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PM Modi meets BJP's new national team, stresses ideas to strengthen party

Those who attended the meeting also included some office-bearers of the outgoing national executive and a few state unit chiefs of the party

DMK announces sweeping overhaul, sets age caps to induct young blood

Under the new blueprint, the DMK will expand its organisational districts from 78 to 110, with each district broadly mapped across two Assembly constituencies to ensure localised administration

'Fight is against BJP': Akhilesh Yadav says SP won't break its alliances

On inflation, the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief said essential commodities have become expensive, particularly with festivals approaching

Nitin Nabin holds first meeting with BJP's newly appointed national team

The meeting focused on preparations for upcoming state assembly elections, grassroots mobilisation and communicating government initiatives to the public

Risks weakening worker safeguards: Cong on SC's industry definition ruling

Jairam Ramesh, claimed that the Modi government's Industrial Relations Code, 2020, "significantly weakens essential safeguards for our workers

Rahul Gandhi on dharna, seeks FIR over pellet gun use at Delhi protest

After the discussions with the DCP failed, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha sat on a dharna at the police station

No end to march of grave ecological folly in Great Nicobar: Cong slams govt

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the Modi government over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project

Southern states seek fair tax devolution, freeze Lok Sabha strength at 543

At the Southern Zonal Council meeting, states sought protection for their fiscal and political interests while discussing infrastructure and economic integration across the region

Congress-ruled states to jointly challenge MMDR Act in Supreme Court

Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana plan to move the Supreme Court within 10 days, while Congress also seeks to bring Jharkhand on board for the legal challenge

Centre can resolve any Manipur issue, in 2-3 months if its determined: Cong

The real issue is of the Centre's ignorance of the wishes of the people of the state, said Manipur Congress chief O Ibobi Singh

Congress asks its CMs to draw up roadmap to overhaul education, exam system

Kharge asks Congress CMs to work with education experts on a roadmap to overhaul the education and examination system as the party prepares to intensify its grassroots campaign

Writing about my life did not come easily to me: Sonia on upcoming memoir

"Writing about my life did not come easily to me. It meant opening myself up, sharing moments and experiences I had always held deep inside," the senior Congress leader said.

Maharashtra CM gets power to override decisions in 'public interest'

The provision comes three years after the Bombay HC ruled that then CM Eknath Shinde lacked independent power under the existing law to review or modify a decision taken by the minister in charge

3 months in Bengal opposition, TMC split tests Mamata: Rebuild or fade

3 competing centres now shape the crisis -- the Mamata Banerjee camp, the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction and 20 Lok Sabha MPs who have moved to the NCPI and extended support to the NDA

Present Lok Sabha witnesses rise in number of bills referred to JPCs

So far, nine bills have been referred to joint panels since the present Lok Sabha was formed in 2024, according to available statistics

Over 4,000 criminal cases against legislators; 326 MPs, 14 CMs face cases

The affidavit stated that the chief ministers of 14 states, out of 28, have declared criminal cases, including serious ones

Nitin Nabin appoints BJP in-charges for poll-bound UP, Punjab, Gujarat

This comes a day after the BJP overhauled its national team under party chief Nitin Nabin

BJP appoints Deepak Mhaskey as its social media head, replaces Amit Malviya

Malviya said he had the opportunity to meet and interact with many supporters of the BJP's social media over the 11 years he was at the helm, and those interactions will always remain special

BJP announces new team under chief Nitin Nabin: Check full list of leaders

BJP president Nitin Nabin's new national team has 13 vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 16 secretaries, with Piyush Goyal taking charge as treasurer

Shehzad Poonawalla quits BJP, cites 'pressing' financial, personal issues

In his letter to Nabin, Poonawalla expressed how moved he was by the party's reluctance to accept his resignation promptly, as they requested him to reconsider his decision