Politics

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she has made health secretary a 'scapegoat' for her failing on handling Covid-19 pandemic.

As most of the states are yet to respond on the matter of bearing the travel costs of the stranded workers, the Delhi government has decided to bear the cost to avoid any further inconvenience to these people, a statement said.

Studies show that the fear of contagion leads individuals to become more conservative and less accepting of experimentation. They prefer quietly falling in line, however long, rather than taking on eccentricity.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks come after the central government hiked excise duty and cess on petrol by Rs 10 per litre and on diesel by Rs 13 a litre.

The government has planned to distribute one crore packets of a Kadha (herbal decoction) which it claims boosts immunity and helps the body keep coronavirus infection away.

The former chief minister of the state asked the central government to exercise caution while importing testing kits from foreign countries.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says Jamaat does not represent the community and one can neither 'punish' nor hold the entire Muslim community 'responsible' for the Nizamuddin incident.

"UP has stopped testing for the past two days and should start testing on a large scale, while adopting transparency in this regard. Hiding data and the truth can prove fatal," Priyanka Gandhi said.

The remarks of the Congress leaders came two days after the Central government decided to freeze payment of additional instalment of DA to all its employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners falling due from January 1, 2020.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the highest popularity among the global leaders as per a recent analysis done by pollster Morning Consult. As of April 14, his net approval rating is 68, according to the pollster.

Earlier in the day, Chouhan expanded his single-member cabinet for the first time since he took charge on March 23 by inducting five ministers, two of whom are Congress rebels who have joined the BJP.

Gandhi had accused the government of diverting the rice meant for the poor to manufacture sanitisers to wash hands of the rich.

Friday, the 17th of April, was the auspicious day that the Gowda family insisted on for their son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy's wedding.

People, largely migrants gathered outside Mumbai's Bandra station after a self-proclaimed labour leader circulated rumour that trains services will resume amid lockdown.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the PM's address was like Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark.

Nagpur East MLA Krishna Khopde said Satranjipura had several COVID-19 patients and many residents had links to the Tablighi Jamaat event last month in Nizamuddin in Delhi.