Earlier in the day, PM Modi departed New Delhi for France, where he will participate in the G7 summit and hold a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. He will also pay a state visit to Slovakia — the first by an Indian prime minister since the country gained independence in 1993.

Sule also expressed disappointment over the split in the Trinamool Congress, noting that the Shiv Sena and the NCP were also split in the same manner. “The way first Shiv Sena was split, then it was the NCP, the same is happening to the TMC. This is very sad,” she said.

Nitin Gadkari has announced a major push towards 100 percent ethanol-based fuel adoption as part of an expansion of an alternative fuel strategy following the rollout of E85.