Breaking news: Former Congress leader Kripashankar Singh to join BJP in Mumbai tomorrow

Former Congress leader Kripashankar Singh will join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday. "Singh has relevance in Mumbai politics, and has been in touch since last few months. He will join in the presence of former CM Devendra Fadnavis," ANI quoted Maharashtra BJP leader Madhav Bhandari as saying on Tuesday.

Ahead of the much awaited cabinet rejig, the union government on Monday announced the creation of a new ministry named as the ministry of co-operation with the intent to buttress the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ or prosperity through cooperation.

After Baramulla, Kupwara district administration imposed restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use, and transport of drone (s)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) on Tuesday, reported ANI.

Over the criticism of Stan Swamy case, the ministry of external affairs on Tuesday said that the country remains committed to promotion and protection of human rights of all its citizens, reported PTI.

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 8418 new cases, 10,548 recoveries and 171 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 61,13,335

Total recoveries 58,72,268

Death toll 1,23,531

Active cases 1,14,297

Two huge concrete beams of a flyover under construction collapsed, killing at least two persons on the National Highway-16 at Anakapalli near Visakhapatnam on Tuesday evening. The incident also caused injuries to several others, reported PTI.

Union Cabinet reshuffle likely to take place Wednesday evening, reported ANI.

JEE Mains 2021 to be conducted from July 20 to 25 and July 27 to August 2, 2021, announced NTA on Tuesday.

Opposition leaders including Congress' Sonia Gandhi, NCP's Sharad Pawar, TMC's Mamata Banerjee and others wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday urging him "to direct GoI to act against those responsible for foisting false cases on Bhima Koregaon accused Stan Swamy," who died on Monday.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday arrived at the residence of the Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi.

A Mathura court rejected the bail plea of arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan. He was arrested on his way to Hathras last year, reported ANI.

The Uttarakhand government approached Supreme Court against the Uttarakhand High Court order staying the Char Dham Yatra. The state government has filed a plea before the apex court. A hearing in connection with the Yatra will take place in the High Court on Wednesday, repor

Delhi reported 79 new Covid-19 cases, 154 recoveries and four deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 833

Total recoveries: 14,08,853

Death toll: 25,001

The Union ministry of finance on Tuesday said gross GST revenue collected is ₹92,849 crore in the month of June 2021. It includes GST collection from domestic transactions between June 5 to July 5, 2021, since taxpayers were given various relief measures, in the wake of the second wave of Covid pandemic.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday launched first FASTag/UPI-based cashless parking and a multi-model integration facility at Kashmere Gate metro station.

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh arrived in the national capital on Tuesday afternoon to meet Congress party's interim president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the infighting in the party's state unit.

Nisith Pramanik, a member of Parliament from West Bengal, is set to be one of the new entrants into the Union cabinet. HT has learnt that he has been sounded off and has been stationed in Delhi for the past few days awaiting the call for the swearing-in ceremony. According to a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, the ceremony is expected to be held tomorrow evening. But there is no confirmation from Rashtrapati Bhawan. Pramanik’s entry is said to signal the growing importance of the region to the BJP’s plans. Pramanik represents the Rajbanshi community.

Amid the buzz about an expected Cabinet expansion this week, several leaders, who are speculated to have been intimated about a possible berth in the council of ministers, have begun arriving in the national capital. Senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia will take a flight to Delhi this afternoon from Indore. Scindia, a former Union minister, is expected to be part of the council of ministers. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March 2020.

Another key contender, former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, is also arriving in the capital on Tuesday ahead of the much-awaited Cabinet expansion exercise. Janata Dal (United) or JD (U) leaders RCP Singh and Lallan Singh are also travelling to the capital. The JD (U), an ally of the BJP, did not have any representation in the Council of ministers so far.

At least one senior leader told HT that 3-4 ministers may be dropped. When reporters asked defence minister Rajnath Singh about it, he said that his lips were sealed.

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has left from Chandigarh to meet Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, amid infighting in the party's state unit.

A Russian plane with 28 on board has gone missing in the country's far east region, news agency AFP reported citing reports.