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  Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik resigns after losing assembly elections to BJP

  India | June 05, 2024 13:17 IST

  BJD chief Naveen Patnaik served as the Chief Minister of Odisha for last 24 years. He became the CM on March 5, 2000.

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  Nepal President's advisor resigns after criticising inclusion of Indian territories in Rs 100 note

  World | May 13, 2024 13:25 IST

  Chiranjivi Nepal, the economic advisor to President Ram Chandra Paudel, termed the decision to include Indian territories in the map on Nepali Rs 100 notes as "inappropriate". Former PM KP Sharma Oli, under whose regime Nepal had first published the controversial map, slammed Chiranjivi's remarks.

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  Vietnam's head of parliament resigns amid 'blazing furnace' anti-corruption probe

  World | April 26, 2024 17:17 IST

  Hue, 67, is the latest senior member of the government to leave office amid the ongoing "blazing furnace" anti-corruption campaign launched by Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Last month, former Vietnam President Vo Van Thoung resigned after similar allegations.

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  Rohan Gupta quits Congress citing insult to Sanatan Dharma, character assassination by seniors

  India | March 22, 2024 14:31 IST

  Rohan Gupta narrated the incidences of betrayal and sabotage for the last 40 years and how the leaders got away in spite of their ill-doings. The wounds of those incidences have still not healed, which I could see in his tears.

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  Gujarat BJP MLA resigns from assembly ahead of Lok Sabha polls, says 'listened to inner voice'

  Gujarat | March 19, 2024 11:00 IST

  The three-term MLA from Savli seat in Vadodara district, submitted his resignation to the legislative assembly speaker. The MLA said he was resigning after listening to his "inner voice".

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  Chinese ex-foreign minister Qin Gang resigns after missing from public view since last year

  World | February 27, 2024 17:08 IST

  Qin was once considered a close confidante of Chinese President Xi Jinping and served as foreign minister for only seven months. He mysteriously disappeared from public view in June 2023 and it was rumoured that he had an extra-marital affair with a well-known TV personality.

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  Hungarian President Katalin Novák resigns over child sexual abuse pardon scandal

  World | February 11, 2024 8:14 IST

  Her decision came after more than a week of public outrage after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon in April 2023 to a man convicted of hiding a string of child sexual abuses in a state-run children's home.

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  Hemant Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM after ED questioning

  India | January 31, 2024 23:00 IST

  Hemant Soren, who has been chief minister of Jharkhand from December 2019 to January 2024, is facing serious charges in the money laundering case related to a land deal. The resignation comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

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  New Zealand's first refugee lawmaker resigns over allegations of shoplifting, charged

  World | January 17, 2024 14:47 IST

  New Zealand media alleged that Ghahraman had shoplifted several times from high-end boutiques in Auckland and Wellington before Christmas. Without naming the claims, the lawmaker said her behaviour was due to extreme stress, related to previous trauma, and hurt to her mental health.

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  Pakistan: Top lawyer bodies demand CEC to step down, says free and fair polls not possible under him

  World | December 19, 2023 21:46 IST

  The top lawyer bodies stressed the need for a level playing field and equal opportunities for all stakeholders in the February 8 general election. They asked Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to resign as free and fair polls were "not possible" under him.

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  KCR tenders resignation to Governor after losing to Congress in Telangana

  December 03, 2023 23:53 IST

  Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan accepted the resignation and urged him to continue in office until the formation of the new government.

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  Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after rally calls for PM's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed

  World | October 28, 2023 19:04 IST

  As Bangladesh heads for general elections in January 2024, the opposition party has held numerous protests for months to put forth their demands. BNP's leader Khaleda Zia is under house arrest since 2020 on corruption charges.

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  'Not fit to lead UN': Israeli envoy demands resignation of Antonio Guterres over remarks on war

  World | October 25, 2023 5:59 IST

  Israeli envoy Gilad Erdan alleged that the UN chief is showing compassion for atrocities against Israel and is completely disconnected from the reality of the country. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also said that he would not meet Guterres after his remarks.

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  Jadavpur University Dean of Science Faculty resigns, another student arrested in suicide case

  August 20, 2023 18:21 IST

  A student in the university committed suicide on August 9 after jumping from the second floor of the hostel. He passed away just a day later in hospital.

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  Pakistan to get another caretaker regime after Shehbaz Sharif's resignation announcement

  Explainers | July 19, 2023 14:31 IST

  There have been seven caretaker governments in Pakistan so far. They are tasked with overseeing routine, non-controversial and urgent matters and are expected to be unbiased towards any person or political party.

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  Why Manish Chopra resigned from Meta India?

  Technology | May 18, 2023 16:24 IST

  Yet another high-ranking executive, Manish Chopra, has stepped down from his position as director of Meta in India. Chopra, who had been with the company since 2019, marks the fourth significant resignation within a year for Meta's India division.

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  Twitter Update: 1200 software engineers leave micro-blogging platform, Musk needs help for coding

  Technology | November 24, 2022 18:11 IST

  recently Musk mailed about the new norms in the company which backlashed him- and around 1,200 software engineers resigned from their position. The act took place post Musk sent the ultimatum email to the employees, updating them on the new strict work culture with 80 hours/week timeline. Know more.

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  Ghulam Nabi Azad fell into 'trap' of PM Modi, says Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  India | August 27, 2022 8:58 IST

  Ghulam Nabi Azad resignation: He claimed if Azad (73) had been made a Rajya Sabha member again after his term in the Upper House of Parliament ended last year, he would not have resigned from the Congress.

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  YouTube India ups the stakes in viral short resignation letter trend, writes 'chaliye khatam.....'

  Trending | June 28, 2022 22:39 IST

  Recently, a three-worded resignation letter went viral on social media Now, YouTube India has also shared their version of the short resignation letter on social media. 

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  This hilarious three words resignation letter is so to the point that netizens can't stop laughing

  Trending | June 15, 2022 12:52 IST

  A picture of a short and sweet resignation letter has gone viral on social media. People were left in splits over the resignation letter and had a lot to say about it.