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The who, why and how of Sandeshkhali’s TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh
Kolkata: The meteoric rise of Shajahan Sheikh from a modest background of a helper in a local transport company to becoming the so-called tiger’ of Sandeshkhali is what Bollywood film scripts are…
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Shajahan Sheikh to be arrested in 7 days: TMC spokesperson
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday said party strongman Shajahan Sheikh, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, will be arrested in…
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Sandeshkhali: Cal HC says no restraint on arrest of Shajahan Sheikh
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday clarified there is no stay on the arrest of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shajahan, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and a land grab…
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BJP will try to give Sandeshkhali issue communal colour: WB Cong chief
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the BJP would try to give the Sandeshkhali issue a communal colour and play divisive politics before the upcoming Lok…
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‘Khalistani’ jibe: Sikh IPS officer insulted, BJP should apologise, says AAP
New Delhi: AAP leader Gopal Rai slammed the BJP on Wednesday over a Sikh IPS officer posted in West Bengal being allegedly dubbed as a Khalistani by some saffron party activists and…
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VHP calls for President’s rule in WB over Sandeshkhali violence
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Wednesday slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led government over alleged atrocities against women in Sandeshkhali and suggested that the Centre should consider imposing the President’s Rule in…
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VHP moves HC against housing lions named Akbar, Sita together in WB park
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has filed a petition before the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court claiming that a lioness transferred to Bengal Safari Park here from Tripura was named “Sita”…
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Trinamool nominates journalist Sagarika Ghose to Rajya Sabha
Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday, February 11, announced its decision to nominate four individuals including senior journalist and author Sagarika Ghose to the Rajya Sabha. Senior TMC leaders Sushmita…
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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…
