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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to the ABP News LIVE Blog. Follow this space to get the latest developments and Breaking News from India and around the world. Days after the BJP retained power for the second consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to visit Delhi on Sunday to discuss the new cabinet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. National President JP Nadda, Amit Shah and BL Santosh in Delhi will be present at the meeting. The swearing-in ceremony date will also be discussed during the meeting. As per sources, the BJP is also considering several new faces in the Cabinet along with the new Deputy Chief Minister. State President Ratan Dev Singh, Minister Sunil Bansal, state in-charge Radha Mohan Singh will also accompany Adityanath to Delhi on Sunday. It is being speculated that the BJP leadership has prepared a basic list of probable Deputy Chief Ministers and Ministers on the basis of qualification, caste and regional equations because BJP gives place to every caste in its cabinet. The Central leadership will have the final say on the list. For the post of Deputy Chief Minister, the names of Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya, Brijesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya are in talks. Swatantra Dev Singh was the Transport Minister, apart from this he was the BJP state president. Bhagwant Mann will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of iconic freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. On March 13, the party will take out a roadshow in Amritsar. Both the events will be attended by Kejriwal, according to a PTI report.A day after the Aam Aadmi Party's stupendous victory, Mann met Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal at his residence on Friday and extended an invitation to him to attend both the events, the sources said.The over-an-hour-long meet was also attended by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP in-charge of political affairs in Punjab Raghav Chadha.Mann later left for Punjab."My younger brother Bhagwant Mann will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab. Today he came to my house to extend invitation for the oath-taking ceremony. I am sure that as a chief minister, Bhagwant will fulfil every expectation of the people of Punjab," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. He also shared a picture of the meeting.This was Mann's first meeting with Kejriwal after the assembly election results were declared on Thursday.

13/03/2022 20:06:13

Breaking News LIVE: Mozambique Cyclone Death Toll Climbs To 12

13/03/2022 19:20:00

Breaking News LIVE: Yogi Adityanath Meets BJP Chief JP Nadda In Delhi

Uttar Pradesh CM designate and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath met party's president JP Nadda in Delhi after the party's massive win in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

13/03/2022 18:39:19

Breaking News LIVE: Bhagwant Mann To Tender His Resignation From MP Post Tomorrow

Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann to tender his resignation from MP post tomorrow (March 14) in Delhi. He is a Member of Parliament from the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency.

13/03/2022 17:17:04

Breaking News LIVE: China Places 17 Mn Shenzhen Residents Under Covid Lockdown

China places 17 million residents of Shenzhen under Covid lockdown: govt

13/03/2022 16:29:46

Breaking News LIVE: CWC Meeting In Progress In Delhi To Discuss Poll Debacle

Congress Working Committee meeting begins. The meeting is being chaired by party's interim president Sonia Gandhi

13/03/2022 14:23:01

Breaking News LIVE: Bhagwant Mann And Arvind Kejriwal Hold Victory Roadshow In Punjab

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann hold victory roadshow in Amritsar.

13/03/2022 13:51:46

Breaking News LIVE: 16 MLAs To Take Oath In Punjab Cabinet

AAP's Punjab CM candidate Bhagwant Mann will take oath on March 16 at Khatkarkalan. 16 MLAs to take oath as ministers on a later date.

13/03/2022 13:28:41

Breaking News LIVE: Bhagwant Mann & Arvind Kejriwal Offer Prayers Ar Durgiana Temple In Amritsar

Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal offer prayers at Durgiana Temple, ahead of their roadshow in the city.

13/03/2022 13:03:25

Breaking News LIVE: Bhagwant Mann And Arvind Kejriwal Visit Jallianwala Bagh

Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal pay floral tribute at Jallianwala Bagh memorial.

13/03/2022 12:36:20

Breaking News LIVE: Bhagwant Mann and Kejriwal Visit Golden Temple In Amritsar

Punjab CM designate Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal visit Golden Temple in Amritsar.

13/03/2022 11:54:38

Breaking News LIVE:Bhagwant Mann Welcomes Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia At Amritsar Airport

Punjab CM-elect Bhagwant Mann welcomes AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and leader Manish Sisodia at Amritsar Airport today.

13/03/2022 10:58:58

Breaking News LIVE: Yogi Adityanath Departs For Delhi From Lucknow To Meet PM Modi

Yogi Adityanath departs for Delhi from Lucknow to hold consultations with party's top leadership.

13/03/2022 10:51:42

Breaking News LIVE: Sonia Gandhi Holds Key Meet To Chalk Out Strategies For Second Part Of Budget Session

Congress Lok Sabha MP K Suresh on Sunday informed that the party's working President Sonia Gandhi is holding a meeting to chalk out the strategy for the second part of the Budget session of Parliament that will commence tomorrow.

"The meeting is to chalk out the strategy for the second part of the Budget session of Parliament commencing tomorrow," Suresh told ANI. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Anand Sharma, K Suresh and Jairam Ramesh arrived at 10 am, Janpath, for the party's parliamentary strategy group meeting. The meeting is likely to deliberate on the strategy of the party in two Houses of Parliament.

The second half of the Budget session will conclude on April 8. The first half of the Budget session began on January 31 and concluded on February 11.

13/03/2022 10:20:41

Breaking News LIVE: Terorrist Who Killed CRPF Personnel In Kashmir Arrested, Weapon Of Offence Recovered

We have arrested the killer of CRPF personnel Mukhtar Ahmad Dohi, weapon of offence recovered. One overground worker who accompanied him during terror crime was also arrested. The terror crime was committed on direction of LeT Cmdr Abid Ramzan Sheikh; Case registered: IGP Kashmir

13/03/2022 09:47:13

Breaking News LIVE: Congress Leader Dipika Pandey Resigns After Uttarakhand Poll Debacle

After the defeat in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Congress leader Dipika Pandey Singh on Sunday resigned as national secretary, co-incharge, of the party. Singh, who is an MLA from Mahagama in Uttarakhand, expressed her gratitude to Congress' high command for giving the opportunity to serve the party. "Taking responsibility for the defeats in Uttarakhand assembly elections, I have resigned as national secretary,co-incharge of Uttarakhand. I thank the leadership for giving me the opportunity to serve the party at the national level. @INCIndia @RahulGandhi @kcvenugopalmp @devendrayadvinc," Singh said in a tweet.

13/03/2022 09:45:29

Breaking News LIVE: Mumbai Cyber Police To Record Statement Of Devendra Farnavis In Transfer Posting Case

Mumbai Cyber ​​Police will record the statement of former Maharashtra Chief Minister and opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis at his residence today, in the transfer posting case

13/03/2022 09:39:23

Breaking News LIVE: Paytm Fouder Arrested For Ramming Car Into Delhi DCP's Vehicle Released On Bail

Delhi | Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of Paytm, was arrested and later released on bail for ramming his car into the vehicle of DCP South in the month of February, reports ANI.

13/03/2022 09:04:11

Breaking News LIVE: Case Filed Against Narayan Rane's Sons On Complaint Of NCP Leader Suraj Chavan

Maharashtra | Case registered against Union minister Narayan Rane's sons BJP MLA Nitesh Rane and Nilesh Rane at Mumbai's Azad Maidan Police Station, on the complaint of NCP leader Suraj Chavan alleging that Nilesh Rane connected NCP chief Sharad Pawar to Dawood Ibrahim

13/03/2022 07:53:22

Breaking News LIVE: China Records Nearly 3,400 Covid Cases, Highest In 2 Yrs

China records nearly 3,400 daily Covid cases, highest in two years. China has decided to impose a lockdown in the city of Changchun, which inhibits around 9 million residents as it faces a fresh spike in Covid cases. 

Under the lockdown norms, people have been advised to stay at home, and only one family member can go out to buy food and other necessary items every two days. To ensure everyone gets tested for Covid-related symptoms, the Chinese government has ordered the local residents to undergo three rounds of mass testing, news agency Associated Press reported.

13/03/2022 07:49:49

Breaking News LIVE: 12 Missiles Fired Towards US Consulate In Irbil

As many as 12 missiles were fired Sunday toward the U.S. consulate in Iraq’s northern city of Irbil, Iraqi security officials said. A U.S. defense official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran, reported AP.

Officials in Iraq and the U.S. gave different accounts of damage. A second U.S. official said there was no damage and no casualties at any U.S. government facility, but Iraqi officials said several missiles had hit the U.S. consulate. The consulate building is new and currently unoccupied.

The U.S. defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because information was still coming in, said it was still not certain exactly how many missiles were fired and exactly where they landed.