Politics

Finance Minister announced his intention at a Cabinet meeting, where he recalled his protest on Saturday against the unacceptable behaviour of Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also said it would be dangerous and disastrous to loosen labour, land and environment laws in the name of economic revival and stimulus.

Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district on Friday.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday passed an ordinance to suspend most of the labour laws in the state, in order to attract new companies to invest in the state amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Sachin Pilot has been making onfield presence in his home constituency, Tonk, where he was seen meeting with officials and religious leaders to make people aware of COVID-19.

An Army Colonel and a Major were among five security personnel killed in an encounter with terrorists at a village in north Kashmir's Handwara area two days back.

Asking when the lockdown will finally end, Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the prime minister must also lay out the exit strategy from it and spell out the goalpost in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and economy.

In his letter to the poll panel, the Governor said the elections should be held ‘at the earliest’ with a view to end the current uncertainty in the state.

LJP Chief Chirag Paswan said the Bihar government has not issued ration cards amid the coronavirus lockdown despite repeated statements by the Centre

Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar said the state government has arranged accommodation and food for the migrant workers, who hail from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states.

The central team claimed that they were not given time at the state secretariat for a detailed presentation regarding Covid-19 statistics and preparedness in West Bengal.

According to senior functionaries of the Sangh, this is for the first time in its history that such an address of its head is being held through a virtual platform.

DMK chief M K Stalin said "the AIADMK government has made the police department to issue a notice directing that the meeting should not be held," in view of the lockdown.

K Sudhakar had on Sunday had posted a picture on Twitter of him spending time with his children in the swimming pool.

Former J&K chief minister and NC leader Omar Abdullah had criticised the Jammu and Kashmir government's order of keeping the ‘Move’ offices functional in both regions of the Union territory, saying it would create confusion among the people.

Calling for focussing on boosting revenue of states, Pawar, whose party shares power in Maharashtra, demanded release of GST compensation to state governments.