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All Bangladeshis in Bengal are citizens of India: Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that people who have come from Bangladesh and have been voting in elections are now Indian citizens. She said that they did not require to apply for citizenship as they have been electing prime minister and chief minister. According to a PTI report, the TMC chief said that all those who have come from Bangladesh are now citizens of India. Addressing a public gathering, Banerjee said that they have got a citizenship and they didn’t need to apply for citizenship afresh.  Source: Financial Express

‘True leader’ would focus on averting crisis to be unleashed by coronavirus on India, says Rahul Gandhi Raising concerns over the detection of fresh coronavirus case in India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said a “true leader” would be completely focused on averting the massive crisis about to be unleashed by the virus on the country and its economy. Gandhi’s remarks came after India on Monday reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus, including one from the national capital. “There are moments in the life of every nation when its leaders are tested. A true leader would be...

Likud’s Netanyahu in lead to form Israel’s next government With 90 percent of votes counted, the Joint List has so far won a record 15 Knesset seats in Israel’s election, a historic success for the Palestinian-majority electoral alliance. But their strongest ever showing may be eclipsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who appears likely to secure a record fifth term after his Likud party won at least 36 seats in Monday’s vote, the third in less than a year. Source: Aljazeera

PM Modi stings Manmohan Singh for ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ barb Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday delivered a sharp rejoinder to ex-PM Manmohan Singh who had recently expressed concern at the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. It appears some people get offended by people raising the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, the prime minister told Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Tuesday. PM Modi’s remark was seen as a reference to former prime minister Manmohan Singh recently red flagging what he called the misuse of the slogan hailing the motherland to construct a militant and purely emotional idea of India...

Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, calls for a snap poll on April 25 Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved Parliament six months ahead of its schedule and called a snap election on April 25. He signed the Gazette notification dissolving Parliament from midnight tonight, the Government Printers Department said. The current parliament was appointed on September 1, 2015. Gotabaya sacked Parliament after the minimum term of four-and-a-half years necessary to dissolve it was completed on midnight Sunday. Source: The News Minute

Virat Kohli loses his cool when asked whether he needs to tone down aggression CHRISTCHURCH: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday got annoyed after being asked about his animated celebrations over Kane Williamson’s dismissal on day two of the second Test before clarifying that match referee Ranjan Madugalle had no issues with what happened. However, when Williamson was asked about the incident, New Zealand captain downplayed the incident, saying it was “typical of Virat, who plays the game with lot of passion”. Source: Times of India

Twitter’s new stakeholder reportedly wants to remove CEO Jack Dorsey Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey‘s job at the microblogging platform is reportedly at risk, as Elliott Management, a new major stakeholder in the company is looking to have him replaced, according to Bloomberg. The $40 billion hedge fund, which is a major activist investor (the kind of investor that acquires a stake in a company in order to influence its direction in business) led by billionaire Paul Singer, isn’t keen on Dorsey serving as CEO at both Twitter and Square simultaneously. Source: TNW

Nokia appoints new CEO Pekka Lundmark to replace Rajeev Suri from September Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri will step down in September and be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, who used to work for the Finnish company and is the current CEO of energy group Fortum, Nokia said on Monday. Suri has been in the role for six years and was previously head of Nokia Siemens Networks. The Finnish company has been struggling to regain investors’ confidence after it issued a surprise profit warning in October that slashed off a third of its value and forced it to admit to some...

Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84 Jack Welch, a railroad conductor’s son who became chairman and CEO of General Electric and led it for two decades, growing its market value from $12 billion to $410 billion, has died. He was 84. Welch died late Sunday at home, surrounded by his wife, Suzy, and family, and his beloved dogs nearby. The cause of death was renal failure, his wife said Monday. President Donald Trump tweeted his condolences, saying “there was no corporate leader like ‘neutron’ Jack.” Source: CNBC

Thinking of giving up my social media accounts: PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he plans to give up his social media accounts on various platforms, including Twitter and Facebook. “This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will keep you all posted,” he tweeted. Source: Livemint