The fifth day of Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumed on Thursday from Nagaland's Tuli to Jorhat in Assam. Rahul Gandhi while addressing the people said that perhaps the most corrupt government in India runs in Assam.
Chennai Airport has resumed operations after being temporarily shut down due to heavy rains that caused flooding and waterlogging on the runways, said an airport official.
The vertical drilling to rescue the trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel, which was halted earlier today, has been resumed and the rescuers have managed to make progress over a distance of 17 metres from the hill above the tunnel.
India resumed issuing electronic visas for Canadian nationals on Wednesday after suspending it following a diplomatic row over Ottawa's allegation of Indian government involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18.
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa says, "It was the demand of the Indians living in Canada as they are facing problems. This problem started when Canada's PM falsely accused India inside the Parliament without any facts or proof... However, the Indian government has restored the visa service
"Kunded, a highly Naxal-affected village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, got access to electricity after 20 years. The area is dominated by Naxalites," Sukma SP Kiran Chauhan said.