Read more about Maharashtra reports over 10,000 new Covid cases for second day in a row on Business Standard. The last 100,000 cases were reported in just 13 days owing to fresh outbreaks in Vidarbha, Mumbai and Pune
Read more about AAP alleges Rs 546 crore flyover scam by NDMC, BJP dismisses charge on Business Standard. AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Saturday alleged a Rs 546-crore "scam" in the construction of a flyover by the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
Read more about 571 new coronavirus cases, one death, reported in Gujarat in a day on Business Standard. The tally of coronavirus casesin Gujarat rose to 2,72,811 on Saturday with 571 new cases coming to light, the state health department said.
Stinging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for running away from her Bhowanipore seat in Kolkata, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday asserted he is 200 per cent sure of handsomely defeating the TMC supremo, who is an outsider in Nandigram seat. The BJP named Adhikari, a former minister in Banerjee s cabinet, as its candidate in the Nandigram seat in Purba Medinipur district, from where the chief minister will also contest the assembly elections. Why have you deserted your Bhowanipore constituency? Why have you run away? Is it because the BJP had won in the booth at Mitra Institution in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections? You cannot even win in your own locality, Adhikary said at a rally in Behala area of Kolkata.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the resolute dedication shown by the Indian armed forces over the past year, in the context of the challenging situation on the northern border and while facing the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the valedictory session of the Combined Commanders Conference at Kevadia in his home state Gujarat, Modi also asked the Indian military to develop as a future force, an official statement said. Modi stressed on indigenisation of national security system not just in sourcing weapons but also in the doctrines, procedures and customs, the statement said. The prime minister was briefed by the Chief of Defence Staff about the discussions during the conference. Modi expressed his appreciation for the structure and agenda of the conference, the statement said.