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Video: Jai Shri Ram, saffron lotus drawn outside mosque in West Bengal
West Bengal: Muslims in Uluberia town of Howrah district, West Bengal, who came to offer morning namaz on May 17, were in for a shock after they saw Jai Shri Ram and…
- India
Roads meant for movement, not namaz: VHP backs UP, Bengal governments
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday welcomed the action taken by the governments in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal against offering namaz on roads, saying that the streets are…
- India
West Bengal discontinues aid to imams, starts free buses for women
Kolkata: Signalling a sharp policy shift, the West Bengal cabinet on Monday, May 18, decided to discontinue religion-based assistance to imams and others, roll out the ‘Annapurna’ financial support scheme for women…
- India
Suvendu Adhikari meets senior police officers over Park Circus violence
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, May 18, met senior officers of Kolkata Police’s South East Division to review the law and order situation, a day after violence broke…
- India
Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari holds first ‘janata darbar’ after becoming CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, May 18, held his first ‘janata darbar’ after assuming office, hearing people’s demands and grievances at a BJP office here. Adhikari, who took…
- India
Punjab CEO holds meeting on SIR with political party representatives
Chandigarh: Punjab’s chief electoral officer here on Friday, May 15, held a meeting with the representatives of political parties regarding the SIR of electoral rolls in the state to allay any of…
- India
Loot votes, then kick where it hurts: TMC targets Centre over fuel price hike
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Friday criticised the BJP-led central government over the hike in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that first they “looted” people’s votes and “then they…
- India
Suvendu Adhikari PA’s death case: 3 sharpshooters arrested in UP
Kolkata: Three persons were arrested from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, police said on Monday, May 11. The…
- Telangana
PMJ jewellery robbery case: Karimnagar police trace suspects to Bengal
Hyderabad: In a major development, the Karimnagar police have tracked down the suspects of the May 3 daylight robbery at a PMJ jewellery showroom in the city to West Bengal. Police have…
- Kolkata
TMC says its panchayat member found dead in Hooghly, BJP denies role
Kolkata: The body of a man was found in Hooghly district on Sunday, May 10, with the TMC claiming that he was a party panchayat member and alleging that the number of…
- India
Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt amid caution, pragmatism
Kolkata: As dusk settled over Metiabruz in southwest Kolkata on Saturday May 9, television screens inside crowded restaurants replayed visuals of Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister,…
- Kolkata
BJP supporters flood Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds for CM oath ceremony
Kolkata: Jubilant scenes unfolded at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Saturday, May 9, as thousands gathered for the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, with…
- Kolkata
Mamata updates bio on X, Facebook after Bengal poll defeat
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 9, updated her profile on social media platforms X and Facebook and described herself as “Founder Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress.…
- India
Suvendu takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal, 5 other MLAs sworn in
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers were sworn in at the Brigade Parade Grounds here on Saturday as West Bengal got its first BJP government, with representatives from the northern…
- India
Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as West Bengal’s first BJP CM today
New Delhi: Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in on Saturday, May 9, as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony to be held at Brigade Parade Ground. Prime…