Portfolios allotted to Ministers in Uttar Pradesh Government Following Cabinet Reshuffle: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, August 22, 2019

In a dramatic turn of events, former Union Finance Minister minister P Chidambaram was arrested after he was taken into the custody by the CBI in INX media case on Wednesday evening. Chandrayaan 2, India's second moon mission, successfully performed another critical manoeuvre on Wednesday, Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates throughout the day.

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22 Aug, 23:12 (IST)

Portfolios allotted to ministers in Uttar Pradesh Government following cabinet reshuffle. Technical and Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon becomes Development Minister. Suresh Khanna to be the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.

22 Aug, 22:54 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with France President Emmanuel Macron at Château de Chantilly.

22 Aug, 22:42 (IST)

US Dept of State: US companies are world leaders in exploration & extraction of hydrocarbon resources, including offshore & in South China Sea & so strongly opposes any efforts by China to threaten or coerce partner countries into withholding cooperation with non-Chinese firms.

22 Aug, 22:28 (IST)

France: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets France President Emmanuel Macron at Château de Chantilly. Delegation-level talks between India & France will be held soon.

22 Aug, 21:48 (IST)

Jammu & Kashmir: Ceasefire violations by Pakistan in SUNDERBANI Sector of RAJOURI District at around 8:45 pm today. Indian Army is retaliating befittingly.

22 Aug, 21:14 (IST)

France: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. PM Modi will hold bilateral meetings with France President Emmanuel Macron & Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on the two-day official visit.

22 Aug, 20:48 (IST)

BCCI: All-India Senior Selection Committee shortlisted 3 candidates for the post of bowling coach- B. Arun, Paras Mhambrey, Venkatesh Prasad, & 3 candiates for fielding coach- R. Sridhar, Abhay Sharma, T. Dilip.

22 Aug, 20:42 (IST)

Varanasi: Markets packed with idols of Lord Krishna ahead of Janmashtami.

22 Aug, 20:37 (IST)

Mumbai: After eight and a half hours of questioning, MNS chief  Raj Thackeray leaves ED office at 8.15pm.

22 Aug, 20:29 (IST)

BCCI: All-India Senior Selection Committee shortlisted three candidates for the post of fielding coach on the order of priority- Vikram Rathour, Sanjay Bangar, & Mark Ramprakash. A second round of interviews to be conducted to assess their practical skills.

22 Aug, 20:08 (IST)

Department of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir: Air Force Common Admission Online Test (AFCAT) scheduled for Aug 24 at Srinagar center postponed. Fresh date of exam to be notified later. Exam scheduled at Leh&Jammu centres will be conducted as per fixed schedule.

22 Aug, 19:34 (IST)

Pune Sessions Court has granted 90 days extension to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against Vikram Bhave an accused in Narendra Dabholkar murder case.

22 Aug, 19:32 (IST)

US President Donald Trump yesterday on militant groups in Afghanistan: India is right there, they are not fighting it. We are fighting it. Pakistan is right next door, they are fighting it very little, very very little. It's not fair.

22 Aug, 19:30 (IST)

INX media case: Supreme Court bench of Justice R Banumathi and Justice AS Bopanna will hear tomorrow pleas of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram filed against the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in cases of CBI and ED.

22 Aug, 19:21 (IST)

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi came to power in 1984 but he never used powers to create an atmosphere of fear or to destroy the freedom & liberty of the people. He never used his power to put the principles of democracy in danger.

22 Aug, 19:15 (IST)

India vs West Indies 1st test match: West Indies have won the toss and elected to field first.

22 Aug, 19:00 (IST)

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel: P Chidambaram was constantly criticising the policies of the Central Govt and was pointing out their failures. The govt is not able to face the criticism and so they want to suppress the opposing voices.

22 Aug, 18:47 (IST)

Delhi CM A Kejriwal in Legislative Assembly of Delhi, on Ravi Das Temple demolition issue: Centre should pass an ordinance immediately & allot 4-5 acres of land to Ravi Das Community. If Centre allots this land, then Delhi govt will get Ravi Das Temple constructed on that land.

22 Aug, 18:46 (IST)

P Chidambaram has been sent to CBI custody till Monday, August 26. The former finance minister will remain in custody for the next five days.

22 Aug, 18:34 (IST)

P. Chidambaram petition against CBI to be heard by a Supreme Court Bench of Justices R Banumathi and AS Bopanna.

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In a dramatic turn of events, former Union Finance Minister minister P Chidambaram was arrested after he was taken into the custody by the CBI in INX media case on Wednesday evening.

Maharashtra Police on Wednesday issued a notice to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers in Pune under section 149 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), warning them that actions would be taken if they are found disturbing law and order

After entering the Lunar orbit, Chandrayaan 2, India's second moon mission, successfully performed another critical manoeuvre on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The manoeuvre lasted about 20 minutes as Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft moved closer to the Moon.

Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates throughout the day.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 22, 2019 07:17 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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