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Left front confident of a second term

Left front confident of a second term

A wave could fetch between 91 to 100 seats: S. Ramachandran Pillai CPI(M) Polit Bureau member M.A. Baby on Tuesday said that the Left front should secure a comfortable majority to return to power in Kerala unless there was a massive arrangement between the Congress and the BJP as had happened in Nemom constituency in 2016. If that were the case, the BJP would reach a double digit figure in…

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After a contraction of 8%, IMF projects 12.5% growth for India

After a contraction of 8%, IMF projects 12.5% growth for India

Averting divergent outcomes would mean “resolving the health crisis everywhere” the report says After an estimated contraction of 8% in the fiscal year that ended March 31, India is projected to grow at 12.5% during the current year, settling down to 6.9% growth year (FY22/23), according to the World Economic Outlook (WEO): Managing Divergent Recoveries, released by the IMF as the World Bank IMF…

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Tarun Bajaj appointed Revenue Secretary; Ajay Seth new DEA Secretary

Tarun Bajaj appointed Revenue Secretary; Ajay Seth new DEA Secretary

In significant appointments in the Ministry of Finance, the Modi administration has appointed Tarun Bajaj as the Secretary in the most important Department of Revenue, shifting him from the Department of Economic Affairs, where he was posted in April 2020. Mr. Bajaj has been holding additional charge as Revenue Secretary following the superannuation of Ajay Bhushan Pandey in February this year.…

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Coronavirus updates | Night curfew imposed in Delhi from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. till April 30

Coronavirus updates | Night curfew imposed in Delhi from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. till April 30

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections in India remained above 90,000 for the third consecutive day taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,26,86,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 96,982 cases have been reported in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 1,65,547 with 446 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m.…

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Puducherry Assembly elections 2021 | U.T. averages 35.64% polling as of 12.30 p.m.

Puducherry Assembly elections 2021 | U.T. averages 35.64% polling as of 12.30 p.m.

Voters in Puducherry are all set to exercise their franchise on Tuesday, adhering to COVID-19 safety protocol, to elect new governments. In the Union Territory where the Narayanasamy government was pulled down in February, voters would choose essentially between the fronts led by the Congress and the All India NR Congress. Here are the latest updates: 12.30 pm Puducherry averaged 35.64%  polling…

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Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2021 live updates | State sees 13.80% polling till 9 a.m., says CEO

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2021 live updates | State sees 13.80% polling till 9 a.m., says CEO

Polling in 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu is underway since 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The Election Commission has said that it will be conducting the polls with due COVID-19 health protocols such as checking the temperature of voters. In Tamil Nadu, which faces a five-cornered battle, the AIADMK-led alliance with Edappadi K. Palaniswami as its Chief Ministerial face is seeking a renewed mandate. DMK…

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West Bengal elections 2021 phase 3 live updates | Sector officer of Uluberia Uttar constituency suspended for sleeping over at relative's house with reserve EVM

West Bengal elections 2021 phase 3 live updates | Sector officer of Uluberia Uttar constituency suspended for sleeping over at relative’s house with reserve EVM

A three-cornered battle is on the cards in 31 Assembly seats that are set to go to polls on Tuesday in the third phase of Bengal elections, with the BJP seeking to breach TMC fortresses, and Left Front-ISF-Congress alliance hoping to make a mark in areas, where identity politics has gained ground. More than 78.5 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise and decide the fate of 205…

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Kerala Assembly elections 2021 live updates | Mock polls underway

Kerala Assembly elections 2021 live updates | Mock polls underway

After weeks-long stormy campaign sessions, marathon rallies and mammoth road shows, Kerala is all set to go to polls on Tuesday. A tight security blanket has been thrown over the State which is holding elections to the 140 Assembly segments as well as a by-election to the Malappuram Lok Sabha seat. The ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is seeking a second innings in the State. As many…

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Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Tight security in place in city

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Tight security in place in city

Around 30,000 personnel from the city police, Armed Reserve, Central Armed Police Forces, Home Guards and ex-servicemen have been deployed at over 2,000 polling stations in 24 constituencies in the Greater Chennai Police limits to ensure smooth polling on Tuesday. Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, along with the Additional Commissioners of Police, has been monitoring the large-scale…

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Poll code an obstacle to revising staff salary: Transport Minister

Poll code an obstacle to revising staff salary: Transport Minister

‘Karnataka govt. has written to EC seeking permission’ Appealing to road transport corporation (RTC) employees to not go on strike from April 7, Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Laxman Savadi cited the model code of conduct as an obstacle for taking a decision on hiking salaries of the staff. He also urged the staff to wait till May 4. “In the State, the Model Code of Conduct is…

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Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Health Dept. makes arrangements for safe polling

Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Health Dept. makes arrangements for safe polling

COVID-19 patients can vote between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, the Health Department has made elaborate arrangements to ensure safe polling, according to Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan. Speaking to reporters after an inspection at the State vaccine store on Monday, he noted that the Election Commission and Chief Electoral Officer had asked the Health…

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U.S. Treasury Secretary calls for minimum global corporate income tax

U.S. Treasury Secretary calls for minimum global corporate income tax

Janet Yellen says the Biden adminisitration would work with other advanced economies in the Group of 20 to set a minimum. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration’s proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate. Citing a “thirty-year race to…

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Another 31k vaccinated

On Sunday, 31,263 persons took the first dose of COVID vaccine. The number included 31,089 persons aged 45 years or above, 50 healthcare workers (HCWs Source link

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Amarinder accuses Centre of encroaching upon rights of States

Amarinder accuses Centre of encroaching upon rights of States

Punjab CM crticises govt.’s ‘one-sided’ decision to impose farm laws and DBT Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government, accusing it of encroaching upon the rights of the States by its one-sided decision to impose the recent farm laws and the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on the State’s farming community. “States never faced…

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One killed, two injured in fireworks accident

One killed, two injured in fireworks accident

Sivakasi One worker, P. Dharmalingam (45), was killed and two others, sustained injuries in an explosion at a fireworks unit under Maraneri police station limits in Sivakasi on Monday morning. The police said that T. Kandasamy (52) of Duraisamypuram and P. Murugan (50), suffered injuries on their faces and limbs. They were admitted to the Government Hospital in Sivakasi. The police said that…

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Netanyahu ex-ally nominates himself to be next Israel Prime Minister

Netanyahu ex-ally nominates himself to be next Israel Prime Minister

Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party nominated him to form the next government in consultations with Israel’s president on Monday. A former right-wing ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recommended himself as the next prime minister, deepening Israel’s political deadlock. Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party nominated him to form the next government in consultations with Israel’s president on…

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Hyderabad police arrest Chartered Accountant for forging and circulating GO copy on lockdown

Hyderabad police arrest Chartered Accountant for forging and circulating GO copy on lockdown

A Dell laptop and Apple iPhone which were used in commission of offences were seized from his possession. A Chartered Accountant, who allegedly forged and circulated a Government Order on COVID-19 lockdown in the State, which created panic, was arrested by the Hyderabad police here on Monday. The accused, Sreepathi Sanjeev Kumar (48), who worked at Karvy and Co., and a resident of Madhapur,…