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Arrests in Rameshwaram cafe blast case trigger political slugfest in Bengal
Kolkata: The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday kept the state’s political pot boiling ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, with the opposition…
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Sandeshkhali: Cal HC orders CBI probe into alleged crimes against women, land grabbing
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, which had witnessed protests over the issues. Stating…
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TMC delegation to lodge complaint against detention of party leaders in Delhi
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee went to the Raj Bhavan on Monday night to lodge a complaint with West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose regarding the detention of party leaders…
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NIA arrests blast suspects amid mob attack in WB; political slugfest between TMC, BJP
Kolkata: A team of the NIA was allegedly attacked by a mob on Saturday when it went to arrest two main suspects in a 2022 blast case in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur…
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Calcutta HC orders NIA probe into death of BJP activist
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the central government to hand over to NIA the investigation into the death of a BJP activist in violence before the 2023 panchayat elections…
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Victory will be fitting reply to expulsion from LS, says confident Mahua
Kolkata: Exuding confidence in securing her Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat with a bigger margin, senior TMC leader Mahua Moitra feels that her victory would be a fitting response to the “conspiracy” to…
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WB storm: Death toll rises to 5, CM meets families of victims
Jalpaiguri: The death toll due to a storm that wreaked havoc in parts of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal has risen to five, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said. Over 100…
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Now, ED takes Sheikh Shahjahan into custody after 4-hour grilling
Kolkata: In a sudden development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday took the custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the suspended Trinamool Congress leader who’s accused of being the mastermind behind the attack on…
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TMC slams PM economic adviser Sanjeev Sanyal’s comments on Bengalis
Kolkata: Certain comments on the people of West Bengal by Prime Minister’s Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal have created controversy, with the Trinamool Congress accusing him of “fanning open hatred” towards the residents…
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Shahjahan arranged goons over phone to attack ED staff at Sandeshkhali: CBI
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a district court on Thursday that the now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who’s the mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF teams…
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IndiGo aircraft brushes wings of Air India Express plane at Kolkata airport
Kolkata: An IndiGo aircraft grazed the wings of an Air India Express plane at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday, leaving wings of both aircraft damaged, officials said. The IndiGo flight was headed…
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BJP’s Dilip Ghosh makes controversial remarks against Mamata, TMC hits back
Kolkata: A controversy erupted on Tuesday after senior BJP leader and MP Dilip Ghosh was heard mocking the family background of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a purported video clip.…
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TMC terms CBI raids on premises of Mohua Moitra as ‘vendetta politics’
Kolkata: The TMC has dubbed the ongoing CBI raids on the premises of party leader Mahua Moitra in connection with the alleged cash-for-query case as “vendetta politics” and a desperate maneuver by…
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TMC lodges complaint against Bengal guv for interfering in poll process
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, accusing him of unlawfully meddling in the upcoming Lok Sabha…