Swati Bhasin With Inputs From Agencies

As India reels under the impact of coronavirus - which has spread to over 100 countries in the last two months - an industry representatives body for seven airports has urged the central government to consider caps on revenue share for at least three months amid significant reduction in air traffic.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today met Hardik Patel and other party workers over lunch In Ahmedabad where he appeared before a court in a defamation case that was filed against him for calling Home Minister Amit Shah a "murder accused". Mr Gandhi pleaded "not guilty" in the defamation case and was granted bail.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today welcomed the centre's move to revoke Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and said the country "has become independent in true sense".

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today flagged off the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra of 58 pilgrims in Delhi. The pilgrimage is "beyond what you can imagine," he said as he wished the pilgrims a "safe and spiritually-fulfilling journey".

Monsoon rains, which usually arrive on the southern tip of Kerala around June 1, are expected to arrive on the country's southern coast on June 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who lost the Gurdaspur seat to actor-politician Sunny Deol, has stepped down from his post - the latest in a string of several state unit chiefs to resign over the Congress's crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.

Five labourers were killed in a massivefire that broke out this morning at a cloth godown in a village near Pune, news agency ANI reported.

A security guard arrested last week for killing a six-year-old girl in Uttarakhand's Haridwar has admitted having sex with the girl's body, police said on Monday.

A newly married couple arrived at a polling booth in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district to cast their votes for national elections.

The debriefing of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has been completed by the Indian Air Force and other agencies and he is going on sick leave for a few weeks now, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources in the Indian Air Force.

The Income Tax Department, after 26-hour-long raids on Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati's former secretary, has recovered cash worth over 1 crore, Mont Blanc pens worth Rs 50 lakh and documents indicating illegal assets worth Rs 225 crore, officials said today.

Over 30 flightswere diverted this evening in Delhi due to bad weather after several parts in national capital and neighbouring cities were hit by hailstorm and heavy rain.

Bollywood actor Isha Koppikar joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today. She has been appointed as the working president of the BJP's women transport wing, news agency ANI reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended wedding reception of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas as he flew back to Delhi after raising poll pitch in Rajasthan.

The government will soon review the plan for strategic disinvestment of Air India, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said today, a day after the centre said it has decided to put the stake sale in the national carrier on hold.

As India reels under the impact of coronavirus - which has spread to over 100 countries in the last two months - an industry representatives body for seven airports has urged the central government to consider caps on revenue share for at least three months amid significant reduction in air traffic.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today met Hardik Patel and other party workers over lunch In Ahmedabad where he appeared before a court in a defamation case that was filed against him for calling Home Minister Amit Shah a "murder accused". Mr Gandhi pleaded "not guilty" in the defamation case and was granted bail.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today welcomed the centre's move to revoke Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and said the country "has become independent in true sense".

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today flagged off the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra of 58 pilgrims in Delhi. The pilgrimage is "beyond what you can imagine," he said as he wished the pilgrims a "safe and spiritually-fulfilling journey".

Monsoon rains, which usually arrive on the southern tip of Kerala around June 1, are expected to arrive on the country's southern coast on June 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who lost the Gurdaspur seat to actor-politician Sunny Deol, has stepped down from his post - the latest in a string of several state unit chiefs to resign over the Congress's crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.

Five labourers were killed in a massivefire that broke out this morning at a cloth godown in a village near Pune, news agency ANI reported.

A security guard arrested last week for killing a six-year-old girl in Uttarakhand's Haridwar has admitted having sex with the girl's body, police said on Monday.

A newly married couple arrived at a polling booth in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district to cast their votes for national elections.

The debriefing of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has been completed by the Indian Air Force and other agencies and he is going on sick leave for a few weeks now, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources in the Indian Air Force.

The Income Tax Department, after 26-hour-long raids on Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati's former secretary, has recovered cash worth over 1 crore, Mont Blanc pens worth Rs 50 lakh and documents indicating illegal assets worth Rs 225 crore, officials said today.

Over 30 flightswere diverted this evening in Delhi due to bad weather after several parts in national capital and neighbouring cities were hit by hailstorm and heavy rain.

Bollywood actor Isha Koppikar joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today. She has been appointed as the working president of the BJP's women transport wing, news agency ANI reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended wedding reception of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas as he flew back to Delhi after raising poll pitch in Rajasthan.

The government will soon review the plan for strategic disinvestment of Air India, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said today, a day after the centre said it has decided to put the stake sale in the national carrier on hold.