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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the doctors’ protest was ‘definitely a conspiracy by the Centre and some Left parties’ 	FILE PHOTO: REUTERS

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				The junior doctors, protesting over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, on Saturday evening went on fast unto death, claiming that their demands were not fulfilled by the West Bengal government. The doctors had on Friday begun a sit-in at Dorina Crossing in Dharmatala, setting a 24-hour deadline for the state government to fulfil their demands as promised. &quot;The state government has failed the deadline and hence we are starting the fast unto death till our demands are fulfilled. To maintain transparency, we have installed CCTV cameras at the dais where our colleagues will be holding the fast,&quot; a junior doctor said.</div>
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			Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stones of various initiatives of over Rs 32,800 crore including the Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project and Elevated Eastern Freeway Extension. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) project at an event in Thane. He also inaugurated the BKC to Aarey JVLR section of Mumbai Metro Line 3 costing around Rs 14,120 crore. This section will have 10 stations, of which 9 will be underground.</div>
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		A special court in Pune has summoned Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, accusing the Congress leader of making objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.</div>
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		The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday dismissed National Conference leader Omar Abdullah&#39;s allegations regarding a proposal to task the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir with altering the transaction of business rules to reduce the powers of the elected Chief Minister and transfer them to the Lieutenant Governor. The ministry labelled these claims as &quot;misleading and speculative.&quot;</div>
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		Foreign Affairs expert Robinder Sachdev commented on India&#39;s stance regarding the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Pakistan, noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#39;s decision not to attend signals a downgrading of India&#39;s involvement. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation, ensuring India clearly communicates its position. &quot;I believe we can expect Jaishankar to be his usual, assertive self. India will firmly present its views. While this is a meeting of heads of state, the Prime Minister&#39;s absence reflects a deliberate downgrading. It&#39;s significant that Jaishankar is attending, but it&#39;s clear that we haven&#39;t accorded the event the same priority, considering Pakistan&#39;s behaviour,&quot; Sachdev said.</div>
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Highlights: Protesting junior doctors say will fast unto death over Bengal govt's apathy

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Left parties stage protest in TN in support of striking Samsung workers

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Travelling to Pakistan for multilateral event, not to discuss bilateral relations: EAM Jaishankar

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	External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday appeared to rule out any bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart Muhammad Ishaq Dar during his visit to Islamabad this month to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). &quot;I expect there would be a lot of media interest because of the very nature of the relationship,&quot; he said at an interactive session.</div>

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	At a little past 1800 hours, the airline said while airport systems are up and running, it may take a little time to achieve full normalcy.</div>

NIA arrests alleged terror operative during pan-India searches, questions suspects radicalising youth

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Girl's body found in Bengal, villagers torch police outpost, vandalise vehicles

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	The body of a 10-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found in West Bengal&#39;s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday after which locals torched a police outpost and vadalised vehicles parked there, a senior officer said. Police said one person has been arrested in connection with the rape and murder incident. Villagers said the girl had been missing since Friday evening and the police &quot;did not act on their complaint immediately&quot;.</div>

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MCD House adjourned over delay in Dalit Mayor appointment

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AAP leaders detained while protesting near LG house over bus marshal issue

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	At least 27 people, including AAP workers and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, were detained from near Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena&#39;s residence in north Delhi on Saturday while they were protesting over the issue of bus marshals, officials said. A police officer said that they were detained as they were not having the permission for the protest and taken to a police station. They will be released soon, he added.</div>

Maharashtra needs honest government with stable policies: PM Modi

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	Congress most dishonest and corrupt party in India, its character does not change, PM Modi stated today.</div>

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	PM Modi lays foundation stone of new administrative building of Thane Municipal Corporation, to be built for around Rs 700 crore.</div>

Delhi court reserves order on AAP leader Satyendra Jain's bail plea in PMLA case

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Rajasthan cop suspended over death of rape accused in custody

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NCP leader stabbed to death in #Mumbai; case registered

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A plume of smoke billows into sky in Beirut amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

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