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TMC, BJP in war of words over Mamata, Modi foriegn trips
Kolkata: Day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee returned to Kolkata after a 12-day tour of Spain and UAE, the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP on Sunday got involved in…
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83-yr-old man undergoes gall bladder surgery using AI-based technology
New Delhi: An octogenarian man has received a new lease of life after undergoing a challenging gall bladder surgery here that was performed using an AI-based technology, doctors said on Tuesday. Given his…
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TMC MP Nusrat Jahan questioned by ED for 6 hours
Kolkata: TMC MP and actor Nusrat Jahan was on Tuesday grilled by Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths for nearly six hours at its office in a case linked to alleged duping of senior…
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Mamata disapproves of TN minister’s comments on Sanatan Dharma
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday disapproved the recent comments by Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatan Dharma, saying all should be careful of making any comment that…
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Dhupguri bypoll in North Bengal puts INDIA bloc’s unity to test
Kolkata: The INDIA opposition bloc faces a crucial test in the upcoming bypoll in Dhupguri assembly segment as its important constituents, TMC and Congress-CPI(M) alliance, fight it out against each other to…
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LPG price cut due to impact of INDIA alliance: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the Centre’s decision to slash LPG prices by Rs 200 was an impact of the INDIA opposition alliance. Earlier in the day,…
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Seven feared dead in firecracker factory blast in Bengal’s Duttapukur
Kolkata: At least seven people were killed and several others injured following a massive blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Duttapukur in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday. The…
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Ragging death: Dissatisfied with reports, WBCRC sends fresh notice to JU
Kolkata: Dissatisfied with the report submitted by Jadavpur University on the death of a fresher on August 10, the West Bengal Child Rights Commission (WBCRC) has sent a fresh notice to the…
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Durga puja more secular than religious: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Durga Puja as a festival is not just a religious event but has wider secular connotations being a melting pot of different cultures, the Calcutta High Court has observed. The observation…
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If you have money, spend it before central agencies take it away: MP Arjun Singh
Kolkata: MP Arjun Singh on Wednesday said that politicians should spend their money as much as possible before any investigating central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Enforcement Directorate…
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Bengal Guv opens anti-corruption cell; Mamata cries interference in state’s affairs
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Wednesday inaugurated an anti-corruption cell’ at the Raj Bhavan here, triggering Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to term this as an attempt to interfere…
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Ram Navami violence: SC dismisses WB govt’s plea against NIA handling probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court order handing over the probe of incidents of violence during…
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Police say no evidence found after BJP alleges woman paraded naked during poll
Kolkata: No evidence was found in the complaint that a woman candidate was allegedly stripped and paraded naked in Howrah district’s Panchla during the panchayat election on July 8, West Bengal’s Director-General…
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Bengal govt seeks Rs 350cr from Centre as expenses for central forces deployment
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday sought Rs 350 crore from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as expenses for the deployment of central forces during the recently-held panchayat polls in…
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Cal HC says Bengal panchayat poll results will be subject to its final orders
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that the panchayat elections in West Bengal and the declaration of results will be subject to its final orders in connection with matters which…
