In a series of tweets, he also said that there is a steady rise in the number of calls regarding COVID-19 on the police helpline number 100.

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.

BJP-nominated Rajya Sabha member Sambhaji Raje had earlier asked Fadnavis to apologise for "hurting the sentiments" of the followers of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj through his tweet.

Sachin Pilot has been making onfield presence in his home constituency, Tonk, where he was seen meeting with officials and religious leaders to make people aware of COVID-19.

While Singhvi has never have been a grassroots leader, he enjoys complete trust of the Gandhis, in all critical cases has stood by the party like a rock, and in court ensured a fighting chance for the Congress.

The Election Commission is yet to take a call on the polls, presumably in view of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

The intervention came after reports in a section of local media claimed about prospects of Mandavia taking over the reins from Chief Minister Vijay Rupani amid the state battling the coronavirus crisis.

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.

However, Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat also alleged that along with Gujarat, states of Odisha, Karnataka and West Bengal have, too, denied migrant workers from their states to return.

Gandhi also called upon the government to immediately put money into the hands of the poor and provide a financial package to the industry to help revive the economy.

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

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday passed an ordinance to suspend most of the labour laws in the state, in order to attract new companies to invest in the state amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district on Friday.

BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Modi government has been very much receptive to suggestions from the opposition but it should be constructive, adding that it is very typical of Gandhi to speak before media without studying facts.

A freewheeling interview, some banter thrown in, and careful attention to the fact that no personal attacks on PM Narendra Modi are made while questioning the government over the coronavirus pandemic crisis was the template of Gandhi's press conference.

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.

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.

A 52-year-old doctor had allegedly committed suicide in Durga Vihar in south Delhi on April 18, holding Jarwal responsible in his suicide note, following which police had registered a case against the legislator on charges of extortion and abetment to suicide.

Echoing similar sentiments put forth by several eminent economists, the senior Congress leader appealed to the central government to shed its reservations and borrow more in 2020-21.

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

Government should tell the people clearly about the exact state of the pandemic to enable them to prepare accordingly, said Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken.

Tamil Nadu is now facing one of the worst droughts in over a hundred years, and Balachander saw this coming and worsening nearly four decades ago.

Soundarya Rajinikanth received backlash for posting photos of her enjoying in the pool with her son while Chennai is going through a severe water crisis currently.

Vanitha Vijaykumar and Meera Mithun, contestants on the current season of Bigg Boss Tamil, have been accused in two separate cases, and the police might enter the Bigg Boss house to arrest them.

Samantha Akkineni, who has worked with Arjun Reddy star Vijay Deverakonda in Mahanati, commented on Sandeep Reddy Vanga's statement normalising violence in the name of love in Kabir Singh.

Going by the trailer, which is just over three minutes long, the actor returned to the familiar angry young man avatar with this film.

Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda and Kannada star Yash recently had a rendezvous in Bengaluru and fans are going ga-ga over their twinning in black photo on Instagram.

A case has been registered in Hyderabad against four organisers of the reality show, after a journalist complained that they had misbehaved with her and asked her to satisfy their boss for final selection in the show.

Shylock was the name of the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. However, it is not clear whether Mammootty's character is inspired by the play.

According to the police, the accident occurred due to the driver's negligence while Shobha and her family were on the way to Banashankari Temple in Badami taluk in Bagalkot District.

Pilla Picture Perfect is a new song from the Telugu crime action thriller Ranarangam that was released today. The video shows Kajal Aggarwal dancing at a pool party.

Priya Prakash Varrier recently had a fangirl moment with Arjun Reddy star Vijay Deverakonda and shared the photo on social media.

On August 15, the title of Allu Arjun's new film was announced, along with a first glimpse from the movie, which also stars Pooja Hegde.

Manju Warrier was shooting in Himachal Pradesh when they got stuck 100 kms away from Manali due to heavy rain and landslides.

According to the trailer, the movie is likely to have two segments. The first segment involves around Sudeep playing a wrestler while in the second segment, he is a boxer.

Shraddha Kapoor in Saaho leads the way in Bollywood A-listers going down south this year to play pivotal roles with major local stars.

South film actor Kichcha Sudeep, who will be seen as the villain in Salman Khan's upcoming film Dabangg 3, turned 46 today.

In just three days, Saaho reportedly dethroned Mahesh Babu's Maharshi to become the top-grossing title of 2019 in Telugu cinema.

Singer Ramya NSK tied the knot with actor Sathya in a simple, private ceremony, just in the presence of their close friends.

Vijay Deverakonda's next Telugu film is called World Famous Lover and will have four actresses in lead roles.

In the compliant, Raaja alleged that Kamal Haasan had approached him and borrowed a loan of Rs 10 crore before the movie’s release in 2015.

A huge group of Vijay fans gathered outside a theatre in Krishnagiri for the show at 1 in night. Around 3am, they went on a rampage when the show didn’t start.

Namrata met AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's wife Bharathi in her Amaravati residence. They discussed the village development works in Burripalem.

The actor and his wife were in the car when the accident happened. While Mano lost his battle with life on the spot, his wife is serious and is in critical condition.

The actor's car overturned when he was driving home in the early hours. Thanks to the safety features of the car, Rajasekhar was unhurt.

A sudden ban on actor Shane Nigam was announced by the Kerala Film Producers' Association (KFPA) on Thursday, after a tussle between him and producers.

Cricketer Manish Pandey, of Sunrisers Hyderabad, tied the knot with actress Ashrita Shetty in an intimate ceremony in Mumbai on Monday.

Telugu cinema actors like Nagarjuna Akkineni and Rakul Preet reacted to the news of the encounter, lauding the incident and thanking Telangana police.

Vijay Deverakonda shared a still from his upcoming film, World Famous Lover, starring Aishwarya Rajesh as one of the four lead actresses in the film.

Mamangam follows the story of a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers who fought in the medieval fair called Mamankam.