trends from EC and TV channels, with the poll […]Continue Reading