Panaji, March 20  It is not just the Opposition and civil society which has vociferously opposed the BJP-led coalition government's insistence to conduct Zilla Panchayat polls amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's elder son Utpal Parrikar has also criticised incumbent

New Delhi, March 20  As the clock struck 5.30 a.m. on Friday the crowd assembled outside the Tihar Jail burst into celebration and even distributed sweets.

Slogans of 'Nirbhaya zindabad' and 'live long Nirbhaya' were also raised.

As the countdown to the hanging of four death-row

New Delhi, March 20  As the time for the execution of four convicts draws closer, a handful of local people assembled outside the Tihar Jail to pay their tribute to Nirbhaya.

"We have come here to see justice unfold before our eyes," said Dolly Malik, an airhostess by profession.

Four

New Delhi, March 20  After 45 minutes of hearing, a special three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death row convict in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of mercy plea by the President.

Hearing the plea in the wee hours of Friday

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged people to avoid panic buying while urging them to remain cautious.

Addressing the media, he also said that all the non-essential public services will be disallowed from Friday.

In a COVID-19 review meeting chaired by the Lt Governor, it was agreed that all activ

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's reported claim that he is in touch with his legislators holed up in a resort in Bengaluru for the last 10 days, will finally be put to test in the state assembly that will witness a floor test on Friday.

Kamal Nath claimed in an interview that the MLAs "called me to say that they

The Centre has set up a Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-led Covid-19 economic response task force, which would assess the requirements of various sectors and also oversee implementation of the proposed measures.

The decision comes in the wake of severe impact of Covid-19 on several sectors, including aviation, hospitality and