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Nitin Nabin’s BJP team: A blend of youth, women and experience

IANS | August 17, 2026 6:52 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s new organisational team under national president Nitin Nabin reflects a deliberate blend of youth, women’s representation and political experience. With crucial Assembly elections ahead, including in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, the reshuffle signals an attempt to create a more energetic and representative leadership structure, say analysts.

India registers increase in employment during July: Govt data

IANS | August 17, 2026 5:19 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India registered an increase in both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in July this year over the same month of the previous year -- reflecting a year-on-year rise in employment, figures released by the National Statistics Office showed on Monday.

Team Nabin’s political signal: Cadre, social coalition and digital outreach at heart of BJP’s new strategy

IANS | August 17, 2026 5:18 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The BJP’s new national team under president Nitin Nabin signals a clear organisational reset ahead of the next round of electoral battles. The appointments announced on Monday bring together experienced leaders, regional faces and organisational specialists, but the larger message is unmistakable: the BJP is preparing its machinery for elections with organisation, social mobilisation and execution at the centre of the strategy.

Naxal means people who want to change system; nothing wrong in it, says Trinamool MP

IANS | August 17, 2026 4:59 PM

Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Monday defended former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti after she described herself as a "dimagi Naxal", arguing that the term "Naxal (Maoist)" refers to people who want to "change the existing system" and questioning why such views should be considered objectionable in a democratic country.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to lead ‘Sapt Dhara of Shakti’ pledge

IANS | August 17, 2026 4:14 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will administer a pledge to officials of both ministries at the Pusa campus in the national capital on Tuesday, following the 'Sapt Dhara of Shakti' initiative outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address, according to an official statement issued on Monday.

'Their hearts never truly beat for nation': Sadhvi Ritambhara criticises Sonia Gandhi over ‘Vande Mataram’ row

IANS | August 17, 2026 4:10 PM

Mathura, Aug 17 (IANS) Padma Bhushan Sadhvi Ritambhara on Monday slammed Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi over an alleged incident during the rendition of the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on Independence Day, saying that it amounted to a grave insult. She further said that their hearts have never truly beat for the nation.

Nothing could be more shameful: BJP, JD(U) slam Congress, Sonia over 'objections' to full recitation of Vande Mataram

IANS | August 17, 2026 3:59 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and JD (U) leaders came down heavily on the Congress party as well as Sonia Gandhi over objecting to the recitation of the National Song Vande Mataram, during the Independence Day celebrations at Indira Bhavan, the party headquarters. Taking objection to their conduct, the ruling alliance leaders said that nothing could be more shameful than this.

BJP President Nitin Nabin unveils new team, Vasundhara Raje among Vice Presidents, Smriti Irani General Secretary

IANS | August 17, 2026 3:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Monday unveiled his new team, with former Chief Ministers Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan) and Tirath Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand) and Ram Madhav among the Vice Presidents and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and former Union Minister Smriti Irani among the General Secretaries.

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