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Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Though the BJP has made a convincing dent into the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribe votes and the Muslim that constitute 30 per cent of the electorate, the population stands divided between Trinamool congress and The Indian Secular Front (ISF) floated by Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui. Yet, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trying to bank on the women and minority votes to sail through the election this year. Considering this poll mathematics there are some seats across the state which can be considered to be safe for the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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MUMBAI: A war of words has broken out between Congress and Shiv Sena over distribution of District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) funds for Mumbai suburban district. Congress leader Janardhan Chandurkar alleged around Rs 36 crore of the funds have been allocated to beautification proposals by Shiv Sena corporators, while Congress corporators have been left high and dry.
Chandurkar alleged DPDC chairperson Aaditya Thackeray allocated the funds to his party corporators. “Mumbai suburban guardian minister Aaditya Thackeray has passed an order sanctioning Rs 36 crore from DPDC funds to 43 Sena corporators. The minister himself called for proposals from the corporators’ constituencies,” Chandurkar said.
Attack on Iran s Natanz plant muddies US, Iran nuke talks
MATTHEW LEE , AP Diplomatic Writer
April 12, 2021
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1of6Exterior view of the Grand Hotel Wien in Vienna, Austria, Friday, April 9, 2021 where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place. Diplomats meeting in Vienna assess progress of three days of talks aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran.Florian Schroetter/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the People s Republic of China to the United Nations, Wang Qun, addresses the media as he leaves the Grand Hotel Wien where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Friday, April 9, 2021. Diplomats meeting in Vienna assess progress of three days of talks aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran.Florian Schroetter/APShow MoreShow Less