The BJP's new 64-member national team includes three former chief ministers, 18 sitting MPs and 10 women, with representation from 23 states and Union Territories.
Two more Air India pilots have not cleared preliminary drug tests and have been de-rostered while their final test results are awaited, sources said.
Assam has provided Rs. 15,000 each to 96,842 flood-affected families, while a detailed survey is underway to assess damage and determine further compensation.
Rahul Gandhi has urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to personally meet students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.
Shehzad Poonawalla has resigned from the BJP, citing pressing financial and personal circumstances, and said he will move to the private sector.
Seven devotees were killed and several others injured in a stampede-like incident at Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai during the Sawan rush.
Former West Bengal deputy speaker and five-time Rampurhat MLA Asish Banerjee was found dead at a Trinamool Congress office in Birbhum.
IPS officer Nupur Prasad, who led the CBI investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death, has been selected for the Medal for Meritorious Service this year.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi skipped the 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort for the second consecutive year.
PM Modi outlined “Shakti Ki Saptadhara”, identifying seven streams including manufacturing, farming, technology, defence, green energy and soft power.