Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attacked the government for mismanagement during the lockdown. This comes after thousands of migrants were seen queuing up at the Delhi-UP to get a ride till home.

The political blame game between Congress and BJP has started over the crisis-laden Yes Bank with latter seeking an explanation from former if they knew about bank's loan growing manifold.

The Centre has suspended the use of biometric machines to mark the attendance in government offices over concerns that it may help in spreading coronavirus, or Covid-19. The biometric system was introduced in 2014.

The government on Wednesday allowed non-resident Indians (NRIs) to acquire up to 100% stakes in Air India through the automatic route.

The four convicts of Nirbhaya gangrape case were asked to mention their last wish ahead of awarded death penalty on February 1, they all remained silent on questions about meeting their family for the last time or willing their property, a news report quoted sources at Tihar jail said on Thursday.

Ahead of the appointment of India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a notification has been issued by the government that mentions a maximum age of the serving officer as 65.

Till date Sachin Tendulkar was enjoying the X-Category security, under which a security guard used to be with the cricketer all the time. But, after the downgrade, the security guard will be provided only when Sachin Tendulkar will be stepping out with a prior notice.

Celebrating Swachh Bharat Diwas 2019 on the banks of Sabarmati river, PM Narendra Modi pledged to ban single-use plastic in India by 2022. He said the initiative by the government will benefit the environment, decongest roads and sewer lines, and protect biodiversity.

Narendra Modi-led government on Thursday night named Rajnath Singh in four more key panels of the Union Cabinet-Parliamentary Affairs; Political Affairs; Investment and Growth; and Employment & Skill Development. Earlier, his name was added to only two Cabinet committees – Economic Affairs and security.

"I speak in terms of taxation policies... I'm quite clear in my mind that on two issues at least we had - a lot of good fiscal prudence and we brought the rates down, these are two areas, if we are in power we will continue the same glide path," Jaitley said while addressing the CII AGM here.