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West Bengal’s crackdown on illegal immigrants has triggered large gatherings along the India-Bangladesh border, with intelligence agencies warning of possible ISI-backed radicalisation efforts. Officials say heightened border surveillance and monitoring are underway amid concerns over security, deportations, and regional tensions

Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya outlined the BJP-led government's five-year vision in the Assembly amid opposition protests and walkout. He highlighted peace accords, economic growth, UCC plans, border fencing, employment generation, flood management and development goals across multiple sectors

Former West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty has been assigned a key role in Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s government to oversee border land transfers for BSF fencing and monitor Centrally-sponsored projects after her controversial removal by the Election Commission during the Assembly elections

West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal was appointed chief secretary of the new BJP government led by Suvendu Adhikari. A 1990-batch IAS officer, Agarwal earlier supervised the voter roll revision exercise before the Assembly elections that saw BJP secure a sweeping victory over TMC

Newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will chair his government’s first administrative meeting on May 11 with district officials and police chiefs. The BJP government’s immediate focus is ensuring administrative continuity, law and order, and smooth functioning of welfare schemes

Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the first BJP government in West Bengal along with a six-member cabinet representing diverse caste groups. The portfolios were not announced, while political reactions and Opposition leadership questions continue.

The Centre-led by Narendra Modi has consistently prioritised political loyalty over federal cooperation, denying Telangana its fair share of resources

Samrat Choudhary has been unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Bihar, paving the way for him to become the next Chief Minister. His response to Nitish Kumar’s farewell message reflected continuity and respect for Kumar’s governance legacy.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing rallies in Assam’s Dhekiajuli and Tihu, said infiltration has been curbed but not eliminated, stressing that every illegal immigrant must be deported within five years. He announced plans to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state, citing the anti-polygamy bill already passed.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge unveiled the party’s five guarantees for poll-bound Assam, including cash transfers for women, health insurance for families and land rights for indigenous people, while accusing the BJP government of corruption and intimidation.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has demanded clarity from the BJP-led Central government on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s alleged claim of readiness to transfer Rs 1,000 crore to the Congress high command.

In Thiruvananthapuram, Congress leader KC Venugopal alleged that ‘Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond’ seeks to insult and divide Kerala through false claims. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also criticised the sequel, calling it an attempt to spread hatred

MLA Sri Ganesh began a relay hunger strike at Dr BR Ambedkar Statue in Karkhana, urging the Central government to expedite the merger of Secunderabad Cantonment civilian areas with GHMC. He accused the BJP-led Centre of delaying SCB polls since 2020 and failing to act on the merger.

Telangana’s finances are under severe strain, with revenue mobilisation faltering and borrowings overshooting sanctioned limits. The Congress government has sought Rs 1.3 lakh crore in grants and project approvals from the Union government, alongside aggressive borrowing plans.

The Centre has directed states to impose a complete ban on new mining leases in the Aravallis and tasked the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) with preparing a comprehensive sustainable mining plan. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the government’s clarifications, alleging they could open the door to widespread mining and cause irreversible environmental damage.

Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao accused the BJP-led Union government of attempting to erase Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy, alleging political fear behind the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme as Viksit Bharat

Congress leader P. Chidambaram criticised the government’s practice of using Hindi words in the titles of Bills, calling it an affront to non-Hindi-speaking people and warning that it undermines the promise of English as an Associate Official Language.

Following three days of parliamentary debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Congress claimed Prime Minister Modi and his team were “bruised and exposed for their lies.” Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said BJP leaders distorted history and ignored authoritative works on the national song.

A 20-year-old nursing student was found murdered with her throat slit in a rented room in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district. Police arrested a 21-year-old co-tenant while fleeing. Her family alleged kidnapping and rape, sparking brief protests by local residents

SCCL trade unions staged a protest in Kothagudem against the Centre’s decision to replace 29 labour laws with four labour codes. Union leaders accused the government of undermining workers’ rights and announced black-badge protests and memoranda submissions across SCCL area