IJR News

Ravneet Singh Bittu resigns Union Council of Ministers; Modi plans cabinet rejig amid Punjab polls

President Droupadi Murmu accepted Ravneet Singh Bittu’s resignation from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate effect under Article 75(2); Bittu, who had been serving as Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries and had joined the BJP in 2024 after leaving Congress, exits as Prime Minister Modi appears to be preparing a cabinet rejig and with Punjab politics in focus. The development is confirmed across multiple reports detailing his switch to the BJP, the end of his Rajya Sabha term, and speculation about future portfolio allocations and regional election strategies.

Narendra Modi Droupadi Murmu

Jul 24, 2026

Economy

629 of 1,191 NH Projects Delayed Across India

About 629 of 1,191 National Highway projects in India have missed their original completion deadlines, according to Rajya Sabha data, with 103 contractors penalised for substandard work between 2023-24 and 2025-26. The government is implementing a phased Advanced Traffic Management System rollout across 52,647 km of highways and using AI and e-DAR data to identify 6,358 black corridors for targeted safety improvements.

India Maharashtra

Jul 22, 2026

Protests

Congress alleges Dhankhar forced to resign, no farewell

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh marks a year since Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation as Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, saying he was forcibly ousted after raising farmers’ distress and was denied a formal farewell. The remarks align Dhankhar’s exit with contemporaneous student protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and broader questions about government insensitivity.

Jul 21, 2026