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"For people's sake, I am ready to resign; I also want justice for murdered RG Kar hospital doctor," says WB CM Mamata Banerjee.

Retail inflation marginally increased to 3.65 per cent in August and remained within the Reserve Bank's target of 4 per cent, the government data showed on Thursday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was 3.6 per cent in July 2024 and 6.83 per cent in August 2023. Inflation in the food basket was 5.66 per cent in August, marginally up from 5.42 per cent in July, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The inflation also was below 4 per cent in July. The government has tasked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ensure that the CPI inflation remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side. The industrial production growth slowed down to 4.8 per cent in July this year mainly due to poor show by mining and manufacturing sectors, according to official data released on Thursday.

Civil aviation sector has major role in economic growth, says PM Narendra Modi at Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation. He further said that the growing middle-class is the driving force for civil aviation sector in the country.

The Bengal government today invited junior doctors, who have ceased work since 34 days to protest the rape-murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital - to another round of talks, which will be attended by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant stated.

Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury has passed away at the age of 72 after prolonged illness, news agency PTI reported today. Yechury was in critical condition and was on respiratory support at AIIMS in New Delhi. Alongside Prakash Karat, Yechury played a significant role in bolstering the leftist influence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Yechury is noted for continuing the coalition-building efforts established by former General Secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet. He became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1975, shortly after joining the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in 1974.  While pursuing a PhD in Economics, Yechury was taken into custody with along with many other leaders who would later go on to play a major role in national politics, for opposing the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.

The Bengal government has invited junior doctors to another round of talks. The talks will be attended by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has told the agitating doctors.

The Supreme Court will announce its verdict on the petitions filed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal against his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Delhi excise policy case.

The Karnataka Police have taken 52 people in custody in connection with the  clashes that broke out in the state's Mandya district during a Ganpati procession on Wednesday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is currently conducting searches at four locations in Kolkata related to an alleged financial irregularity involving RG Kar Medical Centre and Hospital. Two of the sites being investigated belong to Dr Sandip Ghosh, who previously served as the Principal of RG Kar Hospital. The remaining two locations under scrutiny are the office of a medical supplier in Laketown and the home of a medical supplies vendor in the Tala area.

Assamese actress, choreographer and social media influencer Sumi Bora and her husband Tarkik Bora, who were wanted in connection with the multi-crore online stock trading scam, detained by the Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday, a senior police officer said. The STF detained the two in Dibrugarh, the officer told PTI. A lookout notice was issued against the couple and four others after they failed to appear before the police following a notice issued to them in the wake of the arrest of the prime accused, 22-year-old Bishal Phukan in the case. The actress in a video message to a few local television channels had claimed that she would 'surrender and fully cooperate with the police'. Phukan, who owned the company that allegedly duped investors, was arrested along with his manager in Dibrugarh last week.

Several parts of Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) were affected due to rain on Thursday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rain until Friday and issued a yellow alert for the city. According to the IMD, a combination of factors is likely to keep Delhi wet. It may cause waterlogging, especially in low-lying areas, and possible traffic disruptions.The IMD has predicted more rainfall accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds of 30 kmph for the national capital until Friday.Besides Delhi, Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and northern Madhya Pradesh are likely to get rain between September 11 and September 14, said IMD.