The Congress leader said it was expected from the prime minister to come and inform the country.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to house owners to waive off or defer rents by three months and urged tenants against moving during the coronavirus lockdown in the country.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said coronavirus victims are martyrs and appealed that the burials should be conducted as per guidelines issued by the health ministry.

The order by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government to stop the DA implementation, which was to come into effect from July 1, was taken on Wednesday.

Political leaders in Bengal called PM Narendra Modis new initiative unscientific and unfortunate at a time when the country is struggling to deal with the crisis.

Balasaheb Thorat said it was time for the PM to take some firm policy decisions to fight the outbreak and give relief to people rather than create an event out of the issue.

In her letter, Priyanka Gandhi said that religious institutions can take help of Congress workers in serving the public in the fight against the the deadly virus.

Army is summoned to fight enemies and not citizens, the former defence minister said in a Facebook live program.

Rahul Gandhis remarks came at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, where besides him, party chief Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders discussed the health cri

Shahs comments came hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi criticised the government for the unplanned implementation of the countrywide lockdown.

Over the past week, roads from Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts of Karnataka linking Kasaragod in Kerala have been blocked by the former, hitting the movement of essential supplies and emerg

Calling for availability of all necessary equipment for medical professionals, the Congress chief said the onus lies on the government to ensure that the spread of infection and casualties are no

It called for more testing for coronavirus and said extensive testing in many countries had led to containment of the spread of the deadly virus.

The government must immediately shed its inhibitions and timidity and announce that it will fund the battle with Rs 5-6 lakh crore, the Congress leader said on Twitter.

The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday booked The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan over comments on Twitter claiming that the day Tablighi Jamaat held its event in Delhi, Chief Minister Adityanat

Given the circumstances, the Congress cannot be seen as opposing the Centre, neither can its top brass afford to remain quiet.

Pawar said congregation such as the one held last month in Delhis Nizamuddin area by Tablighi Jamaat could have been avoided, and urged people to ensure there is no repeat of such meetings on Sha

The measures are being taken at a time when the states are already fund-starved with GST compensations pending for many.

The Karnataka Chief Minister also urged government officials including ministers, members of parliament and others to contribute in the state relief fund for battling coronavirus crisis.

The meeting, which will also discuss the problems arising out of lockdown, would be held through video conferencing, adhering to the central governments call for maintaining social distancing.