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Latest News: Will urge EC to stop BJP from bringing outsiders, says Mamata

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West Bengal election: BJP National President JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Bardhaman

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West Bengal election: Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Krishnanagar

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Latest News: Iran starts enriching uranium at 60%, its highest level ever

Iran began enriching uranium up to 60 per cent purity Friday, its highest level ever, after an attack targeted its Natanz nuclear site, the country's parliament speaker said.

 

The comment by Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, quoted by state television, did not elaborate on the amount Iran planned to enrich.

 

However, it is likely to raise tensions even as Iran negotiates with world powers in Vienna over a way to allow the US back into the agreement and lift the crushing economic sanctions it faces. (PTI)

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Latest News: EU-UK talks over Brexit fail to reach breakthrough

Top European Union and British officials failed to get a breakthrough at talks on Northern Ireland trade rules and said Friday that contact would continue over the coming weeks.

 

The dinner meeting late Thursday between European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic and U.K. Brexit minister David Frost took place a month after the EU started legal action against its former member country, arguing that the UK had not respected the conditions of the Brexit agreement and violated international law.

 

A British statement said that a number of difficult issues remained and it was important to continue to discuss them.

 

Frost said that there should be intensified contacts at all levels in the coming weeks. (AP)

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Latest News: Serum CEO urges Joe Biden to lift embargo on raw material exports

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Latest News: Monsoon to be 'normal' in 2021; East and Northeast may get less rain, says IMD

India will probably experience normal monsoon rainfall this year as La Nina or El Nino weather conditions, which impact rain patterns, are likely to be absent, according to according to state-run forecaster India Meteorological Department.

 

The 2021 southwest monsoon starting June is expected to be normal at 98 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), said IMD’s forecast that has a model error of plus and minus 5 percent.

 

The LPA of monsoon is 88 centimeters.

 

Rainfall between 96-104 per cent of the LPA is considered a normal rainfall. Read here

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LIVE: BJP delegation arrives for an all-party meeting called by CEO of West Bengal

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Tourist leader: Amit Shah's veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi while campaigning

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Maruti Suzuki hikes prices of select models by up to Rs 22,500 with immediate effect

Latest News: Maruti Suzuki hikes prices of select models by up to Rs 22,500 with immediate effect, according to the company's regulatory filing

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West Bengal election 2021: Polling parties collect EVMs from a distribution centre in Siliguri

Polling parties collect EVMs from a distribution centre in Siliguri, ahead of the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections tomorrow.

12:46 PM

Ajay Seth takes over as new Economic Affairs Secretary

Ajay Seth takes over as new Economic Affairs Secretary

12:41 PM

Operating Pune plant in compliance with state govt guidelines: Tata Motors

Operating Pune plant in compliance with state govt guidelines: Tata Motors

10:27 AM

Ranjit Sinha, ex-CBI director and DG ITBP, passes away

Ranjit Sinha, 1974 batch retired IPS officer, who held various senior posts including that of CBI director and DG ITBP, passed away today around 4:30 am in Delhi.

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Trinamool proposes to club last 3 phases of West Bengal election 2021

A day before the all-party meeting convened by state Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab on maintaining the Covid protocols during the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday proposed to club the last three phases of polls scheduled on April 22, 26 and 29.

 

The ruling Trinamool Congress proposed to conduct the last three phases in one or two phases, considering the upward trend of Covid cases in the state for the last one month.