Politics

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to house owners to waive off or defer rents by three months and urged tenants against moving during the coronavirus lockdown in the country.

Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the reduction in interest rates on small savings is irrational, illogical and ill-timed as it has come at a time when the people are already facing hardship due to the lockdown and the economic recession.

The Karnataka Chief Minister also urged government officials including ministers, members of parliament and others to contribute in the state relief fund for battling coronavirus crisis.

At a time when the medical fraternity is struggling to find a treatment to the pandemic and pleading with people to ensure social distancing, the Tabligh maulanas organised a religious congregation with 2,000 attendees, the Kerala governor said.

Speaking to a regional news channel, Raut said the coronavirus outbreak would also have a "deep impact" on the country's economy.

Chouhan referred to the videos released by rebel MLAs in which many of them said that they didn't want to meet Singh.

Speaker N P Prajapati has accepted resignations of six out of 22 MLAs who quit after former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia decided to leave the Congress.

BJP state president VD Sharma in Sehore said the MLAs camping in Bengaluru do not wish to return to Madhya Pradesh.

Lakshya Gupta considers Kamal Nath his mentor and is on dharna till the government of his ‘guru’ steers clear of the present threat.

If there were no political crisis in the state, the budget session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly would have started on Monday, following the Governor's address and the assembly would have responded with a vote of thanks and presented its annual budget.

"While we would like to see them all released as soon as possible, pending that they should be shifted to JK," he said.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the sale of a painting to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor should be investigated as "Gandhi got money from his account", which received it through criminal proceeds.

The state AAP president Sabhajeet Singh said that contact will be established in all villages, Nagar and zila panchayats, municipal areas and wards during the drive.

In his speech, Javadekar cited various schemes related to healthcare and said providing affordable healthcare facilities for the poor is the 'mantra' adopted by the PM.

Duty Magistrate Rakesh Kumar passed the order after Tahir Hussain was produced before him by Delhi Police which said his custodial interrogation was required to unearth larger conspiracy, Hussain's advocate Mukesh Kalia said.

There should be a probe on whether coronavirus is being spread from the "home" of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, said RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal.