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As far as I can see, I can only see people, says PM Modi during a rally in Bankura

As far as I can see, I can only see people..., says Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Bankura

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LIVE: Won't let Mamata come in the way of development in Bengal, says PM Modi

LIVE: Won't let Mamata come in the way of development in Bengal, says PM Modi

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Tamil Nadu election: If AIADMK wins, it will be BJP's victory, DMK chief Stalin tells people

Even if the AIADMK emerged victorious in a single seat, the victor would be a 'BJP MLA' and hence people should vote for his party and its allies in the April 6 Assembly elections, DMK president M K Stalin appealed to the electorate here on Sunday.

 

In his campaign at Uthiramerur near here, Stalin said he had been saying that his party-led combine would win 200 out of 234 segments in Tamil Nadu.

 

However, considering the feedback from the people to his continuous campaign across the state, the DMK top leader said, "only we are going to win in all the 234 constituencies."

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Latest News: BJP nominee shown black flags in Bengal's Domjur constituency

Former Bengal minister and BJP's assembly poll candidate from Domjur, Rajib Banerjee, was on Sunday shown black flags by TMC supporters in the constituency, when he was out campaigning from door to door with other activists of his party, police sources said.

 

Several agitators, holding posters that referred to Banerjee as a "traitor", also blocked his way and raised slogans against him, prompting the police to mildly lathicharge them, the sources said.

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Assembly polls LIVE: PM Modi addressing a rally in Bengal's Bankura

Assembly polls LIVE: PM Modi addressing a rally in West Bengal's Bankura

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Bengal election: PM Modi arrives in Bankura, will address a rally shortly

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Latest News: Minor fire breaks out at mall in southwest Delhi

A minor fire broke out at a food court in Ambience Mall in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area on Sunday, officials of the Delhi Fire Service said.

 

The blaze has been brought under control, they said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.

 

A call regarding the fire was received around 11.20 am after which six fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said.

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Latest News: Saudi oil giant Aramco to scale back spending after 2020 profit slump

Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco is betting on an Asian-led rebound in energy demand this year after it reported a steep slide in net profit for 2020 on Sunday and scaled back its spending plans.

 

The Covid-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the company and its global peers in 2020, but oil prices have rallied this year as economies recover from last year's downturn and after oil producers extended output cuts.

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Anil Deshmukh should resign immediately, says Raj Thackeray

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said that Anil Deshmukh should resign immediately in wake of allegations levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.

 

"Anil Deshmukh should resign immediately. The main issue is that of an explosive-laden vehicle being found near the residence of an industrialist. I request the Central Government to intervene. The State government cannot investigate this matter," said MNS chief.

 

"I don't think any such thing has ever happened in the history of the nation that police is being involved in any such incident," he added.

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This matter cannot be investigated till Anil Deshmukh stays on his post. He must resign: Devendra Fadnavis

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Latest News: Pak national held at Indo-Pak border in Jammu

A Pakistani national has been arrested by the BSF on the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector, officials said on Sunday.

 

The Border Security Force (BSF) said that on Saturday night alert BSF troops observed suspicious movement of one Pakistani national on the International Border (IB) in the Samba sector. He had crossed the IB but was nabbed ahead of the fencing by the troops.

 

Further details are being ascertained, said the BSF.

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Bengal election: Mamata blames self for not recognising true face of Adhikari family

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday blamed herself for not recognising the "true face" of the influential Adhikari family of Purba Medinipur district.

 

Venting her ire against Suvendu Adhikari, her protege-turned-rival who is pitted against the TMC leader from Nandigram constituency for the coming assembly polls, Banerjee said at an election rally here, she had even heard rumours the Adhikari family had built an empire worth Rs 5,000 crore.

 

The chief minister said, she will get it investigated once she is voted to power.

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Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tears into Maharashtra govt over Sachin Waze episode

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday called for a "fair and impartial probe by an outside agency" into the controversy surrounding Mumbai policeman Sachin Waze and his alleged patronisation by top leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena-NCP combine in Maharashtra.

 

Prasad expressed astonishment over Waze, "a mere assistant inspector", having been defended inside and outside the assembly by none other than Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

 

He also questioned the "silence" of NCP chief Sharad Pawar in the matter though his party colleague and home minister Anil Deshmukh has been accused of asking the policeman to "extort Rs 100 crore from dance bars etc. every month".

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Will discuss with Uddhav Thackeray: Sharad Pawar when asked if Anil Deshmukh will be removed as home minister

Will discuss with Uddhav Thackeray, says Sharad Pawar when asked if Anil Deshmukh will be removed as home minister

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These allegations will have no impact on the MVA government: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar

These allegations will have no impact on the MVA government, says NCP Chief Sharad Pawar