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JP Nadda To Hold Organisational Meetings In Bengal
BJP national president J P Nadda on Tuesday evening arrived in Kolkata for his West Bengal visit during which he will hold organisational meetings.
On Wednesday morning, he will visit Vande Mataram Bhavan at Chinsurah in Hooghly district, where novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay had penned the National Song. He will also visit Rashbehari Bose Research Institute at Chandannagore in the district.
Later in the afternoon, he will attend the state executive body meeting at National Library in South Kolkata. Nadda was received at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Dumdum by senior BJP leaders including state president Sukanta Majumdar.
RBI Likely To Raise Lending Rate On Wednesday
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to raise the benchmark lending rate by 25-50 basis points on Wednesday as inflation continues to remain above its comfort level, news agency PTI quoted experts as saying.
Last month, RBI raised the repo rate or short term lending rate by 40 basis points in an off-cycle monetary policy review to check spiralling inflation.
The decision of the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das-headed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which started its deliberations on Monday, is scheduled to be announced at 10 am on Wednesday.
Mumbai Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Deshmukh, Malik For RS Polls Today
A special court in Mumbai will hear the pleas of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh and minister Nawab Malik seeking one-day bail to vote in the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections today. Deshmukh and Malik, both NCP leaders who are currently lodged in jail in connection with different money laundering case sought temporary bail from a special court last week to vote in the RS polls.
However, the Enforcement Directorate opposed the pleas, saying prisoners don't have the voting rights under the Representation of the People (RP) Act. In his bail application, Deshmukh said, "Being a standing MLA, the applicant (Deshmukh) is a member of the Electoral College for the election of members to the Rajya Sabha. The applicant is desirous to exercise his franchise and cast his vote."
After more than two decades, the state will witness a contest in the Rajya Sabha polls as there are seven candidates in the fray for the six seats.
Heatwave To Continue In Northwest, Central India On Wednesday
Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Madhya Pradesh are expected to experience heatwave conditions on Wednesday. On the monsoon front, due to westerly winds from Arabian Sea over south peninsular India, fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning is very likely over Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep over the next five days.
Monsoon is expected to be in the weak phase for at least another week and is likely to bring good showers once it picks up pace by June 15.
Parts of northwest and central India were in the grip of a heatwave on Tuesday with Banda in Uttar Pradesh recording a highest maximum temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius with no relief in sight at least till Friday.
Breaking News LIVE: Most Of Severodonetsk, In East Ukraine, Under Russian Control, Says Governor
#BREAKING Most of Severodonetsk, in east Ukraine, under Russian control, governor says pic.twitter.com/RQ8Gwh8OdI
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 8, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: Fire Breaks Out At Howrah Paint Factory, 18 Injured
At least 18 people suffered injuries as a major fire broke out at a paint factory in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday afternoon, a fire department official said.
Two of those injured are in "critical" condition, having sustained 80 per cent burns, he said, adding that the blaze was first spotted at the paint manufacturing unit in Shibpur around 1.40 pm.
"Workers were inside the factory when the fire started. While some managed to flee, at least 18 sustained injuries. An electrical short circuit at the mixing plant or the air conditioning system might have led to the fire. Since it is a paint unit, there were several inflammable items," he said.
Eight fire tenders have been pressed into service, and the situation, at the moment, is under control, the official said. (PTI)
Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Meets Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Delhi | PM Modi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, tweets, "Was happy to receive Hossein Amir-Abdollahian for a useful discussion on further development of centuries-old civilizational links between India and Iran." pic.twitter.com/6XQouHi9Qz
— ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: SAI Terminates Contract Of Cycling Coach RK Sharma Following Inappropriate Behaviour
SAI terminates contract of cycling coach RK Sharma following inappropriate behaviour allegations against him by a female cyclist
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 8, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: Maharashtra Sees 2,701 Covid Cases, Highest In Nearly 4 Months
Maharashtra records 2,701 new COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly four months; Mumbai sees 1,765 fresh infections, up from 1,242 a day ago: Health dept
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 8, 2022
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