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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday vowed to drive the BJP out of the state first and then from Delhi, while alleging that the Election Commission is running the administration despite an elected government.
"It is my promise, I will drive out the BJP first from Bengal and then from Delhi," the firebrand TMC leader said.
Addressing an election rally here, she condemned Wednesday's gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda, saying the central agencies, either the CBI or the NIA, will now take action on the Supreme Court's orders.
"One should not indulge in such activities before elections. The whole state has been disgraced because of this incident," Banerjee said, adding she favours peace and takes along people of all communities.
She accused the poll body of acting at the BJP's behest, alleging development work in the state has stalled.
"The EC has doomed Bengal at the behest of the BJP; development work has stopped in the state," Banerjee, who has

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The government has marginally exceeded the indirect tax collection target for fiscal 2025-26, an official said on Thursday.
The total indirect tax collection, which includes customs, excise and GST, as per Revised Estimates (RE) was pegged at over Rs 15.52 lakh crore for FY26. This includes Rs 2.58 lakh crore from customs duty, Rs 3.38 lakh crore from excise duty, and Rs 9.58 lakh crore from Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST).
Without giving actual figures, the official said that revenues from customs duty came in at 102 per cent of RE, while in case of excise duty it was 101 per cent of RE. The Central GST collection came in at 100.8 per cent of RE for FY26.
"Overall, GST plus non-GST collection came in at 101.2 per cent of RE," the official said.
However, the collection from health and national security cess, which is levied on pan masala manufacturing has missed the target.
The RE had pegged Rs 2,330 crore from the health and national security cess collection in FY26. Howeve

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US President Donald Trump Wednesday said China, Japan and South Korea should be involved in opening Strait of Hormuz.
The president has previously directed much of his anger at NATO allies for their reluctance to get involved in securing the Strait of Hormuz until the US and Israel finish prosecuting their war against Iran.
In his remarks at the private Easter lunch he hosted at the White House on Wednesday, Trump also expressed frustration with some Asian countries that are more reliant on Gulf oil than the US.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Cooch Behar district on Sunday to launch the BJP's campaign for the West Bengal assembly elections, a senior party leader said.
Modi is scheduled to address the BJP's 'Bijoy Sankalpa Sabha' at the historic Ras Mela grounds in the afternoon, marking the start of the party's intensified outreach in north Bengal, with the aim of consolidating grassroots support in a region that has become a saffron stronghold over the years and a critical electoral battlefield.
During the rally, the PM is expected to outline the party's vision for a "developed West Bengal", highlight issues raised in the BJP's recently released 'People's Chargesheet' against the ruling TMC in the state, and focus on governance, law and order, and alleged corruption.
This will be Modi's first election rally in the state, following the declaration of assembly polls, and the fourth public meeting at the Ras Mela grounds, after his previous rallies at the same venue during his .

PM Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Thiruvalla

Delhi government to deploy two weed harvester machines at the Najafgarh Drain- one of the biggest contributors of pollutants into the Yamuna, Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Saturday.
According to officials, by targeting the problem at its source, these machines are expected to significantly reduce the pollutant load entering the river while also improving drainage efficiency across the city.
"Cleaning the Najafgarh drain is directly linked to cleaning the Yamuna. We are now using modern, Made-in-India machines aligned with the vision of Swachh Bharat to deliver real, visible change," Singh, who is also the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) minister, said.
These dual-purpose harvesters are not just machines- they represent technology-led governance in action, he added.
Powered by a 112-horsepower engine and equipped with a storage capacity of approximately 14 cubic meters, the machines can cut, collect, and remove dense aquatic vegetation such as water hyacinth along .

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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday laid the foundation stone for four development projects worth Rs 120.76 crore in Faridabad and said the government is committed to accelerating the city's overall growth.
Addressing the 'Dhanyavaad Evam Viksit Faridabad Rally' here, Saini said significant work has been carried out over the past 11.5 years in infrastructure, connectivity, industry, Smart City development, metro expansion and digital services.
According to an official statement, the projects include the construction of a rest house at Rs 50.61 crore, a dispensary-cum-chief medical officer office at Rs 41.70 crore, laying of sewerage lines at Rs 25 crore, and a school building in Old Faridabad at Rs 3.45 crore.
The chief minister said the government aims to make Faridabad one of the cleanest cities in the country and unveiled a cleanliness mascot and a comic to promote public participation in sanitation drives.
He also distributed e-appointment letters to around 1,3

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