Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the bravehearts who sacrificed their lives in the Parliament attack in 2001 and said that their sacrifice will forever inspire the nation.
Seven people, including a three-year-old boy, were burnt to death in a private hospital in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday night.
The minister said the Modi government has been providing all the necessary assistance to states which face any disaster. Rejecting criticism of the opposition parties, he said the impact of bill will be positive.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here on Thursday.
He came to his village on 7 December and killed the molester with an iron rod before leaving for Kuwait.
PM Modi was addressing an election campaign rally at Mudbidri in Dakshina Kannada district in the run-up to the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections.
The Congress manifesto said the party is committed to taking firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations spreading hatred among communities on grounds of caste and religion.
The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to set up a committee to be headed by the cabinet secretary to examine the administrative steps it can take to address some of the concerns in connection with basic social benefits for same-sex couples.
Go First Airlines on Tuesday announced that its flight operations will remain cancelled from May 3 to May 5 adding that a full refund will be issued to the passengers.
The daily positivity rate presently stands at 2.49 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is at 3.46 per cent.
