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CAL23 WB-MAMATA-LD DHARNA Mamata to stage dharna over Centres discrimination against West Bengal Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would stage a two-day sit-in in Kolkata from March 29 in protest against the BJP-led Union governments alleged discriminatory attitude towards her state.

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NATION DEL93 PB-AMRITPAL-LD POLICE **** 4 arrested for helping Amritpal escape, pictures of fugitive preacher released: Punjab Police Chandigarh: Punjab Police arrested four people on Tuesday for allegedly helping radical preacher Amritpal Singh escape their net and released seven photographs of the Khalistan sympathiser, including some in which he is not wearing a turban, to seek public help to nab the fugitive. **** DEL101 LDALL PARLIAMENT **** 'Mir Jafar', 'Jaichand': BJP, Congress trade traitor barbs; impasse in Parliament over Rahul, Adani enters seventh day New Delhi: As the impasse in Parliament entered the seventh straight day, the BJP and the Congress traded traitor barbs on Tuesday with the ruling party terming Rahul Gandhi as a ''present-day Mir Jafar of Indian polity'' and the opposition party hitting back dubbing the saffron outfit members as ''Jaichands''. **** DEL95 LDALL CHOKSI **** Restore Red Notice against Choksi: CBI to Interpol body; oppn uproar over revocation New Delhi: The CBI has asked an Interpol body to restore the Red Notice against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, saying its decision to drop his name from the list was based on mere ''imaginary conjunctures and unproven surmises'' and had serious shortcomings, overreach of mandate and mistakes. **** DEL100 DELHI-LDALL BUD-CENTRE **** Delhi govt to present budget on Wed as MHA gives nod; Kejriwal alleges Centre stalled it to satisfy ego New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry approved the Delhi Budget on Tuesday following a clarification from the AAP government, paving the way for its presentation in the Assembly, but a furious Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out, alleging that the Centre had stalled it for ego satisfaction. **** DEL79 PANEL-PAR-MEA **** Par panel recommends allocation of 1% of total Union Budget to MEA; desires cadre review at the earliest New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs should strengthen manpower in its embassies abroad and set up missions in all UN member states in line with India's expanding global stakes and considering the profound changes in the foreign policy domain, a parliamentary panel report said on Tuesday. **** DEL90 IAF-CHIEF-WEAPONS **** Defence industry should work on directed energy, hypersonic weapons: IAF chief New Delhi: The Indian defence industry needs to work on advanced directed energy and hypersonic weapons, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Tuesday and stressed that it is time for the IAF to become an ''aerospace force''. **** CAL22 AS-ASSEMBLY-BBC **** Assam Assembly passes resolution against BBC; oppn wants screening of docu inside House Guwahati: Notwithstanding the opposition's demand to screen the BBC documentary on Gujarat riots in the Assam Assembly, the House on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking action against the broadcaster for ''malicious and dangerous'' agenda propagated through 'India: The Modi Question'. **** MDS14 KA-PM-LD VISIT **** PM to pay his seventh visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year on Saturday Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to poll-bound Karnataka on March 25 -- his seventh this year -- during which he will take part in various events including a Metro ride, and address a mega public meeting organised by the BJP. **** DEL94 NIA-HIZBUL-CHARGE SHEET **** Hizbul overground worker charge-sheeted in terrorism conspiracy case New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed the first supplementary charge sheet against an overground worker of the proscribed Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist outfit in the Jammu and Kashmir terrorism conspiracy case. **** CAL23 WB-MAMATA-LD DHARNA **** Mamata to stage dharna over Centre's 'discrimination' against West Bengal Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would stage a two-day sit-in in Kolkata from March 29 in protest against the BJP-led Union government's alleged discriminatory attitude towards her state. **** LEGAL LGD32 TRIBUNAL-UAPA-PFI **** UAPA tribunal confirms govt's ban on PFI, associates for alleged terror activities New Delhi: A tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Tuesday confirmed the central government's decision declaring the Popular Front of India (PFI) as an unlawful association and imposing a five-year ban on it. **** LGD30 DL-COURT-SISODIA-ED **** Excise policy case: Court seeks ED’s reply on Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in money laundering case New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sought the Enforcement Directorate's response on a bail plea of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. **** LGD38 SC-DEATH **** SC to consider setting up panel to examine if execution of death row convicts by hanging proportionate New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it may consider setting up of a committee of experts to examine whether execution of death row convicts by hanging was proportionate and less painful and sought ''better data'' from the Centre on issues pertaining to the mode of execution. **** FOREIGN FGN37 UK-MISSION-2NDLD DIASPORA **** Diaspora meet counters tricolour attack at London mission with festive spirit London: Several Indian diaspora groups on Tuesday gathered for a festive demonstration outside the India House here to show solidarity with the Indian mission following vandalism at its premises by Khalistan extremists over the weekend. By Aditi Khanna ****