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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy scam case. On Friday, Kejriwal was released from Tihar Jail. On Saturday, he, along with his wife, visited the Hanuman temple to offer prayers and seek blessings from Lord Hanuman. Following this, Kejriwal visited the AAP office today, where he is addressing party workers. During this address, Kejriwal announced that he would resign from the position of Chief Minister in two days.

A building collapsed in the Zakir Colony of Meerut on Saturday. Three out of the eight rescued people have lost their lives, confirmed DM Deepak Meena. Sniffer dogs are being used to detect signs of human life under rubble.

The arrested officer-in-charge of Tala police station Abhijit Mondal was brought to the special Crime Branch in Kolkata by the CBI after his medical test at BR Singh Hospital. Abhijit Mondal, along with Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, were arrested by the CBI in connection with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.

While discussions over whether or not Ukrainian forces should be permitted to utilise weaponry provided by the West to launch attacks deeper into Russia go on, the Biden administration said it is getting ready to send a sizable aid package to Ukraine in the upcoming weeks.

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Committed to helping Bangladesh expand economic opportunities, says US

The US on Sunday assured Bangladesh's interim government of its commitment to helping the country expand economic opportunities, build institutional capacity, and uphold human rights.

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IndiGo passengers wait inside plane as Mumbai-Doha flight faces tech issue

Some passengers took to social media to complain about the long flight delay and that they had to wait for long. The flight was to take off on Sunday early morning

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IndiGo's Mumbai-Doha flight faces tech issue; passengers wait long inside plane

Passengers of an IndiGo flight from the city to Doha waited inside the aircraft for more than four hours as the flight was delayed due to a technical issue on Sunday.

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Arvind Kejriwal kept party united even from jail: Punjab CM

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday arrived at the party office in Delhi. Notably, it is his first visit after being released from the Tihar jail on Friday night. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said that Kejriwal will address the nation, adding to that he stated, "He kept the party united even from the jail. And the workers kept it united from the outside. If any other party had faced so many problems, it would have been broken."

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Chief of Naval Staff inaugurates 39th Annual Conference of Marine Medicine Society

The 39th Annual Conference of the Marine Medicine Society, themed 'The Future of Maritime Healthcare. Dignitaries including Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, FOCINC, WNC and Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, DGMS (Navy), attended the opening ceremony of the event held on Saturday.

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VP Dhankhar inaugurates 'Constitution Temples' at ITIs in Maharashtra

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday inaugurated 'Constitution Temples' at the vocational training centres in 434 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Maharashtra.

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Centre's priority development of tribals, poor, youth, women: PM Modi in J'khand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre's priority is development of tribals, poor, Dalits, women and youths, and several schemes have been launched to benefit them. Jharkhand, which was lagging in development, will also see rapid growth with the launch of these projects, he said.

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Banks need to adapt to changing customer preferences to remain competitive: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor to the Centre, V Anantha Nageswaran has said banks should adapt to changing customer preferences and market dynamics in order to remain competitive. He highlighted the crucial role of agriculture in driving economic growth at an event organised by public sector Indian Bank here on Saturday.

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PM Modi virtually launches projects worth Rs 660 crore from Jharkhand's Ranchi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually launched various projects worth Rs 660 crore from Ranchi in Jharkhand.

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PM Modi virtually flags off six Vande Bharat trains at Ranchi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually flagged off six Vande Bharat trains for Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar and UP at Ranchi.

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Karnataka forms 2,500-km-long human chain to mark 'International Day of Democracy'

Karnataka on Sunday marked the 'International Day of Democracy' by forming a 'historic' 2,500-km-long human chain as a symbol of equality, unity, fraternity, and participative governance.

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PM Modi's roadshow cancelled in Jamshedpur due to heavy rain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on Sunday, has been cancelled due to heavy and continuous rainfall.

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MoS Finance likely to be convenor of GoM on GST compensation cess

The Group of Ministers on reworking the nomenclature for GST compensation cess is likely to be convened by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and include members from states, an official has said. The official further said the Terms of Reference (ToR) and the members of the GoM are in the process of getting finalised.

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Mcap of nine of top-10 most valued firms jump Rs 2 trillion; Bharti Airtel sparkles

Nine of the top-10 most valued firms together added Rs 2,01,552.69 crore in market valuation last week, with Bharti Airtel stealing the show, amid bullish investors' sentiment in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark jumped 1,707.01 points or 2.10 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex hit its lifetime high of 83,116.19 on Thursday.

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Junior docs continue sit-in outside health department office amid rain

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Sunday said they remain steadfast in their resolve to pursue justice for the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar hospital, a day after another attempt to resolve the impasse with the state government fell through. Amid persistent rain, the protesting doctors continued their sit-in outside 'Swasthya Bhavan', the state health department headquarters in Salt Lake, for the sixth consecutive day.

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