By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | October 17, 2025 01:53 AM IST 2 min readWith the Winter Session of Parliament a few weeks away, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan, who will preside over the proceedings of the Upper House for the first time, is being familiarised by various government departments and ministries on their initiatives and schemes. On Thursday, Union Minister for Communications and DoNER Jyotiraditya Scindia called on the Vice-President at the Parliament House, along with Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar, and briefed him on the functioning, key initiatives and future plans of the ministry.Star-StuddedFROM BHOJPURI singer Pawan Singh, who recently revived his ties with the BJP, to former Union minister Smriti Irani, who has returned to the small screen, the BJP’s list of star campaigners for the Bihar Assembly elections has at least five popular faces from film and television industry, including Manoj Tiwari, Ravi Kishan and Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua. Among popular BJP leaders, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Delhi counterpart Rekha Gupta are also scheduled to campaign in the state in the coming weeks.Climate ChampAt the Annual Oration of Australia India Institute on Wednesday, Australia’s former High Commissioner to India Patrick Suckling used a cricketing analogy to describe the impact of Chris Bowen, Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, on clean energy initiatives. Before Bowen was to deliver the keynote address, Suckling likened Bowen’s work to former Australian captain Steve Smith. Bowen, he said, was swashbuckling like Smith, hitting fours and sixes, leading Australia’s energy transition.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Delhi Confidential