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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicUnion Cabinet

Topic: Union Cabinet

‘One Nation One Election’ bills likely in Parliament next week, constitutional amendment an uphill task

Cabinet clears 2 bills. One for simultaneous elections to LS & states will require constitutional amendment. Another for aligning polls in Delhi, Puducherry, J&K is an ordinary bill.

Cabinet approves Rs 2,870 cr for Varanasi airport’s development, to get new terminal, expanded runway

Expansion of the international airport, which will be funded by Airports Authority of India’s internal resources, will more than double airport's capacity to 99 lakh passengers per yr.

What ‘check’ on Modi’s power says about democracy & how mandate will impact foreign policy

Global media also discusses Mohan Bhagwat & RSS's criticisms of the BJP election campaign & how 'sameness' of Modi cabinet 3.0 is a 'mirage'.

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Shah, Rajnath, Jaishankar & Sitharaman retain portfolios, Shivraj gets agriculture

JD(S) H.D.Kumaraswamy, TDP’s Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, JD(U)’s Rajiv Ranjan Singh, HAM's Jitan Ram Manjhi & LJP's Chirag Paswan among allies who get plum posts.

‘Highways’ man Nitin Gadkari sworn in as minister in Modi Cabinet for 3rd time

Ex-BJP chief Gadkari was stripped of MSME portfolio in 2021 & dropped from parliamentary board in 2022. But with drubbing in Maharashtra this LS election, his stock may rise.

Modi 3.0 swearing-in: Narendra Modi, 71 ministers take oath including 7 women

Modi 3.0 swearing-in: BJP chief JP Nadda, Haryana ex-CM Manohar Lal & Madhya Pradesh ex-CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan inducted into Union Council of Ministers.

Centre’s Rs 10,000-cr AI mission will boost R&D, but experts caution about data protection

Under this mission, govt aims to develop infrastructure and ecosystem for AI, including building compute infra of 10,000 or more graphics processing units (GPUs) through PPP.

Union cabinet gives nod to bill to replace ordinance for control over civil servants in Delhi

Bill is likely to be introduced in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. If passed, L-G will have more say on a matter that has seen AAP govt taking legal recourse earlier.

Ailing BSNL gets its 3rd revival package. Rs 89,047 cr allotted, focus on 4G & 5G services

Union Minister for Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw says time has come for state-run telco to be in 'league of major players' and provide Digital India services to 'weakest of the weak'.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, lone Muslim in Modi Cabinet, resigns. JD(U)’s RCP Singh quits too

Naqvi's tenure in Rajya Sabha ends Thursday & there's speculation he might be NDA's V-P candidate. JD(U)’s Singh allegedly denied renomination for his perceived proximity with BJP.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.