Chidambaram says ‘what’s new in Modi’s message?’

Former finance minister P Chidambaram took a jibe at PMNarendra Modi after the latter’s address to the nation, in which he announced the extension of the lockdown to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, and accused him of neglecting the poor. Read More
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RBI guv: India’s near-term GDP outlook has ‘deteriorated sharply’

The Reserve Bank of India governor, Shaktikanta Das, said the new coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic has adversely affected the country’s economy and the growth outlook doesn’t look good. Read More
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Sonia Gandhi: ‘Rahul’s warning helped Bhilwara tackle Covid-19’

Sonia Gandhi, the interim Congress president, has reportedly told her party chiefs from states that the Rajasthan government’s success in tackling Covid-19 in Bhilwara was the result of a “timely” warning from her son, former party president Rahul Gandhi. Read More
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Narendra Modi to Donald Trump: ‘Will aid humanity’s fight’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, said India will do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against Covid-19. Modi said this in a tweet quoting US President Donald Trump’s tweet in which the latter thanked the former for allowing a shipment of hydroxychloroquine to the US. Read More
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Trump changes tune on India after ‘retaliation’ threat over HCQ

The US president, Donald Trump, took a U-turn, on Tuesday, after threatening “retaliation” on India if New Delhi didn’t lift a hold on the export of antimalarial drug hydroxycholoroquine (HCQ), on Monday. India eased the hold on HCQ exports on Tuesday. Read More
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Trump: ‘Retaliation’ possible if India doesn’t send HCQ

The US president, Donald Trump, spoke of “retaliation” if India turned down his request to lift the hold on US orders of an antimalarial drug – hydroxychloroquine. Trump touted the drug as “game changer” in the fight against the novel coronavirus despite its untested efficacy. Read More
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Shiv Sena: COVID-19 war can’t be won by clapping, lighting lamps

Saamana, the mouthpiece of the Shiv Sena, criticized the prime minister, Narendra Modi, for calling upon the public to clap hands and light lamps to show their gratitude towards the health workers and show unity during this time of crisis. Read More
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Jaishankar: ‘POK is part of India and we expect to take it back’

The foreign minister, S Jaishankar, asserted that the part of Jammu & Kashmir that is occupied by Pakistan is an integral part of India and said India expects to take physical control of the region. Read More
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Gangwar says ‘no job crisis, north Indians lack qualifications’

Three months after the government’s report on jobs said India’s unemployment was at a four-decade high, Union minister Santosh Gangwar insists that there is no job crisis. Instead he blamed the north Indians for lacking requisite qualifications for employment. Read More
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Air chief: ‘IAF still flying MiG-21s when no one drives cars that old’

Amid the several questions raised about the four-decade-old MiG-21 fighter planes that remain the core of Indian Air Force’s warplane fleet, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said, “The Indian Air force is still flying 44-year-old MiG-21 fighter jets when no one even drives cars that old.” Read More
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