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Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar's wife Sangeeta will contest from Fatehpur Chaurasi Tritaya seat on a BJP ticket in the UP panchayat polls. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Polling parties gather at an EVM distribution centre ahead of the fourth phase of election

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Latest News: EC notice to Mamata Banerjee over remarks against central forces

The Election Commission has issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her prima facie "completely false, provocative and intemperate statements" against central armed police forces deputed on election duty in the state, saying her remarksare demoralising the personnel.

 

The notice issued on Thursday night said the Trinamool Congress leader prima facie violated various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Model Code of Conduct with her remarks against the central forces.

 

The chief minister has been asked to respond to the notice by 11 am on Saturday. (PTI)

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Latest News: Fitch Solutions sees RBI holding interest rates through FY22

Fitch Solutions sees RBI keeping benchmark interest rates unchanged during the fiscal to March 2022 following its decision to buy Rs 1 lakh crore of government bonds.

 

"We had initially expected another policy rate cut to arrest the rise in government bond yields since the Union Budget announcement in February.

 

"However, having an explicit bond purchase guidance from the RBI following the announcement of the G-SAP will also achieve a similar effect, if not even be more effective than a rate cut on capping the increase in bond yields," it said in a note.

 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held its policy repurchase (repo) rate unchanged at 4 per cent at its monetary policy meeting on April 7. (PTI)

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LIVE: Court sends suspended Mumbai Police Officer Sachin Waze to judicial custody till April 23

Mumbai: Court sends suspended Mumbai Police Officer Sachin Waze to judicial custody till 23rd April, he was in NIA custody earlier. Waze is an accused in Mansukh Hiren death case.

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Shibpur: TMC's cricketer candidate Manoj Tiwary faces tough pitch

Ruling TMC's new recruit and former India batsman Manoj Tiwary will face a tough political pitch in Howrah's Shibpur assembly constituency as his opponents are are also formidable players adept at bowling googlies.

 

The BJP has fielded Dr Rathin Chakrabarty, a TMC turncoat who was the former mayor of Howrah and severed ties with the party ahead of the elections, alleging he was not allowed to develop the industrial city. The Left Front has nominated veteran Forward Bloc leader Dr Jagannath Bhattacharyya who is trying his luck for the fourth time from the seat.

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Latest News: Vibrant Kolkata can lead eastern India's development, says Modi

Noting that India historically enjoyed its golden era when its eastern part led the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his government has put maximum emphasis on developing this region and asserted that a vibrant Kolkata can lead its development.

 

Speaking on the occasion of the release of the Hindi translation of the book 'Odisha Itihaas', written by freedom fighter and Odisha's first chief minister Harekrushna Mahtab, Modi said it is his government's effort that Kolkata emerges as a vibrant city and that work is underway on this roadmap.

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LIVE: Union Minister says there won't be any increase in fertiliser prices

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LIVE: Amit Shah holds door-to-door campaign in Kolkata, ahead of the fourth phase

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West Bengal: BJP president Nadda holds a roadshow in Gopalpur constituency

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LIVE: PM campaigns on polling days and yet no action against him, says Mamata

PM campaigns in Bengal on polling days, yet there is no ruling that he has violated election conduct code, says Mamata Banerjee at a rally in Purba Bardhaman

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US Navy says exercise inside 'India's exclusive zone' is consistent with international law

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Preparations underway ahead of the fourth phase of West Bengal Polls tomorrow

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LIVE: Will transform Kolkata into into 'City of Future,' says Amit Shah

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PM Modi releases Hindi translation of the book 'Odisha Itihaas', written by 'Utkal Keshari' Harekrushna Mahtab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a Hindi translation of the book 'Odisha Itihaas', written by 'Utkal Keshari' Harekrushna Mahtab. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJD MP & son of Harekrushna Mahtab, Bhartruhari Mahtab also present at the event.

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Sale of platform tickets have been stopped with immediate effect in some Maharashtra stations

Sale of platform tickets have been stopped with immediate effect from today at the following stations —Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kalyan, Thane, Dadar, Panvel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus: CPRO, Central Railway.