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India, New Zealand FTA likely to be signed on April 24  Upstox

Congress MP Manickam Tagore criticized West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her “irresponsible allegations” hinting at collusion between the BJP and INDIA bloc allies. Tagore stressed the need for opposition unity against the BJP, reminding the TMC of its past alliance with the BJP and highlighting Rahul Gandhi’s fight against the saffron party.

Congress intensified its attack on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma after police searched Pawan Khera’s Delhi home. The action follows a defamation FIR by Sarma’s wife over passport allegations. Congress leaders decried the move as a ‘witch hunt’ and misuse of state power, demanding a probe into Sarma’s wife’s alleged foreign assets and passports.

A Bureau of Indian Standards technical committee urged the cabinet secretariat’s deregulation cell to retain fire and life safety in the National Building Code, deeming it crucial for public safety. The cell had proposed moving these critical aspects to separate handbooks, a move experts argue could create death traps.

Campbell Wilson steps down from Air India CEO role; board forms panel to find successor  Telegraph India

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused authorities of selectively removing names from voter rolls ahead of assembly elections. She stated that nearly 91 lakh voters were deleted post-revision, with her intervention in the Supreme Court restoring about 32 lakh names. Banerjee alleged that specific communities were targeted in these deletions.