London, July 6 (IANS) In a big blow to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently survived a leadership challenge, two of his top ministers -- Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid -- quit the government on Tuesday.

A sleepy and disjointed opposition may be a boon for any ruling dispensation, but for a nation and a democracy, it is a downhill moment. India has been seeing a slide in the opposition's performance for the past several years. It has totally failed to make itself relevant and rise to the occasion.

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The government of West Bengal plans to replace the ferries operating between several ghats of the river Hooghly along Kolkata, Howrah and the suburbs with green vessels.

Zhejiang, July 5 (IANS) A former student leader of the 1989 protest movement at Hangzhou University in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang is being force-fed in detention after refusing food and drink, media reports said.

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi government implemented a new excise policy effective from November 15 last year, placing the entire liquor business in the hands of a few private players.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) While the Meenakshi Sundareswari Amman temple at Madurai is building a swimming pool for its elephant, Parvati, Subramanian Swamy temple and Kallazhagar temples in the district already have pools for their elephants.

Patna, July 6 (IANS) Bollywood action star Vidyut Jammwal arrived in Patna on Tuesday for the promotion of his upcoming film 'Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha'.

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Indian atomic power operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will install new sensors supplied by Russia's integrated nuclear power major Rosatom at its two running reactors in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam.