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Centre deployed over 2 lakh CRPF personnel in WB to defeat Mamata Banerjee, claims Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led Centre has deployed over two lakh CRPF personnel in West Bengal to ensure the defeat of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the assembly polls. Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly are scheduled to be held in two phases – on April 23 and 29, while the counting of votes will take place on May 4. Addressing the general body meeting of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, the workers’ wing of his party here, Thackeray said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting

US and Iran signal they will return to Pakistan for ceasefire talks, officials say

ISLAMABAD, April 21, 2026 (AP) – Two regional officials tell The Associated Press that the United States and Iran are signaling they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire. Pakistan-led mediators received confirmation that the top negotiators will arrive in Islamabad early Wednesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. Pakistan is preparing for a new round of talks even after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to throw cold water on hopes for reaching an agreement to end the war.

Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a “return to the spiritual foundation that has shaped our country.” The America Reads the Bible event — with each participant reading a passage aloud — is being livestreamed this week from the Museum of the Bible in Washington and other locations. It is slated to feature a video of Trump on Tuesday evening reading a passage that called for national

Stock markets climb nearly 1 pc amid hopes for progress on Iran-US peace talks

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) Stock markets advanced for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with Sensex jumping by 753 points and broader Nifty closing above 24,550 following a drop in crude oil prices and hopes for progress on peace talks between Iran and the US. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 753.03 points or 0.96 per cent to settle at 79,273.33. During the day, it surged 846.78 points or 1.07 per cent to 79,367.08. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 211.75 points or 0.87 per cent to end at 24,576.60. From the 30-Sensex firms, Trent, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC

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