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Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday asserted that the NDA will contest the assembly polls in Bihar due later this year under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of a 'Dalit Samagam' held under the banner of his Hindustani Awam Morcha, Manjhi also said he would «welcome» entry into politics of the chief minister's son Nishant, whom he called «young» and «capable». «The NDA will win 225 plus seats of the 243-strong Bihar Assembly under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,» asserted Manjhi, while dismissing the opposition's charge that the BJP was planning to «devour» the JD(U) in the run-up to elections. «They are defeated people and losers tend to speak this type of language,» replied Manjhi, a former chief minister himself, when his response was sought on RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's claim that the BJP would be worried if Nishant entered politics as it would scuttle the saffron party's plans to devour the party headed by Nitish Kumar.

Wall Street's main indexes had a subdued start on Friday after data showed inflation rose as expected in January, while concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump's policies could further fuel price pressures kept investors cautious. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 20.3 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 43,259.84.

Traders of futures contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve's policy rate maintained bets on Friday that the U.S. central bank will restart cuts to short-term borrowing rates in June after data showed inflation rose in line with expectations in January. They still see a second cut as likelier than not in September.

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has surpassed a record 12,000 megawatts (MW) of operational portfolio. AGEL is the first and only renewable energy company in India to reach this landmark, as per its official statement. AGEL’s 12,258.1 MW portfolio consists of 8,347.5 MW solar, 1,651 MW wind and 2,259.6 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity.

Meta on Wednesday apologised for an «error» that caused Instagram’s recommendation algorithm to display disturbing and violent videos in the Reels feeds of a wide range of users, including minors.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at the Centre over rampant misuse of central agencies against the Trinamool leaders and criticised it for the «failure of solving big incidents like the RG Kar incident.»

The NSE Nifty index closed 2.5 points down at 22545.05, while BSE Sensex ended up 10.31 points at 74612.43.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Sustainability, Hygiene, and Resilience (Sector) Project, will improve the living conditions and health outcomes, particularly for vulnerable groups including women and children, ADB said in a statement.

KIIT officials on Thursday appeared before the Odisha government's high-level committee probing the death allegedly by suicide of a 20-year-old Nepalese B Tech student Prakriti Lamsal and the subsequent unrest on the campus. The Higher Education department had summoned the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology's (KIIT) chief proctor P K Patnaik, director Sanhita Mishra, Internal Committee chief Ipsita Satpathy, assistant director Smarika Pati and others to appear before the high-level committee.

Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly condemned the deportation of «illegal» Indian immigrants from the United States in chains, calling it «shameful», and questioned why the BJP-led central government did not send planes to bring them back. Addressing a party conference here, Banerjee criticised the Centre for its alleged silence on the issue, decrying the lack of dignity in the repatriation process.

G Kishan Reddy said Thursday. Addressing a press conference on the Indian mining sector, he said while states can levy higher taxes after a Supreme Court order allowing the same, it should be avoided due to the adverse impact on consumers. Elaborating on the centre's stand on the issue, Mines Secretary V L Kantha Rao said, we have asked states to come up with a stable regime for taxing minerals so that companies have better visibility when starting operations.

Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a judge's order giving the Trump administration a midnight deadline to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid.

fintech lenders to collect repayments from loan defaulters.

invest to migrate' route, as it is five times costlier than the programme it is proposing to replace.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CM Eknath Shinde over the «probes and stays» into several schemes launched by the erstwhile Shinde-led government, senior bureaucrats and BJP leaders claim the reality is quite different.

IndiGo on Wednesday said it is facing a fine of nearly Rs 14 lakh in relation to input tax credit and is evaluating necessary legal recourse.

Uddhav Thackeray and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi «insulted» the Hindu community by not visiting the Maha Kumbh, and Hindu voters should boycott them.

Nitish Kumar's government expanded its cabinet on Wednesday, ahead of the November assembly elections. Seven new MLAs, including Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Motilal Prasad, and Raju Kumar Singh, were sworn in as cabinet ministers.

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Addressing virtually a session on the road, railway and riverine infrastructure at the Advantage Assam 2.0 business summit, he said that in the 15 years till 2029, projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore under his ministry will be completed in the state.