Bengal polls LIVE: Mamata unveils TMC manifesto, promises income for all

TMC manifesto also promised to increase annual financial aid to farmers from Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,000. Stay tuned for all Latest LIVE updates

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Why are they not asking PM Modi to not go for publicity regarding vaccine? asks Bengal CM

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Mamata Banerjee releases Trinamool Congress manifesto for 2021 assembly polls

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee releases Trinamool Congress manifesto for 2021 assembly polls

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We have reduced poverty by 40% in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

We have reduced poverty by 40 per cent in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

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Tamil Nadu Elections 2021: DMK President MK Stalin holds roadshow in Madurai

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It's a fraud with people: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Centre's bill laying more powers to L-G

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Hemant Nagrale appointed as the new Commissioner of Mumbai Police: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

Hemant Nagrale appointed as the new Commissioner of Mumbai Police: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

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I-T refunds of over Rs 2.04 lakh crore issued so far in FY21: CBDT

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No decision yet on nationwide NRC, govt tells Rajya Sabha

The Centre on Wednesday said it has not taken any decision on the nationwide roll-out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai was replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the central government had any plans to implement the NRC throughout the country.

 

"Till now, the government has not taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens at the national level," Rai said in a written reply.

 

The NRC was updated in Assam under the supervision of the Supreme Court. When the final NRC was published on August 31, 2019, a total of 19.06 lakh people were excluded out of the total 3,30,27,661 applicants, which created a ripple across India. The NRC is an Assam-specific data of bonafide Indian citizens living in the state.

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Centre says it has not taken any decision on nationwide roll-out of NRC

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Sensex tanks 562 pts; Nifty cracks below 14,800

Dropping for the fourth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 562.34 points on Wednesday following losses in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amid a weak trend in global markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy outcome. After a volatile session, the 30-share BSE index tanked 562.34 points or 1.12 per cent to close at 49,801.62. The broader NSE Nifty slumped 189.15 points or 1.27 per cent to 14,721.30, PTI reported.

 

ONGC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, declining around 5 per cent, followed by NTPC, Sun Pharma, SBI, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Auto, PowerGrid and Reliance Industries.

 

On the other hand, ITC, Infosys, TCS and HDFC were among the gainers.

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Record seizures worth Rs 331 crore made in poll-going states, Puducherry: EC

The Election Commission Wednesday said record seizures worth Rs 331 crore have been made so far in the four poll-going states and Puducherry as part of the expenditure monitoring process. The seizures already surpass the total seizures made in assembly elections to these states and the union territory in 2016, it said.

 

"Significant point is that record seizures have been made even though polling is yet to start," the commission said in a statement.

 

A maximum of Rs 127.64 crore worth seizures have been made in Tamil Nadu, while Rs 112.59 crore worth seizures have been made from West Bengal. For effective monitoring to curb black money in assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territory of Puducherry, the poll panel has deployed 295 expenditure observers.

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They (BJP) can't throttle my voice, we will defeat BJP: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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Cooperation must for ensuring resilience of global system: PM Modi

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Don’t vote for BJP otherwise, you won't be able to follow your 'dharma': West Bengal CM Mamata in Jhargram