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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Owaisi says ‘Supreme Court is supreme, but not infallible’

Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Asaduddin Owaisi said the Supreme Court is supreme, but not infallible. He then attributed his quote to former Supreme Court judge Justice JS Verma. 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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Venkaiah Naidu: ‘Only thing left to discuss with Pakistan is PoK’

The vice-president, M Venkaiah Naidu, echoed the home minister, Rajnath Singh, when he said the only thing leftfor India today to discuss with Pakistan is the unresolved issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Read More
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Mukherjee: India will become a $5tn economy due to previous govts

Delivering a lecture on “Furthering India’s Promise”, former President Pranab Mukherjee said that India would become a $5 trillion economy by 2024 because of the strong foundation laid by previous governments. Read More
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Derek O’Brien says ‘BJP is the most corrupt party in the world’

Derek O’Brien of the Trinamul Congress termed the recent Lok Sabha as the most “unfair” and “unconstitutional” in the country’s history and said the Bharatiya Janata Party is the world’s most corrupt party. Read More
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Nirupam says Deora using resignation as ladder to climb up

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, on Sunday, said the resignation of Milind Deora from the city unit's leadership position is on the expected lines. Read More
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