PM Modi not in a 'good mood' over conflict with China: Donald Trump

• India on Thursday had said it was engaged with China to peacefully resolve the border row, in a carefully worded response to Trump’s offer to arbitrate between the two Asian countries to settle their decades-old border dispute

RS member and Mathrubhumi chief MP Veerendra Kumar passes away

Veerendra Kumar was a serving member of the Rajya Sabha as an independent backed by the Left parties

‘Virus crisis a serious threat to global financial system’

• The ultimate impact of the pandemic and timing of recovery are uncertain, cautions FSDC
• Covid-19 has thrown the global economy into its worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s, and India is no exception

PM Modi to hold virtual bilateral summit with Australian counterpart next week

This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first bilateral summit to take place virtually given the embargos on travel due to the covid-19 pandemic

Govt explores ways to open up economy, contain virus spread

• Measures taken by the civic bodies for the management of covid-19 cases were reviewed in the meeting
• India has entered the list of 10 countries worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak with 164,362 cases of infection and 4,670 deaths so far

Returnee migrants, their skill mapping could rewire state politics

The first big test of the strategy of states to provide jobs to migrants would be the next elections in Bihar in five months

Piyush Goyal expects better exports performance in May

• The ministry has asked Nasscom to look at strategy for $500-billion IT services exports in the next five years
• The minister expects that the exports will be down by about 30-35 per cent in May

Coronavirus: Govt takes stock of 13 worst-hit cities as lockdown 4.0 nears end

• The 13 cities include Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Thane, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Howrah, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur
• The measures taken by the municipal corporations for the management of covid-19 cases were reviewed in the meeting

Loans for migrant workers: Uttarakhand government launches a new scheme

• Under the Mukhya Mantri Swarojgar Yojana, Uttarakhand government will provide loans to migrant workers
• Under this scheme, loans will be provided by nationalised banks, scheduled commercial banks and co-operative banks

Liquor a privilege, Delhi govt tells court in defence of 70% corona cess

• The Delhi government filed this reply against a batch of petitions challenging its 4 May notification levying 70% special corona fees on liquor in the capital. The plea is likely to be heard on Friday.

Sonia Gandhi says lockdown hurt entire country but govt is yet to respond

• The Congress launched online campaign 'SpeakUp', aimed at raising voice for the poor, migrants, small businesses and the middle class people
• Gandhi requested the union government to "open the lock of treasury and give help to the needy"

Siddaramaiah corners BSY over 'undelivered' relief package to people hardest hit

The statements by Siddaramaiah comes at a time when the political opposition has been sharpening its criticism of the government’s handling of the covid-19 crisis

PM Modi congratulates Mahinda Rajapaksa on completing 50 years in parliament

In a telephone conversation, PM Modi recalled Rajapaska’s contributions to the development of Sri Lanka in his long political career, and wished him all the best for his future,' a statement from the Indian foreign ministry said

Political row breaks out over naming of Bengaluru flyover after Savarkar

The political row breaks out a day before Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa is scheduled to inaugurate the flyover in Yelahanka, in northern Bengaluru

Mamata seeks PM's intervention in 'whimsical' scheduling of Shramik trains to WB

• The state's infrastructure is 'stretched to its limit' following the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan, she said
• 'We are facing a very tough situation and we need time and space to tackle it,' Mamata said, ahead of the slated arrival of 11 Shramik Special trains to the state today

HC takes suo motu cognisance of clip showing lack of facility for covid patient

• The court observed that the video recording raises serious issues of public concern in the present-day context and said that the status of functional and responsive helpline numbers should be placed before it

In times of covid-19, Indian diplomacy goes for jugaad

• India’s newly appointed Permanent Representative to the UN, TS Tirumurthy reached New York by an Air India flight that was to bring back Indians wishing to come back home from the US

Political battle brews in Maharashtra as it grapples with covid

• BJP submits a memo to governor seeking President’s rule in Maharashtra
• Shiv Sena leaders have rubbished speculations over the stability of the incumbent government in Maharashtra

Maharashtra govt politicising 'Shramik Special' trains for migrants: Goyal

He said 145 trains were planned to be operationalised from Maharashtra on Tuesday, but less than 10% could actually run due to non-availability of passengers

Railways threaten to derail containment strategy of states: Pinarayi Vijayan

The state argued that this was to prevent from a potential community spread break out, which it does not have currently, from a large arrival of undocumented returnees