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Mamata Banerjee on Saturday blamed NIA officials of attacking villagers at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district and not the other way round. «The attack was not carried out by women of Bhupatinagar, it was by the National Investigation Agency (NIA),» she said at an election rally in South Dinajpur district's Balurghat. She claimed that the probe agency team had gone to the houses of villagers in the early hours over an incident of «bursting of crackers in 2022».

Dammu Ravi, secretary, economic relations in the MEA, will visit Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya from April 7-12, as a «reaffirmation of India's commitment» to further strengthen its ties of friendship with the three African countries. The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement on Saturday, said the visit seeks to «maintain the momentum of high-level contacts» between India and countries in Africa, post the entry of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20 during the Indian Presidency of the grouping. In Rwanda, he will represent the government of India, in an event marking «the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide (Kwibuka 30)» on Sunday, the MEA said. During the visit, he is also expected to hold meetings with ministers and senior officials of the government of Rwanda, the external affairs ministry said in a statement.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Canadian intelligence service claim on New Delhi’s “interference” in Canadian elections in 2021 as uncorroborated and unsubstantiated. The allegations can further dent lukewarm India-Canada ties. In 2021, the government of India had «intent to interfere and likely conducted clandestine activities,» including using an Indian government proxy agent in Canada, according to an unclassified summary written by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), reported CBC.

Congress over its assertion to protect democracy, asking how it was possible with the party «taking» the support of SDPI, the political arm of the banned PFI, besides being in alliance with the DMK which she said was «renowned for burning the Constitution.» Campaigning for the BJP's North Chennai candidate RC Paul Kanagaraj, for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls, she also slammed the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu over its leaders' alleged anti-Sanatana Dharma comments. «Today I stand in a state that is renowned for its spiritual power...which is renowned for our culture and that is why the nation is outraged when DMK leaders attack Sanatana Dharma, when the DMK leaders try to bring disrepute to the Hindu religion and today they stand exposed in front of the country when they speak about India and Indianness,» she said. She also slammed the Congress.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Saturday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray amid talks of the latter's party joining the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. Shirsat, a spokesperson of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, termed the meeting at Thackeray's residence Shivthirth in Dadar as personal. He said his relation with Raj Thackeray goes back to the time when the latter used to accompany Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on Marathwada tours more than two decades back.

SAIL's Bokaro Steel Plant have been kept under medical observation after a fire broke out on Saturday morning, an official said. This is a precautionary measure and all of them are out of danger, he said. There was no report of any fatality, the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) official said. The incident took place when maintenance work was underway in the mixed gas pipeline of the Bokaro plant, he said.

Ask more questions is advice that’s par for the course for a journalist, but best-selling author Charles Duhigg also believes it’s the single most important factor in communicating successfully. In his new book Supercommunicators: How To Unlock The Secret Language Of Connection, Duhigg writes that some people seem to “click" with others effortlessly, while most struggle to carry a conversation though we are connected and talking all the time—email, WhatsApp groups, Instagram, X, Slack channels, phone and video calls, meetings—in person and via screens.

Congress on Saturday announced the names of former Union minister Ramakant Khalap and Viriato Fernandes as its candidates for the North and South Goa Lok Sabha seats. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal made the announcement ending the INDIA bloc's prolonged wait for its candidates in Goa. The alliance comprising more than two dozen opposition parties has agreed to field Congress candidates from both the Lok Sabha constituencies in the coastal state. Khalap (76) was elected as an MP on the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) ticket from North Goa from 1996-1998.

K Kavitha, arrested in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, moved a court here on Saturday opposing a CBI plea that sought her interrogation in Tihar jail in a corruption case related to the alleged scam. The court on Friday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to quiz Kavitha in Tihar. The order was passed on the plea filed by the CBI seeking the court's permission to interrogate Kavitha in judicial custody. Advocate Nitesh Rana, appearing for Kavitha, told the court that CBI thwarted the due process of law by filing the plea «behind her back». «I have grave apprehension that CBI may not have divulged true facts in order to obtain a favourable order from the court,» he told the court and urged it to keep the order in abeyance until Kavitha's side is heard.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Chennai Super Kings game in Hyderabad, a new name, Abhishek Sharma, moved up into the top five of the orange cap table, which still included Royal Challengers Bengaluru hitter Virat Kohli at the top. With a blistering 37 off 12 balls, Abhishek overtook Sai Sudharsan to take fifth place on the list of players with the most runs scored in the 2024 Indian Premier League. Heinrich Klaasen, a teammate, ranks third with 177 runs.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the CPI (M) manifesto pledges to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, whereas the Congress manifesto, lacking a commitment, remains notably silent on the issue. He also said that the BJP is not even going to win one seat in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. CM Vijayan said that the Congress failed to raise protests when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and alleged that Congress is willing to compromise its values for votes.

Ontario, Canada, known as a top destination for international students, is anticipated to experience a lesser decline in new study permits than previously projected. Ontario is poised to experience the steepest drop in study permits issued in Canada. Official data unveiled on Friday shows permits plummeting to 141,000 this year from 239,753 in 2023 — a 41% reduction. This figure, however, is an improvement from earlier forecasts by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, which initially anticipated a roughly 50% decrease due to the implementation of a student cap announced in January. Click & check your eligibility for immigration Find out Also Read| Canada plans to reject 606,000 study permits in 2024. Here are the calculations behind its international stdent cap

Wealth and investment platform by PhonePe, Share.Market, on Friday introduced its Futures and Options (F&O) segment. «The introduction of F&O capabilities on Share.Market enhances the platform's offerings, with a comprehensive option chain analysis to track options.

consumer case and what some of the challenges a complainant can face in the process. Q. What is a consumer dispute? A. A consumer dispute is an allegation made in writing by any consumer to seek relief against any unfair trade practice, defective goods, or deficiencies in services denied or disputed by the accused party.

Joe Biden was set to Baltimore on Friday to survey the site of a collapsed bridge and meet families of the six construction workers who died, amid growing tensions in Congress over using federal dollars to rebuild the bridge. A cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, sending it collapsing into the harbor. Work to clear the wreckage and restore traffic through the Mid-Atlantic state's shipping channel is ongoing.

Indiabulls Real Estate has secured over Rs 3,911 crore through a preferential allotment from a diverse group of investors, including Embassy Group, Baillie Gifford & Co, Blackstone Real Estate Fund, Quant Active Fund, Poonawalla Finance, Micro Labs, Maybank, Utpal Sheth, Capri Global, Yash Shares & Stock, Aalidhra, among others. The floor price for this issue has been set at Rs 111.51 per share, in accordance with SEBI guidelines. The valuation was conducted by one of the Big 4 firms. Embassy Group will invest Rs 10 crore in equity shares and an additional Rs 1,150 crore in warrants. Meanwhile, Blackstone Real Estate Fund is set to invest Rs 375 crore in equity shares and Rs 860 crore in warrants.

The hacking prowess seems to have taken a massive surge and the suspicion falls upon Xi Jinping's China government which has a long history of cyber-hacking Western government officials, mostly in the United States and United Kingdom.

Tesla has pivoted from rapid-fire price-cutting this time a year ago to heavily discounting cars now piling up in inventory. The automaker offers consumers two ways to buy new vehicles online: to place custom orders, selecting the vehicle type, paint colour, wheels and other options, or to peruse pages where Tesla lists the cars it has in inventory. While Tesla started charging $1,000 more to custom order its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y, at the beginning of the month in the US, it's offering much bigger markdowns on the SUVs it has in inventory.

product or the service they have received do not understand how they can seek redressal. Here is a primer on how to file a consumer case and what some of the challenges a complainant can face in the process. Navneeta Nandan explains: What is a consumer dispute? A consumer dispute is an allegation made in writing by any consumer to seek relief against any unfair trade practice, defective goods, or deficiencies in services denied or disputed by the accused party.

Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, TVS, Ather Energy, Ola Electric Mobility, and Kinetic Green have received approvals to sell two-wheelers and claim subsidy under the newly unveiled Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS), 2024. According to government officials aware of the development, these prospective subsidies can be claimed for sales made in the upcoming four months. The move is aimed at addressing any industry concerns about financial support going away after the second leg of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME II) scheme that lapsed on March 31, 2024.

(This story originally appeared in on Apr 05, 2024)