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<p><strong>Breaking News LIVE:</strong> Hello and welcome to the live blog of ABP Live. Please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world.</p> <h3><span style="color: #ba372a;">Congress Announces Protest Over IT Notices</span></h3> <p>The Congress party has declared its intention to stage a protest on Saturday following the receipt of fresh notices from the Income Tax (IT) department, demanding payment of Rs 1823.08 crores. The party has accused the IT department of engaging in a "patently illegal and undemocratic action" by reopening eight years of income tax returns on "baseless, manufactured grounds." This move has resulted in the levy of "patently illegal Income Tax Demand orders totalling thousands of crores of rupees," according to a statement issued by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal.</p> <p>Venugopal's statement called the action by the IT department a "blatant and naked attack on the very principals of democracy." In response to these developments, the Congress has called upon its Pradesh Congress Committees (PCCs) to organize "massive public demonstrations" at state and district headquarters across the country. These protests are set to take place on Saturday and the following day, involving senior party leaders and functionaries. Additionally, demonstrations led by party candidates will be held in all constituencies, along with Mashal Juloos events conducted by District Congress Committees.</p> <h3><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong>Shivraj Patil's Daughter-in-Law to Join BJP</strong></span></h3> <p>Dr. Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of former Lok Sabha speaker and Congress stalwart Shivraj Patil, is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Party functionaries confirmed that Dr. Chakurkar met with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday at his official residence 'Sagar' in south Mumbai. Dr. Chakurkar, who serves as the chairperson of Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre in Udgir, had initially planned to join the BJP along with former state minister Baswaraj Murumkar on Monday but postponed the plan due to her daughter's wedding. Her husband, Shailesh Patil Chandurkar, holds the position of state secretary within the Congress party.</p> <h3><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong>Delhi Police May File Charge Sheet in NewsClick Case: Report</strong></span></h3> <p>The Delhi Police are reportedly preparing to file a several thousand-page charge sheet in connection with the case against news portal NewsClick. The portal is accused of receiving funds to propagate pro-China propaganda through its stories. The Delhi Police Special Cell had registered a case under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the IPC against NewsClick's founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty in October 2023. According to news agency PTI, sources suggest that the charge sheet, which has been completed, may be filed on Saturday. The case has attracted attention due to its implications for freedom of the press and media integrity.</p>

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