He will now handle the Sports and Youth Welfare portfolio. Meanwhile, Dattatraya Bharane has been appointed the new agriculture minister.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected.

MP Prajwal Revanna was convicted in a rape case, prompting criticism of the BJP-JD(S) alliance for their silence on the issue.

The initiative, part of the third phase of the ongoing “Yudh Nashian Virudh” (War Against Drugs) campaign, aims to sensitise over 8 lakh students from Classes 9 to 12 on the perils of drug addiction.