Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday accused the RJD, helming the five-party Grand Alliance of which his Hindustani Awam Morcha is a part, of adopting a policy of 'ekla chalo' (march alone) and expressed fear that it could prevent the opposition from giving a good fight to the ruling NDA in the assembly polls due later this year.

Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday shared former South Africa president Nelson Mandela's quote on how sport has the power to change the world. Tendulkar's post came following the 'Black Lives Matter' protests, which are taking place throughout the US after a police officer, identified as Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck, leading to the latter's death.

An Air India pilot who retired from the airline about a month back has reportedly succumbed to coronavirus. An airline official said: “The captain had retired in April and has not flown in AI after that.” The senior captain, 58, was from erstwhile Indian Airlines who operated the Airbus A320. During his career he had served as flight operation inspector in the DGCA also.

Indian and Chinese officials continue to remain engaged through the established military and diplomatic channels to address the current situation in the India-China border areas, the Indian Army said on Saturday. ​​​​The statement came in the midst of a scheduled high-level military dialogue between the two sides to resolve the border standoff in eastern Ladakh.

Five Enforcement Directorate (ED) employees, including a special director rank officer, have tested positive for Covid-19, following which the headquarters of the central probe agency have been sealed for 48 hours till Monday, officials said.Out of the five, two are contract employees. The employees were found infected after the agency carried out section-wise testing at its headquarters in the wake of some Covid-19 cases being reported from other floors of the Lok Nayak Bhawan in Khan Market, where the ED office is located, the officials said on Saturday.