Politics

Despite the so-called stimulus by the government in September 2019 and during the Budget, the sentiment towards demand and consumption are clearly down, the statement said.

The Congress leader's comment comes after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the distribution of free smartphones was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Clashes broke out between groups supporting and opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in northeast Delhi's Jaffrabad and Maujpur on Monday, with protesters torching houses, shops and vehicles, and hurling stones at each other.

The court directed the police chief to file s report by March 17 while rejecting an ATR filed by the investigating officer that stated "no cognizable offence is made out against Manish Sisodia from the contents of his tweet".

The BJP won 8 seats in the Assembly polls held earlier this month. The newly-elected MLAs will be administered oath in the first meeting of the new House later in the day.

Recently Patil had taken potshots at Pawar's style of politics, saying the NCP chief has managed to remain at the centre stage of national politics despite having very few MPs from his party.

Last week, the state government had given permission to VACB to register a case against senior Congress legislator based on a complaint that he has assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The Amarinder Singh-led government has been facing criticism from the opposition parties over the rising power tariff in the state.

As the House met for the day, Congress legislator P T Parameshwar Naik pointed out to Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri the absence of Ministers, except Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa and Animal Husbandry Ministry Prabhu Chavan.

The Bijnor Superintendent of Police reportedly had accepted that one protester had died in police firing during protests in the state that turned violent in several places. Unofficial estimates peg this number at 20.

Taking on the Congress over the claim, BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that for the first time in the history of Islamic terrorism the perpetrators have attempted to mislead people about their identity.

Debbie Abrahams, who chairs a British parliamentary group on Kashmir, was denied entry into India upon her arrival at the New Delhi airport on Monday, with officials saying she was informed in advance that her e-visa had been cancelled.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was present at a well-attended public rally where he welcomed Babulal Marandi, a respectable tribal leader and the first chief minister of Jharkhand, back into the saffron party.

Besides, Sanjay Raut alleged that the common factor between Prime Minister Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is that 'both are self-centered', but Modi also has 'huge arrogance and pomposity'.

Officials denied that Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar being under any "hotel arrest". They said no prior permission was sought for hosting the conference.

Calling the Union minister a proponent of "Manuvaad" (upper caste hegemony), the protesters said Giriraj Singh stood for everything that Ambedkar had fought against and therefore his garlanding of the statue was tantamount to "defiling it".