Politics

Shukla, who was a cabinet minister in the state between 1993-98 and also had a stint with BSP, joined the Congress in the presence of state unit chief Kamal Nath.

Kharge is currently the AICC general secretary in-charge of party affairs in Maharashtra, where the Congress currently shares power with the Shiv Sena and the NCP.

The 61-year old legislator was having severe acute respiratory distress and his COVID PCR test was positive at the time of admission, a senior hospital official said.

Gandhi asked the government to come clean on the border standoff with China and tell the country what exactly is happening 'as its silence is fuelling speculation and uncertainty'.

Dr Narayan said there is no scope for rebellion or anti-party activities in the BJP.

Reacting to his statement, the UP Congress said the CM should visit quarantine centres in rural areas instead of making indecent remarks.

According to initial reports, the staff of the minister have been sent into quarantine. A day earlier 40 were isolated, including Maharaj, after his wife tested positive.

Leaving behind an abundant legacy of endless controversies he courted both as chief minister and as the Congress party’s perennial rebel leader, Jogi is remembered foremost for his political follies and unfulfilled ambitions.

The Maharashtra Transport Minister said the state government was supposed to get Rs 42,000 crores from the Union government but has received no funds so far.

The Congress' charge came two days after the Gujarat HC questioned the VIjay Rupani government's decision to not allow private laboratories to conduct COVID-19 tests.

In his weekly column published in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana', Raut drew parallels between 'politicisation' of displacement of Kashmiri Pandits and the plight of migrant labourers due to lockdown.

In a recent comment, Malik said he had personally approached Omar and Mehbooba to persuade them to participate in the Panchayat elections, but they had refused to do so because of pressure from Pakistan.

She also remembered the "gifts of my father's life", saying one needs to be kind to those who are unkind to them, to nurture a strong heart and fill it with love no matter how great its sorrows.

Police said Punia has been booked under IPC sections related to promoting enmity between different groups (153 A), outraging religious feelings (295 A), public mischief (505-2), and some sections of the IT Act.

Gandhi’s attack followed her appeal on Sunday where she asked the chief minister to allow buses ferrying migrants from Rajasthan into Uttar Pradesh.

Congress leader Anand Sharma Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must "walk the talk" and announce the measures required by giving money to poor people and MSMEs.