Kamal Haasan's MNM to contest alone in upcoming local body polls in Tamil Nadu

Rajasthan: State Intelligence and Military Intelligence Southern Command arrested a gas agency incharge Sandeep Kumar for supplying sensitive info & photos of Army Camp Narhar to Pakistani handlers over WhatsApp/voice call/video call. He was questioned on 12th Sept and later arrested 

Rajasthan: State Intelligence & Military Intelligence Southern Command arrested a gas agency incharge Sandeep Kumar for supplying sensitive info & photos of Army Camp Narhar to Pakistani handlers over WhatsApp/voice call/video call. He was questioned on 12th Sept & later arrested pic.twitter.com/8iXM1Zospv

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal to organise a 'Black Friday Protest March' tomorrow from Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib to the Parliament building to mark one year of the three farm laws. The protest march will be led by party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal. (ANI)

West Bengal | 3 children suffering from fever and respiratory problems have died in Malda over past 24 hours "Situation is not alarming. We've constituted a special team to monitor cases of fever, respiratory issues," says PP Mukherjee, Principal, Malda Medical College and Hospital

West Bengal | 3 children suffering from fever & respiratory problems have died in Malda over past 24 hours

"Situation is not alarming. We've constituted a special team to monitor cases of fever, respiratory issues," says PP Mukherjee, Principal, Malda Medical College & Hospital pic.twitter.com/ZRHAH4mcV6

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

We've ongoing work on Central Vista Avenue. The next 26th January Republic Day parade will be held on the new Central Vista. We'll ensure that the winter session of Parliament during the 75th year of our independence will be in the new Parliament:Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri (ANI)

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee offers prayers at Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Bhabanipur constituency.

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee offers prayers at Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Bhabanipur constituency. pic.twitter.com/aGwVC2R8k6

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Union Home Amit Shah will visit Nanded, Maharashtra on September 17 to participate in a tree plantation drive by CAPFs and plant the 10 millionth sapling. He will also inaugurate a blood donation camp tomorrow in Telangana's Nirmal District. (ANI)

Congratulations to all Party colleagues who have taken oath as Ministers in the Gujarat Government. These are outstanding Karyakartas who have devoted their lives to public service and spreading our Party’s development agenda. Best wishes for a fruitful tenure ahead: PM Narendra Modi

We've seen a missing person's reports about a reported Indian national - Bansuri Lal - missing in Kabul. We're in touch with all concerned. We've seen reports about local authorities undertaking investigation. We'll continue to monitor situation and tell you of any developments: MEA (ANI)

Bids have been completed. Government is evaluating technical aspects of the bids received. We are very hopeful. We are looking forward to taking the whole process to its logical conclusion: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Air India disinvestment (ANI)

Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) to contest alone in the upcoming local body polls; actor-turned-politician to campaign in 9 districts. (ANI)

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated Oxygen PSA Plant, Child Abuse Protection Centre and Elder Abuse Care Centre at Safdarjung Hospital. "It will enable hospital to provide care to most vulnerable sections of society and provide enhanced health facilities to people," he tweeted. 

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also congratulated the Safdarjung Hospital for obtaining "Entry Level" certification of hospital services from NAHB pic.twitter.com/oUHSZKPeBh

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A total of 24 ministers have been sworn in the new cabinet, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and former CM Vijay Rupani.

A total of 24 ministers have been sworn in the new cabinet, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and former CM Vijay Rupani. pic.twitter.com/LkzhOECTCg

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Governor Acharya Devvrat administers oath to 24 ministers in the new cabinet of Gujarat pic.twitter.com/PH13MaExRP

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

A total of 24 ministers have been sworn in the new cabinet, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and former CM Vijay Rupani.

A total of 24 ministers have been sworn in the new cabinet, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and former CM Vijay Rupani. pic.twitter.com/LkzhOECTCg

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

 Harsh Sanghvi, Jagdish Panchal, Brijesh Merja, Jitu Choudhary, Manisha Vakil sworn in as ministers of state with independent charge in Guajarat. (PTI)

Kanubhai Desai, Kiritsinh Rana, Naresh Patel, Pradip Parmar, Arjunsinh Chauhan sworn in as Gujarat ministers. (PTI )

Gujarat: Swearing-in ceremony of the new Council of Ministers is underway at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, in the presence of Governor Acharya Devvrat. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was sworn in earlier this week pic.twitter.com/FfenGTzOaW

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

Rajendra Trivedi, Jitu Vaghani, Rushikesh Patel, Purnesh Modi, Raghavji Patel sworn in Gujarat ministers. (PTI)

27 new ministers take oath in Gujarat in Bhupendra Patel's new Cabinet

The first cabinet meeting of the Council of Ministers, led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to take place at 4.30 pm today, in Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister's Office
 

The first cabinet meeting of the Council of Ministers, led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to take place at 4.30 pm today, in Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister's Office pic.twitter.com/hVzUNBqi6Q

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Majority of ministers in the cabinet headed by previous Chief Minister Vijay Rupani are likely to be dropped, including Nitin Patel. Over 20 leaders would be sworn in as ministers which may make way for young ministers, sources said.

(ANI)

Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi submits his resignation, which is effective from today.
 

Gujarat Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi submits his resignation, which is effective from today pic.twitter.com/RZCGkvBsqe

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

"New defence office complexes to further strengthen efforts to make working of forces more convenient," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after inaugurating two buildings. (PTI) 

New ministers of the Bhupendra Patel-led government in Gujarat will take oath on soon at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar amid speculation that the BJP may induct new faces into the state cabinet, with just over a year left for the state Assembly polls.  There has been suspense over ministerial faces, in the backdrop of the BJP's "no repeat" formula. According to sources, the BJP leadership has decided to try new faces this time and drop almost all the past ministers, even some senior ones, who were part of the previous Rupani government. However, there was no official word from the BJP about it. Many believe that the "no repeat" formula has been proposed keeping in mind the 2022 Assembly polls as the BJP, which has been in power in Gujarat for more than two decades, wants to go to voters with a clean slate. (PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Defence Offices Complexes at Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Bipin Rawat, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Army Chief General MM Naravane were also present. (ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Defence Offices Complexes at Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Bipin Rawat, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Army chief General MM Naravane also present. (ANI)

In Tamil Nadu, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducts searches at the residence of former state minister KC Veeramani in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducts searches at the residence of former state minister KC Veeramani in Chennai.

Visuals from outside his residence. pic.twitter.com/bfpZSZHrHi

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday reviewed the progress of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (DME) covering the States of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Addressing media in Sohna, Gadkari said, "Delhi-Katra expressway will be launched in two years, to reduce the distance from 727 to 572 kilometres, you will reach Katra from Delhi in six hours. We are also working on new roads from Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Dehradun and Delhi-Haridwar, to take you there in two hours." (ANI)

Union Road & Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress of Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Sohna, Haryana this morning; Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also present. pic.twitter.com/aYXuuDjMCa

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

China launched an emergency response on Thursday after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted its Sichuan province. Sichuan's earthquake relief headquarters activated a level-II response, the Xinhua news agency reported, the second-highest in China's four-tier emergency response system. Luzhou City launched a level-I emergency response. (Reuters)

New ministers of the Bhupendra Patel-led government in Gujarat will take oath today at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar amid speculation that the BJP may induct new faces into the state cabinet, with just over a year left for the state Assembly polls.

American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX on Thursday launched the Falcon 9 carrier rocket that placed the Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit. This was the first-ever fully civilian crew mission dubbed as Inspiration4. The launch took place at 00:03 GMT from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (ANI)