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BJP MPs From Bengal Attack Mamata Govt For its Handling of Coronavirus Crisis

BJP leaders Debasree Chaudhuri and another MP, Sukanta Majumdar, alleged that they were served with quarantine notices by the local administration so that they could not step outside to provide ration and other relief material to the masses.




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Frame Suitable Policy on Migrant Workers' Crisis: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to Amit Shah

Gehlot raised the issue during his telephonic talk with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday and sought smooth movement of migrant workers, including those from Rajasthan, stranded in various parts of the country.




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In Mann ki Baat, PM Modi Lauds India's 'People-driven' Coronavirus Fight; Warns Against Negligence

Be it businesses, offices, education institutes or medical sector, everyone is adapting to changes in the post-coronavirus world, PM Modi said.




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Sitaram Yechury Slams PM Modi, Says Democratic Accountability Grossly Missing in His Governance

In a letter to the prime minister, Yechury said the political executive in the country is proving its "incompetence by knee-jerk reactions" and suggested measures that need to be put in place to fight coronavirus.




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Shouldn't Alienate a Community for Mistake, Says Bhagwat, Adds Warning on Covid Misuse by ‘Anti-India Forces’

The RSS chief said there are 'anti-India forces' who are waiting to use the pandemic to break the country.




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Tablighi Jamaat’s Conduct Criminal, but Muslim Community Can’t be Held Responsible for it, Says Abbas Naqvi

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.




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Chidambaram Welcomes RBI's Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday lauded the RBI's prompt action in announcing a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds.




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Covid-19: Kumaraswamy Calls for Lowering Cost of Living

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has called for citizen-centric measures and stressed the need to lower the cost of living, as he cautioned the state and Central governments about the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on economy and people in-tuen.




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Priyanka Gandhi Raises Issue of 'Faulty' Covid-19 Kits Supplied to UP Medical Colleges

The Congress leader highlighted a letter by the Director General medical education in the state stating that faulty personal protective equipment (PPEs) were supplied and the same had got leaked in public domain.




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Govt Must Make Public Details of All Purchases Made to fight Covid-19: Congress

Referring to a company engaged in supply of testing kits, Manish Tewari alleged that kits purchased at Rs 245 were being sold by the firm to ICMR at Rs 600 each while the same to Tamil Nadu government were sold at Rs 400 each.




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Citing 'Contamination through Saliva', BJP MLA Asks People Not to Buy Vegetables from Muslim Vendors

BJP MLA Suresh Tiwari said that the statement was made last week during his visit to the office of nagar palika, where several government officials were present.




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Modi Govt Hid Names of Wilful Defaulters in Parliament, Says Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet, Gandhi said, "In Parliament I asked a straight question that who are the top 50 bank thieves, the finance minister refused to answer, and now the RBI has given the list of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, all BJP friends..."




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Maharashtra Govt Harassing Journalists, Terrorising Media, Alleges Ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis, leader of the opposition in the Assembly and former chief minister, was accompanied by Pravin Darekar, leader of opposition in the council, senior leaders Ashish Shelar and Vinod Tawde, as well as Mumbai party unit chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha.




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BJP Serves Show-cause Notice to 2 UP MLAs for Instigating People against Muslim Vendors, Questioning Authorities

Official sources said top party leadership has found his comments 'highly irresponsible', and its national president J P Nadda 'pulled up' the state brass for not taking quick action.




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After 'Immunity Booster Kadha' for Covid-19 Patients, MP CM Now Recommends Bhajans as Morale-lifters

As the deadly virus continues to claim lives, people not just in India but outside too, are looking for additional methods, especially in connection with age-old traditions, to help fight the pandemic.




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'Sensationalising Facts': Late at Night, Sitharaman Issues 13-Tweet Rebuttal to RaGa's 'RBI List' Attack

Rahul Gandhi had attacked the ruling BJP after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a list of 50 wilful defaulters accused of cheating banks.




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Technical Loan Write-off Route Should Not be Applied for Fugitives: Chidambaram to Govt

His remarks came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that wilful defaulters were beneficiaries of 'phone banking' under the UPA regime and the Modi government is chasing them to recover the dues.




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Uddhav Phones PM Modi on Attempt to 'Create Political Instability' as His CM Post Hangs in Balance

Thackeray will cease to be the Maharashtra CM if he is not a member of the legislative council by May 28, when he completes six months in office.




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'Criminal Negligence': 12 of 14 Who Died of Covid-19 in Bhopal Were Survivors of 1984 Gas Tragedy

Members working for gas tragedy survivors said despite providing the authorities with data of how they were more vulnerable than the general population, the government did nothing.




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Now, BJP MLA From UP's Charkhari Caught on Tape Threatening Muslim Vegetable Seller

The incident has come a day after the BJP issued a show-cause to its Barhaj legislator Suresh Tiwari for allegedly asking people not to buy vegetables from Muslims.




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Free DTH Channel, e-Syllabus Calendar: HRD Min on Dealing with Covid-19 Education Challenge

In an interview to News18, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank said government is trying to use both digital and non-digital mechanism to transact the curriculum even as he appealed to companies and recruiters not to withdraw any job offers already extended to the students.




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Covid-19 Response Will be Litmus Test for NDA in Bihar as Nitish Eyes Return to CM’s Throne in Polls

The problem for Kumar is more confounded because he will have to perform and emerge successful in a short span of time as polls are only five months away and the contagious disease is likely to create havoc till the time a proper vaccine is tested and developed.




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RaGa as Scribe, Spl Panel to Help Centre: Rising Over Duel, Politics Has New Face in Times of Covid-19

As Congress gets restricted to fewer states and a non-player in important states like UP, Bihar and down South, Covid crisis is being used by the party to remain relevant.




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'Old Style Politics, Consensus & Grace': How BSY Thwarted Threat to CM Chair amid Covid-19 Crisis

A shrewd politician and an experienced administrator, Yediyurappa seized the opportunity to demonstrate his capabilities in the face of a grave crisis.




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BJP Files Petition for Deployment of Paramilitary Forces in WB, Wants Death Audit Committee to be Shut

The West Bengal BJP’s legal cell convenor said the Mamata Banerjee-led government has failed to tackle the coronavirus crisis in the state.




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Anti-Muslim Incidents are Bound to Attract Negative Attention Abroad, Warns Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also demanded that in these difficult times of the pandemic, the Centre must give the state governments their dues.




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On May Day, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra Highlight Workers' Distress Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

The Congress also highlighted the plight of the migrants who are stuck in different part of the country and wants to go home. The party urged the government to start plying trains immediately.




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Don't Use Coronavirus Pandemic as Political Opportunity: BJP Tells Congress

The BJP's response came after the Congress accused the Centre of "cruelly" and "mercilessly" abandoning the entire category of migrant labourers and termed "a cruel joke" the order on inter-state movement of workers.




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Congress has no Suggestion on Covid-19 Crisis, is Interested in Doing 'Ugly Politics', Says BJP

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain accused the Congress of raising "irrelevant questions" over the issue of the pandemic.




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Priyanka Gandhi Seeks Govt Audit of PM CARES Fund, Bats for Transparency of Public Money

Gandhi said when the public is anguished and there is scarcity of food, water and cash, "the authorities are taking Rs 100 from everyone for the PM CARES Fund and thus it would be appropriate to have an audit of the same".




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Rahul Gandhi Speaks 'New Lie' Daily, Aarogya Has Robust Data Security Architecture: BJP

Senior party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad rejected Gandhi's charge that the app has been outsourced to a private operator and asserted that it has a robust data security architecture.




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Congress, BJP Slam CM Vijayan For Ignoring Migrant Keralites

Earlier this week that the state government opened a website and by now 3.98 lakh Keralites in 201 countries, and 1.38 lakh Keralaites within the country have registered from various states, wanting to return.




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Congress State Units to Work Out Modalities with Railways, Chief Secretaries to Pay Train Fare of Migrants

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said Congress are working out the modalities to ensure that every worker and migrant stranded reaches home safely.




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Centre Behaving Like East India Company, Says Congress; Compares Covid-19 Lockdown with Demonetisation

The Congress insisted that mismanagement of the migrant workers and treatment meted out to them, shows and reflects the approach of this government to the poorest segments that too during the pandemic.




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'May See Rise in Cases': Cong Slams AAP for Opening Liquor Shops, BJP Asks Kejriwal to Reconsider Move

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, slammed the Delhi government's decision to open liquor shops, claiming it can increase coronavirus positive cases by up to 10 per cent.




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Delhi Govt Rushed Into Opening Liquor Shops Despite City Being in Red Zone: Harsh Vardhan

In many of the shops, people who gathered outside the outlets did not follow social distancing norms, forcing the police to use mild force to disperse the unruly crowd.




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West Bengal Depriving People of Central Scheme Benefits Despite Covid-19 Crisis, Says Dilip Ghosh

The state can provide free treatment to the underprivileged without burdening its exchequer if it signs up for the Centre's Ayushman Bharat Yojana, Ghosh noted.




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'Do We Have to Stand in Line for 5 Trillion Economy?': Akhilesh Yadav on UP Govt's Decision to Open Liquor Shops

As per figures released by the state excise department, on the very first day of the opening of shops, people bought liquor worth about 225 crore, setting a new record.




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Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's Detention under Public Safety Act Extended by 3 Months

Mufti was initially detained on August 5 last year when the Centre abrogated the special status of the erstwhile state and bifurcated it into two union territories -- Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir.




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Extension of Mehbooba Mufti's Detention 'Unbelievably Cruel and Retrograde': Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah was reacting to the Jammu and Kashmir authorities' decision to extend the detention of the former chief minister by another three months.




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Detailed Probe into Covid-19 Origin, 'Swadeshi' Model in Post-pandemic Economy: RSS Policy on Path Ahead

The RSS may want to be incorporate the broader policy adjustments -- both domestic and international – in the working and objectives of the government in the aftermath of the pandemic.




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Don't Play 'Petty Politics' over Shramik Special Trains: Railway Union to Sonia Gandhi

In a letter to Gandhi, the Railways' largest union of workers said travelling during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous but railway staffers are making it possible through their hard work.




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Parliament Officials to Explore if Committee Meetings Can be Held Via Video Conference

This comes in view of demands from various members of Parliament (MP) for holding such meetings through video conference amid the COVID-19-induced lockdown.




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Priyanka to Pay for Train Fares of UP Migrant Workers Returning to Amethi, Raebareli: Congress Dist Unit

Special Shramik train arrived at the Amethi Railway station on Thursday with 1,212 Uttar Pradesh migrant workers on board, out of which 282 belonged to Amethi.




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Pandemics Make People Less Willing to Experiment. Here's How it May Sway Political Affiliations in Bihar

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.




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Former NCP MP in List of BJP Candidates for Maha Council Polls; Eknath Khadse, Pankaja Munde Absent

Gopichand Padalkar, who joined the party on the eve of last year's Lok Sabha polls, also figures in the list.




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Mulayam Yadav Likely to be Discharged From Hospital on Friday Evening

The former UP chief minister had gone to the Hospital for routine checkup, but the doctors admitted him for monitoring his health over some stomach and urine-related issues.




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No Justification for Diluting Labour Laws, Says RSS-affiliated Outfit after UP Govt Announces Move

The decision was an unfortunate one, withdrawing the protection given to workers and labourers, BMS general secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said.




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Seven Political Parties Write to President Ram Nath Kovind over Labour Law Dilution

Workers are being treated as slaves, said the letter signed by CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, CPI (ML)'s Dipankar Bhattarcharya and RJD MP Manoj Jha among others.




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Reconsider Home Delivery of Liquor, Wives of Congress Leaders Urge Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

The state government had allowed the home delivery of liquor during the third phase of the coronavirus lockdown from Thursday.