Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the eastern region at 5 pm.
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Top leaders of INDIA bloc will scramble for PM's post if it comes to power: Shah
Jhanjarpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday warned that a victory of the opposition INDIA bloc, “even by mistake”, will lead to a scramble among top leaders of the alliance for the prime minister’s post.
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Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana files nomination as JMM candidate for Gandey assembly bypoll
Ranchi: Jailed former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana on Monday filed her nomination as the JMM candidate for the Gandey assembly bypoll.
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Business establishments reopen in Nagaland after three-day shutdown
Kohima: Business establishments in Nagaland reopened on Monday after three days in the wake of a shutdown call by an industry body to protest against “unabated extortion” by underground groups, officials said.
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PMLA court extends Shajahan's judicial custody in money laundering case till May 13
Kolkata: A special PMLA court on Monday extended the judicial custody of the now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader, Shajahan Sheikh, till May 13 in connection with a money laundering case over alleged siphoning of cash in the garb of pisciculture business.