Politics

Rajesh Patnekar's statement comes two days after a BJP MLA tested positive for the coronavirus infection.

In a televised address to the nation, Modi announced extension of the PMGKAY, a free ration scheme, for 80 crore people across the country till end of November.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the RGF did not receive any direct funding from fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, as alleged by some.

Chidambaram also shared two satellite images of May and June of the Galwan Valley showing the build-up of troops and structures along the river-bed.

Rahul Gandhi's sharp attack on the central government comes on a day when total number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the 5-lakh mark after 18,552 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

Modi said UP's population of 24 crore is same as that of four European countries put together but, in UP the death toll is 600 due to coronavirus and lauded the efforts of Adityanath in tackling the pandemic.

The chairperson of the RGF's board of trustees is party interim chief Sonia Gandhi, while its board includes former PM Manmohan Singh, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Ga...

Discussing the issue at a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the party condemned the hike in petrol and diesel prices and reminded the government of its "Raj Dharma".

Gandhi suggested that India should build a good relationship with the United States and other countries and must also maintain its ties with its old friends.

The party has already started to prepare an action plan for the upcoming polls and has activated its cadre in rural and urban areas of the state.

An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' also said doing business with China will be an insult to sacrifices made by the 20 brave soldiers, who were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Ladakh last week.

The Union Government must consider extending the provision for free food grains for a further period of three months i.e. July-September 2020. Several states have requested for the same, Sonia Gandhi wrote to PM Modi.

While the Congress claimed that the BJP-led government has lost majority, the BJP claimed the issue had been settled with the victory of its candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary also accused the previous governments of not making any efforts to stop cow slaughter in the state.

Urging the L-G to reconsider the decision, it pointed out the city already has a "serious shortage" of doctors and nurses to provide care for COVID-19 patients.

In a rarity, the ruling AIADMK and main opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday extended their firm support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defend the nation's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the wake of face-off with China in Ladakh.