Political updates: Raj Babbar takes over as UP Congress chief
In other news, PM Narendra Modi calls for calm in Jammu and Kashmir
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Narendra Modi takes stock of Kashmir situation, calls for calm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for calm in Jammu and Kashmir, which has seen violent protests in the past few days following the killing of an Islamist militant last week and resulted in the deaths of about 30 people. Read more
Najma Heptullah, G.M. Siddeshwara resign as ministers in Modi government
Exactly a week after PM Modi expanded and reshuffled his council of ministers, two Union ministers—Najma A. Heptullah and G.M. Siddeshwara—resigned on Tuesday from their posts. Senior leaders say that the two were set to resign on the day of the reshuffle but the process was delayed. Read more
Congress names Raj Babbar as Uttar Pradesh unit chief
The Congress party is reaching out to different communities in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, trying to win back voters it lost to regional parties over a period of more than two decades. On Tuesday, Congress appointed actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar, an OBC (other backward class) leader, as the chief of its state unit, and named senior vice-presidents to ramp up the state organisation. Read more
Priyanka meets Ghulam Nabi Azad, fuels speculation about her UP role
Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday met Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad amid speculation about her assuming a bigger role in the party ahead of the 2017 assembly polls in the state. Read more
Congress eyes organisational revamp in Gujarat
Out of power for more than two decades in Gujarat, the Congress party is hoping to make history by returning to power in the assembly polls due next year, with the Patel agitation likely to dent the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) voter base in the state. As part of the effort, the Congress party is attempting an organisational revamp and has asked its leaders across all the districts to decide whether they want to contest the next assembly elections or work for the party organisation. Party leaders say that, in a first, the Congress has also asked its ground-level leaders for a formal commitment of working for the party. Read more
Are Chandrababu Naidu and KCR two sides of the same coin?
Telangana’s allegation that neighbour Andhra Pradesh copied its ease of doing business data might be a subject of debate, but one trend has clearly emerged over the past two years. The chief ministers of the two states have been, deliberately or unwittingly, imitating each other in areas ranging from political strategy to government policy and even personal lifestyle. Read more
Unions ask for talks with ministerial panel on labour issues
Days before a meeting with the labour minister, central trade unions have sought the presence of an entire group of ministers on labour issues, headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley, to discuss their 12-point charter of demand. Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya has invited the unions to discuss the demands on 18 July. Read more
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