Meanwhile, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, current state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa are frontrunners for the post of the CLP leader, the sources said.

Sources say that this time the Congress party will appoint a deputy chief minister also. The decisions on new Punjab Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are likely to be taken on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, Amarinder Singh spoke to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and expressed his anguish and displeasure over his repeated "humiliation".

Under the PM Cares for children scheme, the government of India will ensure free-of-cost education for all such children, and a lump sum amount of Rs 10 lakh will be deposited in their account once they turn 23.

This strong measure was announced on Friday by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh as a preventive measure against the disease, and to ensure that those who are vaccinated do not have to pay the price.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu on Thursday.

The list announced by chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was dominated by members of the group's old guard, with no women included. Around 17 out of 33 cabinet members are on the UN terror blacklist

In 2017 Assembly elections, at least 46 Congress candidates had secured the second position. Apart from these, seven MLAs were elected. So, the party is now mulling over giving tickets to these candidates in 2022 elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 13th BRICS Summit virtually on September 9, as part of India’s ongoing chairship in 2021. The theme for the summit is 'BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus'. 

Rajesh Ram is likely to be appointed the next Bihar Congress chief. 

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sindhu on Thursday returned to his home state after he was denied an appointment by the party leadership for a meeting.

India on Tuesday held a meeting with a Taliban leader in Doha on latter’s request. Ambassador of India to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, the Head of Taliban’s Political Office. The meeting took place at the Embassy of India, Doha, on the request of the Taliban side.

The Chief Minister’s strong warning to Pannu came even as the Punjab Police on Monday registered an FIR against the SFJ leader for issuing an assassination threat against the former through a video posted on SFJ’s Facebook page.

Bhupesh Baghel said he has invited Rahul Gandhi to Chhattisgarh. He (Rahul Gandhi) will first visit Bastar, and inspect the various projects and works there, Baghel added.

Harish Rawat, the former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, wants to focus on the Assembly elections in his home state. The state will go to polls early next year.

​Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top opposition leaders including some chief ministers, amid efforts to evolve a common strategy against the NDA government.

India is among other countries that are evacuating their staff and people from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in the country.

The special cell, which is is manned 24x7 by young officers of the Ministry, under the guidance and supervision of senior officers, was set up prior to the departure of India-based personnel from Indian Embassy in Kabul. More than 20 officials have been deployed in the Cell.

The committee members will be visiting areas including Srinagar, Kargil, Daras, Leh and Pangong Tso.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, just a day after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah.