From Mamata Banerjee meeting the Gandhis to to RBI hiking key policy rate: Top 5 evening reads

Mamata said the BJP was ‘politically nervous’. She said: “BJP is politically nervous. They know they won't come back to power in 2019. So, they are not speaking responsibly. We won't respond to abuse with abuse. It is not our culture. We believe in the politics of courtesy. In 2019 it will be collective leadership. First priority is to remove BJP. We will fight together. Whichever party is strong, will fight in respective states. We are strong in our State. We can fight on our own. “Amra sobai raja” is a song by Rabindranath Tagore. This is the spirit of democracy. Everybody is king. Everybody is equal.” - INC Twitter

Rail and road traffic in the city wasn't affected by the Maratha community protest today, an official said. Adequate security arrangements have been made in the state in view of the ongoing protests, police said. "We have lost confidence in Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his hollow assurances of offering reservation to Maratha community," said Kedar Shinde, a protester at Azad Maidan. - PTI

The decision by the 6-member MPC, headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, comes amid elevated oil prices and inflation hovering around 5%. Five of the six members on the rate panel voted for a rate increase, Reuters reported.  Ahead of the three-day meet, which started on Monday in Mumbai, experts were divided in their opinion if the RBI would hike the key rates.  - Reuters

England made a solid start on day one of the first test against India as they reached 83 for one at lunch on Wednesday. In the host country's 1,000th test match, opener Keaton Jennings was dropped on nine but moved to 42 before he was dismissed by Shami. Dawid Malan was the third batsman dismissed for 8, also taken by Shami. - Reuters

BJP leader Arun Jaitley wrote a detailed post on Facebook criticising the Congress and the TMC for slamming the BJP on the NRC row - PTI