The Indian government's strong message to China was also conveyed during a telephonic conversation between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the government should not only give a strategic, but also an economic reply to China
However, a bigger issue facing the party is succession
The Opposition must remain a mute spectator to chaotic lockdowns or the reported Chinese occupation of Indian territory in Ladakh, according to the BJP
The TMC accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of peddling "fake news", drawing sharp retort
The death toll due to Covid-19 in the state rose to 451, with nine more people succumbing to the disease since Thursday evening, it said
Her comments came a day after Shah, addressing a virtual rally for West Bengal, accused Banerjee of "insulting" migrant workers returning to the state on Shramik Special trains
Shah addressed the rally from New Delhi as part of the BJP's nationwide 'Jan Samvad' campaign
The Trinamool Congress responded almost instantly with party leader and Banerjee's nephew Abhishek asking Shah on Twitter on the subject of exits
CPI(M) leader Mohammad Salim said, "while the people of Bengal are distressed by Covid-19 outbreak, economic crisis and impact of Cyclone Amphan, Shah is asking for their votes"
Castigating Banerjee over her stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Shah said the people of Bengal will reduce her to a "political refugee" because of it
The BJP won 18 seats out of a 42 Lok Sabha seats last year compared to the 22 won by Chief Minister Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, and the have been at loggerheads since then
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says the frightening scenario in the Amphan aftermath could have been avoided
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Sources indicated that the focus this time would be on further easing the curbs on economic activities, including opening shops in malls, while maintaining stringent norms in the containment zones
The Chief Minister said that a decision has been taken to increase the state government's workforce capacity
She also announced restarting of private and public sector offices with full attendance from June 8
Sources said usually Kolkata airport handles about 240 flights a day but owing to Covid-19 and the state govt's request, number of flights have been staggered
The letter said that if there is no improvement on the ground immediately, many exporters will have to shut their offices and become bankrupt
For states that account for the bulk of the migrants, this unprecedented reverse migration imposes extraordinary challenges of absorbing them without causing social disruptions