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No street in Kolkata to have names of Mughals, Pathans: Adhikari
Kolkata: The West Bengal capital would not have roads or areas named after Mughals, Pathans or oppressive British rulers, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday, June 23, in the face of…
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Bengal’s BJP govt cuts funds for minority affairs, madrasas
Kolkata: The newly elected West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Monday, June 22, announced a significant budget cut of over 50 per cent for the Minority Affairs and Madrasa Education…
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Bengal: VHP attacks Christian prayer, claims religious conversion
West Bengal: A Christian Sunday prayer meet was disturbed and attacked by members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on June 21 in West Bengal. The Hindutva members stormed into the prayer…
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Bengal’s BJP govt announces DA hike for its employees
Kolkata: The BJP government in West Bengal on Monday, June 22, presented its maiden budget, announcing the filling of 1 lakh government vacancies, a 20 percentage point hike in DA for its…
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Kolkata road where Eid namaz was denied, now closed for Yoga Day
Kolkata: Ahead of the National Yoga Day event in Kolkata attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the city’s arterial Red Road was ordered to remain closed for seven days, effectively blocking transport…
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TMC’s Abhishek files 20 disqualification pleas against rebel MPs
New Delhi: Facing a revolt in his parliamentary team, Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Abhishek Banerjee on Friday met with Speaker Om Birla and submitted 20 petitions against its 20 rebel…
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TMC leaders quit mayoral, party posts amid turmoil
Kolkata: The leadership crisis in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress deepened on Friday, June 19, as former West Bengal minister Jyoti Priya Mallick resigned from all party organisational posts citing health concerns,…
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No relief to Mamata Banerjee from Calcutta HC in Bengal LoP row
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, June 18, refused any interim order on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to appoint breakaway Trinamool Congress (TMC) group MLA Ritabrata Banerjee…
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Messi’s team blames Aroop Biswas for event chaos: Organiser
Kolkata: The organiser of Lionel Messi’s India tour, which descended into chaos at Salt Lake Stadium here last year, claimed on Wednesday, June 17, that the football legend’s communication team has written…
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HC lifts stay on arrest warrant against Abhishek in defamation case
Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday lifted the interim stay on the arrest warrant issued against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew,…
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Those who tried to free Jahangir Khan won’t be spared: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday, June 17, said stringent action would be taken against those who allegedly tried to storm a police station in the South 24 Parganas…
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Shah Alam dies after attack by BJP workers in West Bengal
Kolkata: An elderly Muslim man was declared dead on arrival at a hospital after being attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Hooghly district of West Bengal over suspicion of being…
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Abhishek called to meet Birla while being in ED office
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear the defected TMC MPs as well as the faction led by Mamata Banerjee before deciding on giving recognition to the breakaway faction, sources…
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Arrested TMC leader Jahangir Khan paraded second time in a week
Kolkata: West Bengal police on Sunday, June 15, paraded Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jahangir Khan on the streets of Falta in South 24 Parganas district for the second time in a week.…
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Rebel TMC MPs announce merger with Nationalist Citizens Party
New Delhi: The rebellion in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) appeared to reach a crescendo on Sunday, June 14, as dissident MPs announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party and met Lok…
