LIVE: Birbhum gangrape reports fake, will take action against those behind rumours, says cop

The virtual summit between India and the UK is considered an important opportunity to elevate multi-faceted strategic ties and enhance cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

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New Delhi: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday imposed a lockdown in Bihar till May 15 to curb the spread of COVID-19. He made the announcement using his official Twitter account.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a virtual summit with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson today (May 4, 2021). The virtual meet is likely to begin at 5 PM.

The Ministry of External Affairs said that the virtual summit is considered an important opportunity to elevate multi-faceted strategic ties and enhance cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest. 

There will also be the G7 Foreign Ministers meet in London today where External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has also been invited.

BJP National President JP Nadda arrived in West Bengal today in view of the widespread violence post results. He said he will meet kin of those who were killed in poll result violence. 

In Tamil Nadu, the DMK's newly-elected MLAs will meet today where party chief MK Stalin is likely to be elected as their Legislature Party Leader.

04 May 2021

22:21 IST

Birbhum SP Nagendra Tripathi says reports of gangrape in Birbhum are fake. "We are trying to find from where this fake news originated on the social media. We will take appropriate action against them."

19:53 IST

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) takes cognizance of alleged Post-poll violence in West Bengal and orders Investigation fact-finding team to conduct spot enquiry: NHRC