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Bengal Waqf violence: BJP MP urges Modi govt to impose AFSPA in 4 districts

Kolkata, 13/4: BJP’s Purulia MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging the Centre to declare select bordering districts of West Bengal as “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), alleging repeated attack on Hindu community. In his letter dated April 13, Mahato alleged that districts such…

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Notorious gangster shot in Police encounter in Odisha’s Sambalpur, hospitalised

Sambalpur: The Sambalpur police achieved success as a notorious gangster Sitaram Sarangi was fired this morning around 5.15 am. The police firing occurred near Rangiatrika in Gobindapur. Acting on a tip off the Sambalpur police chased Sitaram. Seeing the police approach he fired at Police. The police retaliated and fired at the notorious gangster and the…

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Parade and observation for 77th foundation day of Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A special parade was held in the Lok Seva Bhawan marg on the occasion of the 77th foundation day of Bhubaneswar. Along with the Police department, students of several educational institutions participated in the parade. Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy graced the event as the Chief Guest and spoke at the outset. MLA Susanta Rout,…

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CAG must audit how policies benefited private firms: Congress on fuel excise duty hike under Modi government

New Delhi, 13/4: Accusing the government of “looting” people by increasing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Congress on Sunday called for fixing accountability and demanded that the CAG should audit how government policies benefited private companies. The Opposition party also demanded that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…

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Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs

Washington/Florida, 13/4: US President Donald Trump’s administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech firms like Apple that rely on imported product. In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff…

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