State-run Kendriya Bhandar will start selling imported tur dal at a 100 locations in the capital from today, while sale of the commodity at Mother Dairy’s 300 Safal outlets will begin from this weekend. State-owned MMTC has floated a fresh tender for import of 2,000 tonnes of tur dal, to be delivered by next month, to improve the supply of pulses in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 84th birth anniversary celebrations of former President APJ Abdul Kalam today in New Delhi, during which he will unveil his statue and inaugurate a photo exhibition on the departed leader.

Sourav Ganguly will today be elected formally as the president of Cricket Association of Bengal at a special general meeting of the association. Earlier, the former India captain resigned as joint secretary of the association; this position will be taken over by Avishek Dalmiya.

BMW is set to launch today the X6M and X5M in India at the MMRT in Chennai. The X6M and X5M will share a twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 that makes 575PS and 750Nm of torque. This engine will be coupled toan 8-speed automatic transmission powering all four wheels.

A special 2G court will pronounce its order on framing of charges in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case in which former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh and three telecom firms are accused today. Ghosh, Hutchison Max , Sterling Cellular Ltd and Bharti Cellular had been charge sheeted by the CBI.

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