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The Daily Catch-Up: BJP reshuffle, Vijay’s 100 days, CJP protests and more
Smriti Irani returns to the BJP leadership as the party reshuffles its organisation; Tamil Nadu CM Vijay completes 100 days; CJP protest faces new questions in Ranchi; and Maharashtra steps up its food-safety crackdown.
Former Union Minister Smriti Irani has been reappointed as general secretary, whereas Amit Malviya lost his position as BJP's social media convenor. (Credits: Facebook/ Amit Malviya/ Image enhanced with AI)
Welcome to The Daily Catch-Up from The Indian Express, your one-stop source for the biggest stories of the day, as well as others you may have missed.
- Smriti Irani is back in the BJP’s top organisational team, as the party announces a reshuffle that also gives greater responsibility to several prominent leaders.
- Vijay’s first 100 days as Tamil Nadu CM: what his government has delivered, where it has struggled and what lies ahead.
- IITs and IIMs are increasingly teaching working professionals — a shift that is changing who gets access to India’s elite institutions.
- Maharashtra’s food-safety crackdown: Pune’s sweet shops show 98% compliance, but violations can still attract fines of up to Rs 5 lakh.
- Why are the familiar faces of the CJP protest missing in Ranchi? The movement’s spread outside Delhi is taking a different shape.
- Vijay announces a full waiver of farm loans worth Rs 75,000, adding a major welfare promise to his political pitch.
- West Bengal’s voter-roll revision remains politically charged, with claims over excluded voters and the Election Commission’s exercise becoming a fresh flashpoint.
- ‘A degree doesn’t prepare you for the market’: Nirmala Sitharaman on what needs to change in India’s education system.
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Vijay announces full waiver of farm loans worth Rs 75,000
The Tamil Nadu government has announced a full waiver of farm loans worth Rs 75,000.
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