India news LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said West Bengal had “broken free from its shackles” and embarked on a new journey of development, asserting that the change brought about by a single electoral verdict was visible across the state. Addressing a programme to mark the ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for multiple development projects, Modi said the Congress, Left, TMC had allowed Bengal to become a hub for illegal infiltrators for over decades;
Commuters in Kolkata are likely to face major traffic disruptions on Sunday as the city hosts the national observance of the 12th International Day of Yoga at Red Road, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lead the celebrations.
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Ahead of the re-test, a NEET aspirant from Nagpur has been allotted an exam centre in Abu Dhabi, according to ANI. The father of the aspirant said that NTA acknowledged their concern and assured that they would issue a fresh admit card before the test.
Rejina Bibi, also known as Sarina, the wife of arrested Trinamool Congress leaderJahangir Khan, was arrested by West Bengal Police for allegedly planning to storm the Falta police station. Police said she was picked up from her hideout in Bishnupur in South 24 Parganas and will be produced before a court shortly. Officials said she has been booked under the Arms Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to police sources, she allegedly planned an attack on the Falta police station to free her husband, Jahangir Khan, from custody.
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