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In a statement late on Thursday night, it alleged that at a juncture when economies are trying to revive and come back on their feet, Air India continues to play "monopolistic."

Adityanath made the statement after attending the grand foundation stone laying ceremony in Ayodhya which was also attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders.

Several Union ministers and BJP leaders also posted tweets to mark the day.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party and its allies won an overwhelming twothirds majority in a parliament election, results released early Friday showed, giving him the power to enact sweeping changes to the constitution.

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that in the recent exchanges between the two sides, regional and international issues have also been discussed.

In a Facebook post, the MPP and power minister stated that his personal assistant Sonu Chaudhary had tested COVID-19 positive. So, he got himself tested and his report is positive, he added.

Asked whether India was reviewing its operation of China's Confucius Institutes in India, the MEA spokesperson said the government has laid down specific guidelines for such centres and indicated any violation of norms may invite action.

The chemical worth Rs 1.80 crore was seized from a Tamil Nadu-based importer in 2015 after it was misdeclared as fertiliser grade although it was an explosive grade, said a Customs department official.

President Emmanuel Macron offered France's support for the Lebanese people on Thursday on a visit to Beirut following a huge warehouse blast, but said crisishit Lebanon would "continue to sink" unless its leaders carry out reforms.

Indian shares closed higher on Thursday after the country's central bank kept interest rates steady but vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to revive an economy battered by the COVID19 pandemic.

The party has frequently accused the BJP of "flouting constitutional norms". But now, it itself is vulnerable to this charge. There are grey areas in the party constitution which helps it interpret the rules the way it wants to.

Indian shares rose on Thursday, spurred by optimism that the country's central bank will unveil more measures to support a coronavirushit economy during its monetary policy announcement later in the day.

The document was the first official acknowledgment from the central government of intrusion into Indian territory by the People’s Liberation Army amid the ongoing deadlock over troop disengagement.

The total number of fatalities in the state are recorded at 1,857, out of which Kanpur has recorded the maximum number of 234 fatalities.

Officials said that Khanday was critically injured in the firing. He was taken to Anantnag's Government Medical College, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Shambhu Jagdish Soni was found dead on the water- logged streets of Anand Nagar locality by some passersby in the morning hours, an official said.