Hasanpur is often cited among key battlegrounds as it lies in a region with mixed caste and minority presence; whoever wins here indicates alliance strength. Back then with RJD, Lalu Yadav’s son Tej Pratap Yadav is the incumbent from the seat. He won the last polls with 80,991 votes in his favour, defeating JD(U)’s Raj Kumar Ray who garnered 59,852 votes.
The benchmark 10-year government bond yield fell nearly 10 basis points to 7.32 per cent as crude prices declined, while the rupee strengthened for the second straight session
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Senior advocate Darius Khambata will not seek reappointment to two core Tata Trusts, citing disagreements over Tata Sons' listing and events at its September 17 board meeting
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Sebi has shortened the cooling-off period for offer-for-sale transactions by privately listed illiquid InvITs to eight weeks from 12 weeks, effective immediately.
HSBC's India Manufacturing PMI fell to 54.7 from 55.1 in September, even as export orders grew at their fastest pace in six months and input cost inflation eased
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