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BJP unleashed thuggery from all over the world in Bihar Bandh protests: Tejashwi Yadav

Patna (Bihar) [India], September 5 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday launched a scathing attack on BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) for holding the Bihar Bandh protests yesterday, saying that the world’s largest party, BJP, “unleashed thuggery from all over the world” in Bihar. In a post shared on X, Yadav said, “For the Bihar bandh, they could have hired people just like for the rally. Just as they pressure the police and administration in rallies, for the bandh, they could have told the police themselves to stop the traffic.

Rahul Gandhi writes to railway minister, seeks halt at Rae Bareli for Rajdhani Express

Rae Bareli, Sep 5 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeking a halt for the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express at Rae Bareli junction. In his letter, Gandhi pointed out that while the train already passes through Rae Bareli, passengers from his constituency have long been requesting a halt at the station to ease their travel, especially towards the national capital. He urged the railway minister to consider the demand for halts of train numbers 20503/20504 and 20505/20506 at Rae Bareli junction. “The people of my parliamentary constituency have repeatedly requested for a brief halt,

Stock markets rally in early trade; Sensex climbs over 300 points

Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Friday, buoyed by GST rate cuts announcement and a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 318.55 points to 81,036.56 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 98.05 points to 24,832.35. From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Trent, Tata Motors, Asian Paints, Power Grid, and Reliance Industries were among the gainers. ITC, Hindustan Unilever, NTPC, and Sun Pharma were among the laggards. Common use items from roti/paratha to hair oil, ice creams and TVs will cost less, while tax incidence

Rupee rises 1 paisa to 88.11 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) The rupee rose 1 paisa to 88.11 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday on the back of a weaker greenback and a drop in global crude oil prices. However, sustained FII outflows capped further gains in the local unit, according to forex traders. Positive sentiments in the domestic equity markets further lent support to the rupee, which had slipped to its record low-level earlier this week, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 88.11 against the US dollar and then slipped to 88.15 before returning to 88.11, up 1

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