Kerala gold smuggling case: CM removes principal secretary

• Shivashankar will be replaced by Mir Muhammad, a young IAS officer, local media reports said
• Some reports also said Shivashankar was not removed and that he had applied for leave

BJP-Cong next battle: PAC may take up scrutiny of PM CARES Fund

• The PM CARES Fund, set up on 28 March, defines itself as a public charitable trust with the key objective of dealing with any kind of emergency situation like the covid-19 pandemic

With Delhi's recovery rate at 72%, no need to panic: Arvind Kejriwal

• The national capital's covid-19 cases are also nearing the 1-lakh mark with 99,444 coronavirus cases
• Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that out of the 25,000 active covid-19 cases in Delhi, 15,000 cases are being treated at home

GST consensus under strain as revenues dry up in states

• Failure  to  reach  an agreement  on  GST  compensation  this month  may  undermine  Centre-state  ties
• States have for long been complaining about delays in getting their assured compensation

Maha govt's priority is to tackle Covid-19: Aaditya ignores Opposition's barbs

The state minister says the priority of the government is to tackle the pandemic and other things are secondary

Delhi's covid-19 tally nears 1 lakh, recovery rate at 70%

• Of 97,200 cases reported in the city so far, 25,940 are active
• Over the last three weeks, Union Home minister Amit Shah has held a series of meetings with the Delhi administration to increase rate of testing

Amazon, Google face tough rules in India’s e-commerce draft

• The government has been working on the policy for at least two years amid calls to reduce the dominance of global tech giants
• For imported goods, the country of origin and value of work done in India should be clearly specified, the policy said

Covid-19: We never know when Hyderabad city will explode, MoS Home targets TRS

'I am questioning the state government why there are more deaths in Hyderabad in terms of percentage... The people of Hyderabad were left in the lurch,' says G. Kishan Reddy

Delhi BJP reorganisation process begins

• The BJP has commenced a massive structural overhaul of its Delhi unit, after the new President Adesh Gupta was appointed, which got delayed due to the pandemic
• From district presidents to block-level workers, the party will see a complete reorganisation in the state

Ladakhis raising voice against Chinese intrusion, govt must listen them: Rahul

Congress leader says Ladakhis are raising their voice against Chinese intrusion. Ignoring their warning will cost India dearly

Goa to curtail monsoon Assembly session to one day

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Speaker Rajesh Patnekar with all party leaders at Porvorim, the official said.

IT department refunds ₹62,361 crore to tax payers since April

• CBDT said that refund of ₹23,453.6 crore has been issued in 1.9 million personal income tax cases
• Corporate tax refund of ₹38,908.4 crore has been issued in 1,36,744 cases since the drive started on 8 April

Either Ladakhis are lying or PM Modi is: Rahul on Chinese intrusion at LAC

The Congress leader's dig at PM comes when he's visiting Nimu, a forward location in Leh, to interact with jawans

Late fee relief on GST return filings now available till July: CBIC

• The late fee cap is subject to the rider that these are filed before end of September, said an official statement
• In case tax payers have no tax liability, then the late fee for filing monthly returns is entirely waived off

Differences over policy decisions push politics to the centre stage

Opposition to the Centre is coming not just from Congress’ top leadership but also from some chief ministers

Shivakumar officially takes charge as Karnataka Congress chief

• The Pratijna Dina function marked the official take-over of Shivakumar as President, along with Eshwar Khandre, Salim Ahmed, Satish Jarkiholi as working Presidents of KPCC
• Shivakumar, a 6 time MLA, known to be a chief troubleshooter for Congress in crisis situations, replaced Dinesh G Rao as Chief

MP CM holds first cabinet meeting after induction of 28 new ministers

• This is the second cabinet expansion since Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan returned to the helm of state affairs on March 23
• Earlier there were only five inducted ministers in the cabinet in April.

Coronavirus treatment: Delhi's plasma bank commences operations

• Over 89,000 covid-19 cases were reported in the national capital of which 27,000 are currently active
• Delhi had given a go-ahead for plasma therapy to be conducted in April

Farm ordinance leads to divisions in ruling alliance and Opposition

Punjab’s CM has recently written to the PM against the ordinance and has sought an all-party meeting in the state

Congress says order on vacating Priyanka’s residence shows Centre's ‘vengeance’

• We are not afraid of the frustrated decisions of the frustrated government, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala posted on Twitter
• The ministry of housing and urban affairs sent a letter to Vadra explaining the one month notice