BJP National Executive Meet in Hyderabad: The two-day national executive meet of the Bhartiya Janta Party begins today in Hyderabad. Over 300 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of 14 NDA-ruled states, national committee members, and state party presidents, are present for the high-level policy meeting. The meeting takes place a day after the Supreme Court's scathing criticism of the BJP's now suspended spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad and in the aftermath of the protests against Agnipath, a short-term recruitment scheme in the armed forces.