Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day are celebrated every year on May 1 to mark the formation of the two states. The date also coincides with International Labour Day.

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has termed the Centre’s decision to conduct a caste census “a victory for the crores of people of India”. He added that when Rahul Gandhi said caste census is the “X-ray of society,” the BJP “ridiculed him.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that the fourth round of the Omani-mediated indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the US will be held in Rome on Saturday, media reported.