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Himachal Pradesh on April 5, 6, 10 and 11; and over Uttarakhand during next 7 days. Isolated light to moderate rainfall very likely over Rajasthan on April 5, 6, 10 and 11" The weather agency also said that a cyclonic circulation over north Bangladesh persists, while another cyclonic circulation lies over east Assam and the neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels, which is likely to impact in light/moderate rainfall/snowfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Arunachal Pradesh; scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) over Assam and Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next 7 days.

Mint. Fourth Partner Energy, which counts TPG Capital’s RISE Fund and Norway’s Norfund as investors, has a current installed green energy capacity of 1.35 gigawatt (GW), with operations in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia; and plans to reach an installed capacity of 3.5GW by 2025. It was founded in 2010 as a solar component and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm.

killed and another injured after the BSF fired to disperse a «mob of attackers» along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura's Sepahijala district. A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman said that around 30 to 40 Indian smugglers, violating the curfew imposed on the border, tried to smuggle contraband items to Bangladesh at Durgapur village late on Wednesday night and its troopers challenged them. However, the mob surrounded the BSF personnel, tried to snatch their weapons, and attacked them with sharp-edged weapons, leaving three BSF men seriously injured. They also vandalised the BSF duty point and damaged surveillance equipment.

Quality Care, one among India's largest hospital chains backed by private equity (PE) investors Blackstone and TPG, on Thursday announced two key appointments to its leadership to drive the hospital platform’s rapid growth in South Asia. It named Dr Hari Prasad, as Group chairman & non-executive director and Varun Khanna as the Group managing director Prasad, with over 30 years of experience, was most recently the president of Apollo Group Hospitals, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the journey of Apollo Hospitals having overseen the growth from 1,200 beds to 10,000 beds. He also serves as the executive chairman of Society for Emergency Medicine, India. He has been honored with a Fellowship by Royal College of Emergency Medicine, UK and International Federation of Emergency Medicine. He has helped establish Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, Asia’s first operational health city.

India women's team will travel to Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series. Sylhet will host all the matches. This will be India's second tour of Bangladesh in the last two years. Last year, the 'Women in Blue' played three 20-over matches against Bangladesh and Harmanpreet Kaur's side won the series 2-1. The upcoming T20I series will kick off India's preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The women's 20-over World Cup will kick off in September-October and will be played in Bangladesh.

₹5,359 million in the 2022-23 financial year despite anti-dumping duty (ADD) on imports of jute yarn, twine, sacking bags and hessian fabric being in place since 2017. Dumping happens when goods are exported at prices lower than the cost of production and shipment.

Santanu Thakur, who is seeking re-election from Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, on Wednesday urged members of the Matua community, who migrated to India before 2014, to apply for citizenship under the CAA, even if they already possess voting rights. Addressing a meeting at his constituency which has a large population of Matuas, Thakur said he himself would apply for citizenship under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) though he is already a bona fide resident of the country. «Applying for fresh citizenship under CAA will enable you to avail all benefits, including permanent residency proof which is necessary for passport and visa. Although I was born here and my grandfather had proof of residency after coming, I will still apply,» Thakur said. Thakur, a strong votary of CAA since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, had asserted in the past that the Act would be enforced before the 2024 general elections.

Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA would designate them as foreigners and advised against it. She further challenged the saffron party to win 200 constituencies, while reiterating that she will not allow the implementation of CAA in the state.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is fighting back against the Opposition BNP’s India-Out campaign and has advised the BNP leaders and their families to first ban India made products in their homes before launching the malicious campaign. Last week Hasina launched an attack on BNP’s “India-Out” campaign on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day on March 26 advising the leaders of the Opposition party to first shun India made products at home and highlighted that even most kitchen items in Bangladesh are bought from India. “How many Indian saris do their wives have?” Hasina asked in a reference to BNP leaders at an event in Dhaka organised on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day observed on March 26.

BJP fighting solo in West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday in her first Lok Sabha rally in Krishnanagar constituency that she will not allow Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to be implemented in the state and added that BJP was lying to the Matua community, treating them as a vote bank ahead of Lok Sabha elections. «I will not allow CAA to be implemented in Bengal. We will not allow anyone to become part of NRC here. They (BJP) lie to the Matua for vote bank politics. Do you want to put yourself into danger? Once you apply, you will lose all your benefits in social schemes. Let all BJP candidates apply for CAA,» she said. Banerjee urged the Matua community not to apply for CAA as they will lose their citizenship. «If you apply for CAA, you will lose citizenship for five years,» Banerjee warned, adding that CAA will lead to NRC and Matua people will be in trouble. The promise of implementing CAA was a major electoral plank for BJP in the last Lok Sabha and assembly polls in West Bengal. The community, with more than one crore voters in the state, is spread over Nadia, Cooch Behar, North and South 24 Parganas districts bordering Bangladesh.

smuggled Chinese garlic in India has prompted authorities to step up vigilance at the land customs posts. Customs authorities have deployed sniffer dogs and alerted its local intelligence at wholesale distributors and warehouses to prevent smuggling via bordering Nepal and Bangladesh, said people aware of the matter. «There has been a spike in such instances, especially in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Northeast, where garlic is transported via Nepal,» a customs official told ET on condition of anonymity.

Narendra Modi over his charge that Indira Gandhi gave away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday asked why he did not take steps to get it back during his 10-year rule and alleged that raising the «sensitive» issue ahead of elections shows his «desperation». The opposition leader also questioned why the prime minister gave a «clean chit» to China after 20 bravehearts made supreme sacrifice in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Kharge said that Katchatheevu island was given to Sri Lanka as part of a friendly agreement in 1974 and reminded the Modi government that it too had undertaken a similar «friendly gesture» towards Bangladesh on exchange of border enclaves. «Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi ji, You have suddenly woken up to the issues of territorial integrity and national security in your 10th year of misrule. Perhaps, elections are the trigger. Your desperation is palpable,» he said in a post on X.

Mallikarjun Kharge jibbed “elections are the trigger. Your desperation is palpable". Citing “misdeeds" of PM Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge urged the PM to stop “obsessing" over Congress.

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019. According to a report by The Hindu, the CAA act may allow local priests to issue “eligibility certificates" to validate applicants' religion, as per a response obtained through the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ CAA helpline. Also Read: CAA: Why are Muslims worried? What makes Citizenship Amendment Act controversial? Explained The certificate, a mandatory document, is to be enclosed along with an affidavit and other documents that the applicants are to upload on the CAA portal.

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Bangladesh's Independence Day with a special Doodle on its homepage, celebrating the nation's hard-won freedom from Pakistan. The Doodle artwork features the national flag of Bangladesh, depicting a red circle on a green background. “Today’s Doodle celebrates Independence Day in Bangladesh.

IIT Guwahati who was arrested after in social media post claimed that he joined terror organization ISIS was on Sunday sent to 10 days police custody. He is a student of Biotechnology at IIT Guwahati. A senior police who do not want to be named told ET, «Accused Touseef Ali Farooqui — a BTech student of IITG has been arrested u/s 120(B)/121(S)/123 IPC R/w Sec 10/13 UA(P) Act. He was produced before the Court which granted 10 days police custody.» He said that further investigation is underway as of date and further round of questioning of suspects going on. " A flag of ISIS and some documents was found with him. "

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said he was making statements with the intention of fostering communal division. BJP state chief K Surendran, while addressing the media here, said the decision to withdraw cases registered against the anti-CAA protestors was taken to appease a particular community. He said the chief minister was violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by withdrawing the cases and his party will approach the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said the TMC government will not complete its full term till 2026 if the saffron party gets even one more seat than the Mamata Banerjee-led party. Claiming that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an ideological issue for Bengal BJP akin to the Ram Mandir issue for the central unit, Majumdar said the Act will help the party sweep the elections in the state. In an interview with PTI, Majumdar said the people of the state have decided to defeat the corrupt and anarchic TMC in the LS polls. «We have set a target of winning 35 seats from Bengal. We are confident about it. If we get even one more seat than that of the TMC, which we will get, the Mamata Banerjee government will not complete its full term till 2026. Its government would collapse,» he said.

Bengali-speaking Muslims, known as "miya," to be acknowledged as indigenous people of the state. Sarma stated, «They should stop having more than two children and practicing polygamy as it is not the culture of Assamese people. If they want to become indigenous, they cannot marry off their minor daughters.» He stressed the importance of education, urging them to send their children to schools instead of madrassas and encouraging them to pursue careers as doctors and engineers. Sarma highlighted the need for cultural assimilation, stating that giving up certain practices and embracing Assamese culture could lead to them being considered indigenous over time. He also raised concerns about encroachment on 'satras' (Vaishnavite monasteries) land by Bengali-speaking Muslims, questioning their claim to indigeneity.

suicide on Thursday in South Kolkata's Netaji Nagar over the alleged fear of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), his family members claimed. Debasis Sengupta, a 31-year-old resident of Netaji Nagar, allegedly died by suicide and was brought dead at the Sonarpur Rural Hospital. He was found hanging at his uncle's residence. The family members claimed Debasish was too panic stricken over the CAA. «His grandfather had come from Bangladesh and Debasish was born here. But the deceased was always scared fearing he would be sent back to Bangladesh,» his aunt Sobha Roy said.