Mamata Banerjee, accompanied by Abhishek Banerjee and the families affected by SIR process in West Bengal, reached the ECI amid heightened security, with police deployment increased around the Commission's office.
The finance minister said Budget support has been directed towards sectors that generate large-scale employment. These include textiles, marine products, fishing and footwear.
A total of 37 sets of nomination papers were received, all proposing the name of Nitin Nabin for the top organisational post. With no other candidate in the fray, Nitin Nabin was declared elected unopposed as the BJP national president.
This will be only the second time the Union Budget will be presented on a Sunday. In 1999, the Budget was presented on a Sunday for the first time.
The Centre took note of X's AI chatbot, Grok, being misused by users to create and share sexually explicit images and videos of women on the platform and asked the company to take down such posts in 72 hours.
Trinamool's Kirti Azad and Saugata Roy sparked controversy after being caught vaping and smoking, respectively. Meanwhile, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury stirred up a row after bringing a street dog to Parliament on the first day of Winter Session.
Nitin Nabin currently serves as a minister in the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, where he holds the Road Construction portfolio.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a special dinner for NDA MPs at his residence, with coordinated group movement, over 50 tables, and interactions led by senior BJP leaders. The dinner went on for nearly three hours.
The Election Commission of India has extended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadlines across multiple states and UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, to ensure accurate and updated electoral rolls.
A group of retired judges has strongly condemned what it described as a "motivated campaign" by another set of former judges targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant for his remarks on Rohingya refugees during court proceedings.
