News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

Mamata Banerjee

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US flags concern over LeT-affiliated individuals participating in Pakistan elections: Report

The United States has raised concern over the participation of Lashkar-e-Taiba-affiliated (LeT) individuals in the July 25 election, according to a media report.

TMC will win all 42 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

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Claiming that the TMC would win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the next general elections, news agency PTI reported quoting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a rally.

Sanitary napkin to be exempted from GST

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said sanitary napkin has been exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST), reported news agency ANI.

Iran supreme leader says 'obvious mistake' to negotiate with US

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday it would be an "obvious mistake" to negotiate with the United States as Washington was unreliable.

Key to Joe Root's ODI success was picking Kuldeep from his hand: Sachin Tendulkar

England Test captain Joe Root may have decoded how to tackle chinaman Kuldeep Yadav but Sachin Tendulkar feels that the young wrist spinner could still prove to be a handful if the home team prepares dry surfaces for the upcoming five-Test series against India, starting August 1.