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Centre must act, protect minorities in Bangladesh: Mamata
Digha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back “those willing to return”. Banerjee also claimed that fake…
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Trial in rape & murder case of RG Kar Hospital doc to conclude in a month: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of the CBI’s latest status report and expressed confidence that the trial in the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar…
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Decision on complaints against Mahua Moitra will be taken at district-level meeting: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday made it clear that a decision on the complaints registered against the party MP from Krishnanagar Mahua Moira by…
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Researcher’s Indian citizenship questioned over his RTI query
In a very unusual occurrence related to the Right To Information (RTI) Act in India, the Calcutta National Medical College asked a researcher named Sabir Ahamed to prove his Indian citizenship in…
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Mamata Banerjee on her successor: Party will decide, not me
Kolkata: Amidst the ongoing internal struggle within the TMC between veteran leaders and the younger faction, West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said any decision regarding her…
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Bengal govt calls for 50% devolution of taxes to states
Kolkata: Sixteenth Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday said the West Bengal government has urged the panel to increase the devolution of taxes to states from the current 41 per cent…
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Yunus in Bangladesh & Mamata in Bengal are same: S Adhikari
Kolkata: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday for seeking to send UN peace-keeping forces to Bangladesh, saying that Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh…
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TMC’s minority cell to hold protest rally against Centre’s Waqf Bill
New Delhi: On the instructions of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Minority Cell of the Trinamool Congress will organise a public meeting on Saturday at Rani Rashmoni Avenue, voicing strong…
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Kolkata hospital declares no treatment for Bangladeshis amid protests
Kolkata: A hospital in north Kolkata’s Manicktala area on Friday said it would not treat patients from Bangladesh amid protests over the alleged atrocities on minority Hindus in the neighbouring country. An…
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RG Kar medical college case: CBI charges Sandip Ghosh and 4 others
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed its first chargesheet at a special court in Kolkata in connection with the multi-crore financial irregularities matter at the state-run R.G. Kar…
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Trump names Kolkata-born doctor-researcher to head health research powerhouse
New York: US President-Elect Donald Trump has named the Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya, who raised questions about Covid policies, to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the medical research powerhouse. Trump announced…
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RG Kar campus: CBI gets evidence about circulation of expired medicines
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, probing the financial irregularities in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, have found crucial evidence about the circulation of expired medicines…
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Bengal bypolls: Over 14% average positive vote swing for Trinamool
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress has witnessed an average 14 per cent positive vote swing in its favour in the bypolls. The maximum positive swing in vote share in favour of the ruling party…
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NDA tastes bypoll success in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya; Bengal remains elusive
Kolkata: The juggernaut of the BJP-led NDA, which triumphed in three of the four east and north-eastern states that went for assembly bypolls on Saturday, was halted yet again in West Bengal…
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TMC takes massive lead in Bengal assembly bypolls, eyes clean sweep
Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held in the six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. These…
