01:02 pm: Britain's Theresa May pledges 20 billion extra pounds for healthcare post-Brexit (Reuters)
12:57 pm: We have to take the decision in the right spirit. Home Ministry has taken into cognizance all inputs. Immediate priority for us is we have to conduct Amarnath Yatra peacefully. The majority of youth in Kashmir has moved on: Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO on Ramzan ceasefire not extended (ANI)
12:35 pm: I along with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala have requested PM Modi today to resolve the problems of Delhi government immediately: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (ANI)
12:28 pm: Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee supported CM of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu on the issue of 2011 census being adopted by 15th Finance Commission in the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting and requested not to penalise the performing states: Sources (ANI)
12:15 pm: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar supported the Special Category Status (SCS) request of Andhra Pradesh in the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting & demanded SCS for Bihar also: Sources (ANI)
12:03 pm: Delhi: PM Narendra Modi with Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on sidelines of NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting (ANI)
12:00 pm: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu today in NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting raised issues related to state bifurcation,special category status, Polavaram project. Demonetization and GST were also raised (ANI)
11:50 am: Prime Minister assures flood-affected states of all assistance (PTI)
11:44 am: Challenge before govt is to take growth rate to double digit: Modi at Niti Governing Council meet (PTI)
11:40 am: States receiving over Rs 11 L cr from Centre this fiscal, a rise of Rs 6 L cr from last year of previous govt: PM at Niti Aayog meet (PTI)
11:31 am: AAP has not applied for permission for a protest march. At the time of protest, the exit gates of 4 metro stations namely Udyog Bhawan, Lok Kalyan Marg, Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat will be closed: Madhur Verma, DCP New Delhi on AAP protest near PM residence (ANI)
11:24 am: This is totally incorrect. Lt. Governor of Delhi is not present at the Fourth Meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog: Amitabh Kant,NITI Aayog CEO on Arvind Kejriwal's tweet 'Under which provision of the Constitution does LG have powers to replace the Chief Minister?' (ANI)
11:19 am: Security Forces are being directed to take all necessary actions as earlier to prevent terrorists from launching attacks and indulging in violence and killings. Government will continue with its endeavour to create an environment free of terror and violence in J&K: HM Rajnath Singh (ANI)
11:14 am: On 17th May, GoI took decision that Security Forces will not conduct offensive operations in J&K during holy month of Ramzan. Decision was taken in interests of the peace loving people of J&K, in order to provide them a conducive atmosphere to observe Ramzan: HM Rajnath Singh (ANI)
10:50 am: PM Modi said that the NITI Aayog Governing Council has approached complex issues of governance as "Team India", in the spirit of cooperative, competitive federalism. He described the smooth rollout and implementation of GST as a prime example of this: Statement (ANI)
10:46 am: PM Modi reiterated that NITI Aayog Governing Council is platform that can bring about "historic change." He assured CMs from flood-affected States that Centre would provide all assistance to them, to deal with flood situation currently affecting parts of the country:Statement (ANI)
10:39 am: Delhi: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy and Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh arrive for NITI Aayog governing council meeting (ANI)
10:33 am: Delhi: Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj leaves on a 4-nation official visit to Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium (ANI)
