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The High Court has also ruled that the Centre is empowered to enact the law, brushing aside any legal or constitutional impediments against the execution of the reservation.

The BSP has issued a whip to six MLAs to vote against the Gehlot government in any proceedings of the house, opening a new front against the Congress in Rajasthan.

The NCP MLA from Udgir in Latur district said he was feeling unwell since Saturday and had mild fever as well as sore throat.

All those coming to the premises, including ministers, advisors, MLAs, and officers and staff of the secretariat, will have to undergo the COVID-19 test and carry the report with them, read the statement issued.

The number of active cases is 11,904 now, against 12,657 on Saturday, 13,681 on Friday, 14,554 on Thursday and 14,954 on Wednesday.

On Saturday, CM Adityanath reached the city to take stock of the preparations and held a meeting with the seers and saints.

When India went into lockdown in late March, vast numbers lost their jobs, prompting a huge heart-rending exodus back to their home villages, sometimes on foot, their children in their arms. Some died on the way.

An official release quoting the CM added that social distancing and other norms would have to be followed by the shop owners as well as people on August 2 and 3.

India has been closely following developments of the general and regional elections held on March 2, 2020, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava.

On August 5 in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the national flag will be hoisted at every panchayat and the national anthem will be sung between 9am and 11am. Earthen lamps will be lit in the evening in every household.

the COVID-19 case count in Madhya Pradesh reached 26,210 on Friday, while the toll went up to 791.

Kovind's graciousness and warmth touches everybody, Naidu said, adding that "it has been a wonderful experience to work with him over the last three years for the development of the nation".

Singh, the then finance minister in the Congress government led by former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao, had been instrumental in ushering in economic liberalisation.

RKS Bhadauria emphasised on the need for capacity building, increase in serviceability of assets and integration of new technologies in "shortest timeframes.

The two countries reviewed the situation in the region during a fresh round of online diplomatic talks under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs.

The Congress leader criticised the High Courts for interfering in the Speaker's office and said that even Governors are not acting as protectors of the Constitution.