LIVE: Vietnam an important pillar of India's Act East Policy, says PM Modi

Latest News Live Updates: Describing Vietnam as an important partner in India's Indo-Pacific vision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said cooperation between the two countries can contribute to maintaining peace and stability in the region. At a virtual summit with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Modi said India looks at its ties with Vietnam with a long-term and strategic perspective.

Sujata Mondal Khan, wife of BJP MP Saumitra Khan, switched over to the TMC from the saffron camp on Monday, claiming that she did not get her due recognition even after taking several risks to get her husband elected during 2019 Lok Sabha elections. 

The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected Future Retail's petition to restrain Amazon from writing letters to regulators against the retailer's asset sale deal with Reliance Industries.

The Jharkhand government has agreed to reopen schools outside containment zones for standards 10 and 12 from today, besides restarting classes in medical and dental colleges, and nursing institutes.

On the market front, investor wealth eroded by Rs 6.59 trillion today as equities tanked after the UK reported a new strain of the Covid-19 virus. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 1,406.73 points or 3 per cent to close at 45,553.96. 

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