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RBI board meet: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will address the customary post-budget meeting of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board on February 9. This meeting will take place against the backdrop a slight deviation from the fiscal deficit target for the current fiscal. In its recent Monetary policy, the RBI had slashed repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25 per cent, which was appreciated by the Minister. Will Goyal take up the long-standing issues like that of an interim dividend in this meet?
Modi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a tour of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura on February 9 and Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on February 10. He is scheduled to inaugurate several projects in Guwahati and address a public rally in the city. Modi will also launch the work on the Pamban Railway Bridge Project and inaugurate the last leg of the Chennai Metro Rail phase-I.
CBI questions Kolkata Police Commissioner: The CBI is scheduled to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in Shillong today. The CBI is probing the Saradha chit fund scam and they believe that that Police Commissioner has evidence that could be useful in the case. A 10 member team will question Kumar. On Tuesday, top officials of the West Bengal government, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, held a dharna to protest against the CBI questioning Kumar.
Rajapaksa in India:Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit India during which he will address a forum on the future ties between the two nations on February 9. In late October, Rajapaksa was controversially appointed the Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena, triggering an unprecedented constitutional crisis in the island nation, which lasted for over 50 days. The Supreme Court later restored of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister.
Cricket: The last of the three-match T20 series between New Zealand and India will take place on Sunday. It will be held at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The series is currently level , with both the home team and the visitors winning a match each. Earlier, India won the ODI series between the sides 4-1.
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