BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht Elected Deputy Speaker of Delhi Assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohan Singh Bisht was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. He is an MLA from Mustafabad. The proposal to appoint Bisht as the Deputy Speaker was put forward by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and it received strong backing from Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
Bisht won the seat defeating AAP's Adeel Ahmad Khan by over 17,000 votes.
Yogi Adityanath Announces Five Newly Developed Spiritual Corridors
Maha Kumbh 2025 opened the doors to new possibilities of spiritual tourism in Uttar Pradesh. During this mega event, the Uttar Pradesh government developed five major spiritual corridors.
The five major spiritual corridors include the Prayag- Vindhyachal-Kashi Corrido, the Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur Corridor, the Prayagraj-Lucknow-Naimisharanya Corridor, the Prayagraj-Rajapur (Banda)-Chitrakoot Corridor and Prayagraj-Mathura-Vrindavan-Shuktirtha.
European Commission President in Delhi
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was in the national capital for a two-day official visit, reaffirming India's role as a trusted friend and strategic ally for Europe.
Accompanied by the European Union College of Commissioners, von der Leyen's visit included the second ministerial meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council, along with several bilateral ministerial meetings.
This marked von der Leyen's third visit to India. She previously visited in April 2022 for a bilateral official visit and in September 2023 to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit. She has also met PM Modi regularly on the sidelines of various multilateral meetings.