www.IndIAnEXPrESS.COM Learning to Exhale As The Art of Living, established by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar turns 45, a look at the movement and the holistic living wave that followed in its wake kolkaTa, may 10, 2026 LATE CITy 14+4 PAgES ₹7.00 (₹12 In nOrTHEAST STATES,₹20 In AndAMAn) d A I L y PoiNt oF view Give them roots and wings f r O M : A H M E d A B A d , C H A n d I g A r H , d E L H I , j A I P u r , k O L k A T A , L u C k n O w , M u M B A I , n A g P u r , P A T n A , P u n E , V A d O d A r A uNioN MiNisters, cMs oF Nda-ruled states at BriGade Parade GrouNd eveNt Suvendu takes charge of Bengal: ‘I am everyone’s Chief Minister’ happening today lPM NareNdra Modi will attend The Art of Living’s 45th anniversary celebrations in Bengaluru. He will later visit Telangana to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for projects worth around ₹9,400 crore. ldutch vessel MV Hondius, which reported a hantavirus outbreak, is set to arrive at Spain’s Canary Islands. At least two Indians are part of the crew. Track These and more on www.indianexpress.com politics Page 7 lt gen subramani is new cds, vice admiral swaminathan named next navy chief Five others sworn in as ministers; TMC wishes them success; PM bows to people of Bengal atri Mitra & ravik Bhattacharya Energy security a key priority, UAE stopover added to PM’s itinerary Kolkata, May 9 FiVe DAys after the BJP scripted history with a landslide victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections, suvendu Adhikari, who led the party’s ground offensive that ended 15 yearsofTMCrule,wasswornin saturday as the state’s first BJP Chief Minister. The oath-taking ceremony, the first by a Chief Minister at Kolkata’siconicBrigadeParade ground, was attended among others by Prime Minister narendra Modi, Union Ministers rajnath singh, Amit shah, nitin gadkari, shivraj singh Chouhan,andallnDAandBJP CMsincludingnChandrababu naidu, yogi Adityanath, himanta Biswa sarma and Devendra Fadnavis. Apart from Adhikari, five ministers—Dilipghosh,Agnimitra Paul, nisith Pramanik, »coNtiNued oN PaGe 2 pm narendra modi on the dais as West bengal Governor r n ravi administers the oath of office to cm suvendu adhikari in kolkata. PArTHA PAuL Team Suvendu: Mix of old and new faces; balancing of regions, groups ravik Bhattacharya & atri Mitra Kolkata, May 9 WesT BengAl Chief Minister suvendu Adhikari’s newly formed Cabinet reflected a mix of old and new faces, with representation for women as well as the rajbanshi, Matua and tribal communities. ApartfromAdhikari, five ministers took oath of office in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade ground on saturday, including Dilip ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, nitish Pramanik, KhudiramTuduandAshokKirtaniya. sourcessaidghoshandPaulare likely to be named as Deputy Chief Ministers. Dilip Ghosh: BJP veteran Dilip ghosh, MlA from Kharagpur sadar, began his political journey as an rss pracharak and later served as Bengal BJP president twice. he won the Medinipur lok sabha seat in 2019 and also served as the party’s national inside Pages 3, 4 & 5 shubhajit roy New Delhi, May 9 E. »coNtiNued oN PaGe 2 Pm seeKs blessings of mooKerjee’s aide Knives out in tmc after Poll debacle In finale to high-stakes TN drama, Vijay gets majority, to take oath as CM today arun Janardhanan Chennai, May 9 AFTer neArly 24 hours of shiftingnumbers,resortmovements, contentious letters and high-stakes meetings, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder C Joseph Vijay on saturday evening met governor rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to stake claim to form the next government in Tamil nadu, after the VCK and iUMl extended unconditional support to his party. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take nation Page 8 Kerala cm race: rahul livid over tussle flaring on streets Punjab minister arrested by ed; Pressure tactic to join bjP: aaP Tamil nadu Governor rajendra vishwanath arlekar hands over a letter appointing vijay as the new cm, in chennai, saturday. PTI place at Chennai’s nehru stadium at 10 am sunday. Arlekar, who formally appointed Vijay as the CM and invited him to form the government, has also asked the actor-turned-politician to prove his majority by May 13. The day began with uncertainty and ended with TVK crossingthemajoritymark.But not before Vijay, who had earlier started from his Foreshore estate residence to meet the governor, returned midway after he was told that no »coNtiNued oN PaGe 2 Vinesh comeback hits a hurdle, WFI bars her from competing until June 26 Wrestling body issues notice, cites violations Pritish raj New Delhi, May 9 The WresTling Federation of india (WFi) has issued a 15-page show-cause notice to wrestler Vinesh Phogat, accusing her of indiscipline, viol- vinesh phogat is aiming a comeback two years after she announced her retirement ations of anti-doping regulations, and breaches of United World Wrestling (UWW) rules. The federation has also barred her from competing in domestic events until June 26, effectivelydelayingherplanned returntocompetitivewrestling. The suspension from domestic competition is also likely to derail her hopes of making a comeback in time for major international events, including the Asian games cycle leading up to the 2028 los Angeles Olympics. »coNtiNued oN PaGe 2 l Tech-driven approach has conTribuTed To sharp fall in infilTraTion aTTempTs From ground to the skies: How drones are reshaping operations along borders operation sindoor A yEAr LATEr arun sharma Jammu, May 9 in The early hours of June 26, 2021, two consecutive blasts rocked the highly fortified indianAirForcestationinJammu. Thiswasthefirstterrorattackin which drones were used to airdrop bombs on a major security installation. Though the explosionscausednoseriousdamage, the attack reflected a paradigm shift in the tactics of Pakistan-based terror groups: the threat had moved from the ground to the air, rendering traditional security measures permanently inadequate. The use of drones, however, had already been a regular feature across the restive line of Control and international Border in J&K for over a year. One such drone, carrying a Usmade M4 semi-automatic carbine,twomagazines,60rounds l droneshield KaMiKaze droNes deployed during Operation Sindoor Kavach laser system used to detect drone infiltration attempts and send early warnings JaMMers deployed to disrupt hostile drone flights, HighAltitude Long-Endurance drones to monitor difficult terrain and seven Chinese grenades, was shot down by the BsF near Kathua district's rathua village Modi leaves on May 15 for tour of 4 Europe nations on June 20, 2020. The payload wasreportedlymarkedwiththe »coNtiNued oN PaGe 2 Kolkata AT A time when india is navigating security and economic challenges amidst the instabilityinWestAsia,PrimeMinister narendra Modi is expected to visit the UAe on May 15. sources said saturday that the UAe, which has a comprehensive strategic partnership withindiaandishometoalarge indian diaspora, has been included in the Prime Minister’s itinerary at the last minute. The UAe has been one of themaintargetsofiranianmissile attacks ever since the start of the West Asia war on February 28. Tehran accuses the emirates of providing safe space to American military bases, facilities and personnel. And amid the crisis in the strait of hormuz, which has impacted energy supplies to much of the world, including india, the UAe announced it was exiting the OPeC, the bloc of oil-producing exporters headed by saudi Arabia, and »coNtiNued oN PaGe 2