India news live: The BJP is going all out to please the Maratha community with a memorial

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3:48 PM IST: The BJP is going all out to please the Maratha community with its grand inauguration plans for a Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial costing nearly Rs 3,600 crore.

For the bhoomipujan, descendants of Chhatrapati Shivaji — Udayanraje Bhosale and Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati — will be flown to the site with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

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9:15 am IST: Curfew relaxed in parts of Imphal East district till 9 PM today, expect in areas from Lamlong Bazar to Yaingangpokpi. 

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju urged the Manipur government on Friday to restore normalcy in the state by ending the economic blockade imposed by United Naga Council (UNC) on two highways. Read more...

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