"prime-minister"

BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Giriraj Singh also paid their respects to the departed leader.

"Their work towards serving the nation and furthering national interests globally are commendable."

Shah urged people to join the mass awareness campaign launched by Modi and play a key role in making India free of this pandemic.

"The forum aims to give Canadian business community a first-hand perspective of the opportunities to invest in India and showcase India as an investment destination."

Rajnath Singh said that the strategically important Atal Tunnel is dedicated to the armed forces protecting India's borders and those living in the remote terrains.

The IAF was established on October 8, 1932, in undivided India which was under colonial rule.

The talks come weeks ahead of the US presidential election and amid tensions between the US and China over the virus, trade, technology, Hong Kong, Taiwan and human rights.

The authorities had carried out a total of 3,702,607 tests since the outbreak of the pandemic, including 28,280 in the last 24 hours.

Gandhi underscored the need for improving the food procurement and Public Distribution System and acknowledged that they had shortcomings.

Reports suggest the talks could now continue for the rest of October, but British officials are stressing the need for clarity on whether a deal is feasible by the summit.    

According to official figures, there were 12,872 new cases on Saturday, while a further 49 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19.

Instead of abolishing it, the government should provide legal backing to Minimum Support Price to help farmers