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Bangladesh Bank set to issue 7th investment sukuk bond worth Tk 2,500 crore

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The Bangladesh Bank is preparing to issue the 7th 'Bangladesh Government Investment Sukuk' (Islamic bond) valued at Tk 2,500 crore. The Sukuk is aimed at funding the Important Rural ... Read More


Maha EC announces dates for local bodies polls

Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- The Maharashtra State Election Commission today announced the long-awaited schedule for the local body elections in the state. As per the schedule, the local body polls will be held... Read More


BJP demands apology from CM Hemant Soren over trader remark

Ranchi, Nov. 4 -- BJP state executive president and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu on Tuesday demanded an immediate apology from Chief Minister Hemant Soren, accusing him of insulting Jharkhand's trader c... Read More


Thirty civil defence officers from Nagaland, Manipur master trainers course in Dimapur

Dimapur, Nov. 4 -- A total of 30 civil defence officers - 20 from Nagaland and 10 from Manipur - successfully completed the 21-day civil defence master trainers course at Central Training Institute, H... Read More


Mamata leads spirited march from Ambedkar to Tagore, invoking constitution & cultural unity

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, famed for her walkathons, once again turned the city's streets into a political stage on Tuesday as she marched 3.8 km from the statue of... Read More


DRM Khurda road division reviews railway operational safety

Bhubaneshwar, Nov. 4 -- Divisional Railway Manager of East Coast Railway (ECoR) Khurda Road Division Alok Tripathi accompanied by senior divisional officers conducted a Window Trailing Inspection betw... Read More


Arunachal: SEC holds coordination meeting ahead of local body elections

Itanagar, Nov. 4 -- The State Election Commission (SEC), Arunachal Pradesh, on Tuesday convened a state-level coordination meeting with senior government officials to review the preparations for the u... Read More


Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari terms passport block "Legal Matter," London Trip cancelled

Ranchi, Nov. 4 -- Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Tuesday described the cancellation of his London trip as "purely a legal matter" and urged people not to politicise the issue. The Calcutta... Read More


Mamata questions why SIR excludes Assam, calls exercise politically selective

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sharply questioned the Election Commission's decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in only three of t... Read More


San Francisco-New Delhi Air India flight diverted to Mongolia due to suspected technical issue

Ulaanbaatar/New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- A New Delhi-bound Air India flight AI174, which took off from San Francisco in the US on November 2, was diverted to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as a precautionary measure ... Read More