Selected from general secretaries and union ministers, these leaders play a crucial role in BJP's electoral strategy - from campaign planning to assigning responsibilities and finalising the ticket- more so now when the party is looking at the 2024 elections. While the general secretaries are at party work throughout the year, the ministers, as soon as they are assigned a state for election work, take full control of it.

The OBC communities in Maharashtra have ended their protest after the state government assured them that the Maratha community would not be given reservation under the OBC category. The OBC leaders had been on a hunger strike for 19 days, demanding that the government not give the Kunbi caste certificate to the Marathas. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with the OBC leaders and assured them that the government would not reduce the OBC quota.

"BJP's Fake Nationalism is yet again visible in the new disability pension rules for our brave Armed Forces! Around 40% of Army officers retire with disability pension, and the present policy change shall flout multiple past judgements, rules and acceptable global norms. The All India Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association has strongly protested this new policy by the Modi Government, which places soldiers at a disadvantage when compared to civilian employees", Kharge posted on 'X' on Saturday.

Rahul Gandhi, a leader of the Indian National Congress, has called on the people of Madhya Pradesh to vote out the BJP government, claiming that the state has become a center of corruption under their rule. He promised that if the Congress is voted back into power, they will focus on development and progress. Gandhi also criticized the Narendra Modi government for neglecting socially backward sections of society and pledged to conduct a caste census once the Congress is in power.

"It is not a political programme but a fight for the deprived job card holders and all should join," Banerjee said, adding "the autocratic central government will fall from power." The job card holders and Trinamool supporters were taken by buses to New Delhi after a special train was reportedly cancelled

Canada's Sikhs are grateful - and afraid - after Trudeau's India allegations  Reuters

Murder Claim in Canada Is Only Helping India Leader Modi at Home  Bloomberg

Why India's warnings about Sikh separatism don't get much traction in the West  NPR

Afghan embassy says it is stopping operations in Indian capital  The Associated Press

Muslim man lynched in India ‘for taking a banana’ at Hindu temple event  Al Jazeera English

Pro-Beijing frontrunner leads Maldives presidential polls as India, China influence takes centre stage  Times of India

Ujjain: India outrage as raped girl walks around seeking help  BBC

Indians now make up over 10% per cent of US visa applicants  The Indian Express

India's Monsoon Rains at 5-Year Low Due to El Nino  Voice of America - VOA News

S. Krishnan resigns days after the Rs 9,000 crore mistakenly transferred to cab drivers account controversy.

Here's a list of money changes that will impact one's life from October 1. Know all the details here.

One of the most inspiring NEET success stories is that of Kota's Prerna, who cleared the NEET exam despite the financial and mental hardships faced by her.

Rajveer Deol opened up about the return of the good fortune to the Deol family, and who's responsible for that.

Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel laureate, bestowed the term "Mahatma" on Mr. Gandhi, a politician, social activist, and lawyer whose beliefs and battles helped India gain independence in 1947.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that there was corruption in every scheme of the Congress government in Chhattisgarh.

India commented on the 'disgraceful' act of stopping its diplomat from entering a gurdwara in the UK in yet another incident linked to the Khalistan movement.

Nourishing your body with the right foods can lead to a healthier you and a healthier planet.

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Malabar Gold will invest ?2,646 crore in India and rest in the overseas market

Voluntary ban on rough diamond imports to remain in force for two months

Silver can see a short-term rise within its range

The issue price is ?5,873 post online discount; open between September 11 and 15

Gold and silver price could dip

Deccan Gold Mines obtains Rs 34.20 crore in funding from Ardent Steel to support business operations. The funds will also be directed towards equity investment in Geomysore Services (India).

Tait wants young India to look at having 5-10 per cent of their portfolio invested in gold

Mumbai-born brothers David and Simon Reuben held on to their rank as the second-richest in the UK with an estimated net worth of £21.465 billion in the annual Sunday Times Rich List, topped by Russian-origin UK-US dual national Sir Leonard Blavatnik with an estimated fortune of £23 billion.

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named Indian-American Rohit Chopra as the head of a federal agency tasked with protecting the interests of consumers financials.

The food drive, a collective effort of cultural and religious communities, yoga institutions, and numerous other organisations rooted in the Dharmic value, has been recognised by many states, cities and local governments, a community release issued said.

Lodha, former president of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), battled COVID for the last eight months at Cleveland Clinic and breathed his last on November 21. He was 58.

American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust Elliot Gerson announced the names of the 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the US on Sunday. The four Indian-American students include Swathi R Srinivasan, Vijayasundaram Ramasamy, Garima P Desai and Savarni Sanka.

She belongs to the family of K Suryanarayana Adiga, founder of the erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada districts private sector Karnataka Bank Limited, and Aravind Adiga, who won theMan Booker prize in 2008.

Adiga was a senior adviser to Jill and senior policy adviser for Biden's 2020 campaign. She previously worked for the Biden Foundation as director for higher education and military families.

Slogans like- "America Ka Neta Kaisa Ho Joe Biden Jaisa Ho", "Trump Hatao America Bachao", "Biden-Harris ko Jitao, America ko aage badao" and "Jaago America Jaago- Biden Harris ko Vote do"- were also released in 14 Indian languages.

In a statement, Mr. Sanjay alleged that the AIMIM cadres deliberately went around his camp office and residence twice in a bike rally in Karimnagar on Friday with an intention to stir-up trouble.

The police examined the footage from the CCTV cameras in the vicinity of the MP’s camp office and found that a group of youths of the rally passed through the street

Free treatment, investigations, and sex change surgery along with other facilities will be available at Dr. R.M.L. Hospital’s OPD for the transgender community

Why does the government favour Aadhaar-based authentication for rations under the public distribution system and government-to-citizen cash transfer programmes such as wage payments in MGNREGS? What are some common problems faced by rights-holders?

TIPRA leaders and followers stage protests in 60 places across Tripura seeking ‘Greater Tipraland’

The government tries to push for crop residue management methods, even as farmers find the solution costly

‘Fusion of Indian languages and technology will open doors to limitless possibilities for the talent pool of the country’

The State’s ruling party is taking thousands of protesters about 1,500 km to Delhi to make a political point ahead of the Lok Sabha election, about the Centre’s “denial of funds” for MGNREGA, PMAY

'This business of monopoly of one family must end.''Here, they picked up a few leaders for him as he needed support which was okay, but later, they became his cronies.'

'While this (Mueller's) report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him" and sets out evidence on "both sides of the question'

His condition will be 'assessed' on Monday, the Mumbai Indians team management said.

I am glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to: Pant

A sum insured of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh may have been sufficient seven-eight years ago but would be inadequate today, especially for people living in metros, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Raipur's Nami Rai didn't let marriage or lack of sporting facilities affect her love for fitness.

'I am 51 now. I think I can do action till 56.' 'After that, God knows.'