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Reaffirmed commitment to serve nation, uphold party's core values: Biren Singh after BJP CMs meet

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who was here to attend a conference of CMs from BJP-ruled states on Saturday, said he reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to serve the nation by strengthening the party and upholding its core values and ideology.

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President Droupadi Murmu appoints 6 new governors, reshuffles 3 others

Former Maharashtra Speaker Haribahau Bagde, former Union Minister Santosh Gangwar and senior BJP leaders OP Mathur and CH Vijayashankar, former Mysore MP, were among six new Governors appointed by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday night while Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit resigned.

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Mamata Banerjee storms out of NITI Aayog meeting after her speech was 'cut short'; Sitharaman says 'not true'

The NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday witnessed high drama after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed out of the deliberations, claiming that she was “unfairly” stopped five minutes into her speech, triggering a war of words between the ruling NDA and the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc.

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Watch | Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai leaves Chhattisgarh Sadan; to attend meeting at BJP HQ today

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai leaves from Chhattisgarh Sadan, in Delhi to attend a meeting at the BJP headquarters today.

Watch | Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting of BJP CMs and Deputy CMs at BJP headquarters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting with the BJP CMs and Deputy CMs at party headquarters in Delhi, ANI reported.

Today is the second and final day of the two-day meet.

Union Minister and BJP chief J P Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are also present.

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal visits student protest spot in Old Rajender Nagar

The students are protesting the deaths of three UPSC aspirants who lost their lives when the basement of a coaching institute in Central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar, flooded following heavy rains.

Maliwal told PTI, "“How are such illegal centers opening if there isn't any corruption? It’s a matter of great shame. (Delhi government) Ministers and Mayor should come here immediately and must apologise to the students as well as to the nation.”

I hope Delhi Minister Atishi and LG will take it seriously: BJP leader RP Singh on coaching centre deaths

BJP leader RP Singh said “I hope Delhi Minister Atishi and LG will take it seriously and will take strict actions against those involved in this."

It is sad that three students died: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on coaching centre tragedy

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi commented on the coaching centre deaths, she said "It is a very sad incident. As soon as I came to know about it, I reached the spot, NDRF team was already there. It is sad that three students died. I wrote a letter to MCD Commissioner to clearly instruct that a strict action should be taken against the coaching centre violating building bylaws in Delhi, there should be an investigation into the incident, and the culprits should be punished. Also, the officials found responsible should be punished. The Completion Certificate (CC) was issued in 2021, it was clearly mentioned that the basement should only be used for parking or storage."

Union Minister Chirag Paswan says accusations made by West Bengal CM 'completely false'

Union Minister Chirag Paswan said allegations made by Mamata Banerjee in the NITI Aayog meeting were false. He said every minister was given a stipulated amount of time to speak, PTI reported.

“This is a completely false accusation. No one can control the mic other than the person using it. Every CM was given a limited time and as a reminder, it was said that her time was about to end. However, she left the meeting in between. She should have said it there that she wants to speak more. This shows that it was already decided that she will come and will create a ruckus,” he said.

Nominated Rajya Sabha MP Satnam Singh Sandhu joins BJP

Rajya Sabha MP Satnam Singh Sandhu has joined BJP. As a nominated MP, he had to inform Rajya Sabha whether or not he joins a party within 6 months (July 31) of his oath. Sandhu joined the party on July 22.

FM Sitharaman says says ten lakh subsidized loans for higher education to directly benefit middle-class students

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a statement on July 28 that ten lakh subsidized or interest-subvented loans for higher education is directly going to benefit middle-class families and those who want to study in India.

"There is this word employment which I have used, and I did put it out in the media conference in Delhi. For each letter of the word employment, E stands for employment, M stands for middle class and so on. If you go down, that will capture everything which is in this year's budget. We have very clearly laid the emphasis on youth, on MSMEs. Under each category, there will be a set of announcements. So some set of announcements under youth, some set of announcements at the MSME... We are also giving ten lakhs of subsidized or interest-subvented loans for education, higher education. This is directly going to benefit middle-class families and those who want to study in India," she said.

Samajwadi Party appoints Mata Prasad Pandey leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, party sources

Blame game has begun: IUML leader Haris Beeran on Delhi coaching centre deaths

We have given more than what UPA gave in 30 years: Anurag Mathur on railway budget

PM Modi leaves from BJP headquarters in New Delhi after attending a meeting with CMs and Deputy CMs of BJP-ruled states

Three youths lost their lives after becoming the victim of Delhi government’s corruption: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva

We'll resume protest for statehood, constitutional protection for Ladakh from Aug 15 if govt doesn't call us for talks: Sonam Wangchuk

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweets, 'A proud moment Manu Bhaker wins Bharat's first medal, a BRONZE in Women’s 10m Air Pistol at Paris Olympics'. Earlier Amit Shah had also congratulated Bhaker on X.

ABVP staged a protest outside the residence of Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi, against the death of 3 students at Delhi coaching centre flooding tragedy.

Rahul Gandhi tweets about Manu Bhaker's Olympic bronze

'We will continue to corner the (state) government in upcoming session,' says newly appointed UP Assembly LoP and Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey

"We held discussions over government's failure in law and order, unemployment and corruption, and we will continue to corner the government in upcoming session," says newly appointed UP Assembly LoP and Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey on all-party meeting chaired by UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana.

Sunita Kejriwal says husband Arvind being born on Krishna Janmashtami is not 'mere coincidence'

“Arvind Kejriwal was born in Siwani village and he was brought up in Hisar. Nobody could have imagined that 20 years later this boy would become Delhi’s CM. This is not an ordinary thing. He was born in 1968 and that day it was Krishna Janmashtami. This is not a mere coincidence. I think that God wants Arvind Kejriwal to do something. He started from zero, built his own party and became the Chief Minister after contesting elections for the first time,” says Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, while addressing a public gathering in Haryana's Rohtak.

Between October 2022 and November 2023, every month, there was a programme called 'Rozgar Mela' through which positions were filled up across the country: FM Sitharaman

Addressing an event 'Meeting with Intellectuals' in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tries to defend NDA govt's track record in providing jobs, saying, "There have been several schemes in the government for the positions lying vacant in the central government. Between October 2022 and November 2023, every month, there was a programme called 'Rozgar Mela' through which positions were filled up across the country. In every state, ministers used to go, appointments letters were given and PM Modi addressed the meeting. So, in that process, jobs were created and vacant positions were filled in the central government."

BJP and JD(S) leaders hold a joint meeting in Bengaluru to prepare NDA's strategy for padyatra against Congress-led Karnataka government over MUDA scam

On October 2, Jan Suraaj Abhiyan to form a political party

In a public announcement, the Jan Suraaj Abhiyan said it is going to form a political party on October 2. In preparation, "a total of 8 separate state-level meetings of more than 1.5 lakh officials associated with the campaign across Bihar are being organised. In these meetings, the process of formation of the party, its leadership, constitution and priorities of the party will be decided with all the officials," read their statement.

PM Modi called up Manu Bhaker and congratulated her on winning the medal today

BJP Chief Ministers' Council meeting: PM Modi discusses efforts to make India USD 5 trillion economy

Following the NITI Aayog meet that lasted less than a day with CMs getting to speak for '7 minutes', PM Modi also chaired the BJP's internal Chief Ministers' Council meeting, stretched over two days, concluding on Sunday. In it, he discussed how the BJP-ruled states could contribute to making India a $5 trillion economy.

He emphasised conservation efforts of India's heritage and making sure govt schemes reach the masses.

HD Kumaraswamy has been taken to hospital after his nose started bleeding.

Khap leaders in Haryana protest against 'live-in' relations

H D Kumaraswamy was discharged from the hospital

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wife Amrita and daughter Divya in tow

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) President Sharad Pawar addressed the Social Unity Council in Navi Mumbai's Vashi earlier today.