Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time on Sunday, this time again with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will get two Deputy Chief Minister berths for extending support, sources have said.

 Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday presented the state government's award for promotion of communal harmony to fact-checker Mohammed Zubair "in recognition of his contribution in prevention of violence" by debunking claims in social media that migrant workers were under attack in Tamil Nadu.

The ladies' wing of Sahebaan Welfare Trust (SWT) hosted the inaugural session of the 'Community Welfare Talks Series 2024' at Senate Hall, Inland Ornate Complex, in the city on January 21, with Siraj Ahmed, Managing Director, Inland Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, inaugurating the event.

 Bearys Engineering, Architecture and Health Sciences institute celebrated the 75th Republic Day on Friday with great enthusiasm, with the program culminating in a beach-cleaning program at Ullal and around 300 students from various institutions participating in it, contributing to the vision of a clean and green beach.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will set a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row -- 5 annual Budgets and one interim -- a feat achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai.

 Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday said the state government is working hard to realise the aspirations of the Constitution, as he highlighted that it has fulfilled the commitment by implementing the five guarantees successfully, and its management of the drought situation.

In a spectacular display of cultural richness and "Nari Shakti", the third edition of the "Vande Bharatam" in the Republic Day parade of Friday showcased the theme "Cultural expression of women power - accomplishment through resolve".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to the fallen heroes at the National War Memorial here on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day.