In a sarcastic attack on the BJP on the first anniversary of the second term of the NDA government, the Shiv Sena on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an "indispensable" leader but can lives of those people who died unnecessarily during the 2016 note ban and the ongoing lockdown be brought back again.

Eminent scientist Prof. C N R Rao on Monday spoke out against introducing online classes for children in view of the COVID-19-induced close-down of schools, underlining the importance of human interface for good communication and inspiring young minds.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday claimed 70 per cent of the people of the country wants Narendra Modi to not only complete the current term, but also want him as the Prime Minister for the next term.

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved an increase in minimum support prices (MSP) of 14 kharif crops.

Google stands in support of racial equality, the tech giant's Indian-American CEO Sunder Pichai has said, expressing solidarity with the African-American community in the US in wake of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and three cabinet colleagues were in self-quarantine Monday following a meeting last week with Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj, who has tested positive for coronavirus.

A senior scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested positive for novel coronavirus following which the entire ICMR building is being sanitised, sources said.

Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday congratulated NASA and SpaceX for their manned mission and termed it as "historic."