Politics

The Union Minister said that despite the financial support from the Centre for locust control, the Rajasthan government did not initiate any action due to which the locusts in the border area could not be effectively controlled.

The UP government should take the matter of students' safety seriously and take a decision after due consideration, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said.

Shah said that the government was fully capable of handling anti-India propaganda but it was painful when a former president of such a big political party indulges in shallow-minded politics at a time of crisis.

Tomar said Punjab was moving towards "bankruptcy" and "lagging behind in development" under Congress and alleged the ruling party has "failed' to fulfil its key promises of waiving complete farmers' loan.

They said the three-member team reached Patel's home at 23, Mother Teresa Crescent in central Delhi and it will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

His comments come a day after BJP chief J P Nadda alleged that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) had accepted USD 300,000 from China and the Chinese embassy in 2005-06 for conducting studies that were not in the national interest.

The Congress alleged that the interrogation is 'politically motivated' to save the BJP-led government in Manipur, which recently faced the rebellion of nine MLAs including four ministers of ally NPP.

The acting chairman of the legislative council said the five MLCs have been recognised as a separate group, the merger of which into the JD(U) has been approved.

Manmohan Singh adds weight to the Congress’s plans of building on the China issue to launch itself as the main vocal alternative to the BJP and also show how other opposition parties have become meek.

The death of 20 Indian Army soldiers during a clash with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh earlier this week has triggered demands for boycott of all things Chinese in the country.

Chief Minister Kamal Nath questioned why the BJP was more interested in Congress matters and asked them to focus on their own issues instead.

Delhi Police took the IYC workers to the Mandir Marg police station in central Delhi where they staged protest against the Chinese government.

At its meeting, the commission decided to "robustly address" the "challenge" of false information in election affidavits "to further ensure free, fair and ethical elections in the country".

The panel had about an hour and a half discussion with Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and other top state officials.

The remarks came close on the heels of Nitish Kumar concluding a virtual conference of his party over six days, during which he interacted with the grassroots-level workers via video-conference.

The chief minister added that awareness about the disease too should be spread to the maximum possible limit so that people can keep themselves safe from infection.