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LS polls: Post TMC-Cong split, BJP bets on Ram Mandir, CAA in WB
Kolkata: Struggling to gain political traction on issues of corruption, the West Bengal BJP is shifting its focus to emotive topics such as the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship Amendment…
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CAA will implemented at earliest, those opposing for ‘political reasons’: Union min
Kolkata: Union minister Shantanu Thakur on Saturday asserted that the CAA will be implemented “at the earliest” and that those opposing the legislation are doing so for political reasons. Thakur had last…
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Doubt Congress will get ‘even 40 seats’ in LS polls: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: In a scathing attack, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday challenged the Congress to take on the BJP in the Hindi heartland states and said she has doubts whether…
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TMC very much part of opposition bloc INDIA: spokesperson
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday asserted that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, has never indicated a departure from the opposition bloc INDIA at the national level, despite recent announcements of the party’s decision…
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Will stage massive protest if centre doesn’t clear dues in 7 days: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday gave the Centre a seven-day ultimatum to clear all dues to the state failing which the party would launch a massive…
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Tension in Kolkata after cops prevent BJP from screening PM’s speech
Kolkata: There was tension in North Kolkata on Thursday afternoon after the Kolkata Police stopped the members of the youth wing of the West Bengal unit of BJP live from screening Prime…
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TMC-Congress break up in Bengal could divide minority votes, benefit BJP
Kolkata: The decision of the Trinamool Congress to go alone in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, and not as part of the INDIA bloc, has paved the way for a…
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Mamata slams BJP led Centre on probe into Netaji’s death
Kolkata, J) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said it’s a shame for the nation that even after so many years of the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, people…
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BJP writes to Mamata, urges her to declare holiday on January 22
Kolkata: West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar on Friday, January 19, wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to declare a holiday on January 22 so that people can participate in…
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Joint CBI-Bengal Police SIT to probe into attack on ED officials: Cal HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered formation of a joint special investigation team of CBI and West Bengal police to probe an attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at Sandeshkhali…
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Partisan debate erupts over Kolkata figuring near bottom of ‘clean cities’ list
Kolkata: In terms of political awareness the people of West Bengal are always rated a step ahead of their counterparts in other states, as often even minor issues spark off heated debates…
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Mamata objects to ‘One Nation, One Election’ panel’s composition
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the Secretary of the High-Level Committee on One Nation, One Election, Niten Chandra highlighting her objections to the proposed system. In…
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Attack on ED sleuths: Agency accuses Bengal cops of diluting case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday accused the West Bengal Police of diluting the seriousness of the charges in the case related to the attack on its officials on January 5.…
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Widespread infighting erupts in TMC, plunging it into a crisis before LS polls
Kolkata: The huge eruption of infighting in the Trinamool Congress that had surfaced since the first day of the New Year and is still continuing has created a new crisis in the…
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After attack on officers during raid, ED issues lookout circular for TMC leader
Kolkata: A day after a mob assaulted ED officers during a raid at the residence of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in West Bengal, the central agency on Saturday issued a lookout notice…
