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TMC stands for ‘tushtikaran, mafia, corruption’: Amit Shah
Majdia: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that the Trinamool Congress stood for “tushtikaran (appeasement), mafia and corruption”, while criticising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for “remaining silent” on…
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Kolkata North: TMC fights ‘TMC’ in battle reflecting party’s Old vs New debate
Kolkata: If one acknowledges the seismic shift within the TMC owing to the re-emergence of the ‘old versus new’ debate that symbolises a larger power struggle between party veterans and its second…
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Molestation case: WB Guv shows CCTV footage of Raj Bhavan to common people
Kolkata: In the backdrop of a woman employee of Raj Bhavan levelling molestation charges against him, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday showed CCTV footage of the premises of…
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BJP hatched conspiracy, defame Bengal through fake reports on Sandeshkhali: Mamata
Hooghly: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to snatch away school jobs and said she is now relieved that…
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Abhishek Banerjee accuses BJP of falsehood in Sandeshkhali for votes
Mangalkot: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP resorted to falsehood in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali to garner votes in the Lok Sabha elections. He also claimed that…
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BJP trashes TMC claims on Sandeshkhali video, says will move HC
Kolkata: Amidst controversy over a video alleging that women in Sandeshkhali filed harassment complaints against TMC leaders under BJP’s direction, the saffron party announced on Sunday its intention to contest the accusations…
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WB police to speak to witnesses in sexual abuse allegations against Guv
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police inquiry team constituted to investigate a woman employee’s allegation of sexual molestation by Governor CV Ananda Bose, will speak to the witnesses over the next few days, a…
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Bengal Guv Bose accused of molesting women, TMC demands probe
Kolkata: A day after a contractual employee of the Raj Bhavan accused him of molesting her, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Friday said that he expects more such allegations…
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NSG to submit report to CBI on explosives seized from Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: The National Security Guard (NSG) will submit a report to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the nature of explosives seized from the residence of a close aide of suspended…
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Mamata making false promises of giving 10 lakh jobs after LS polls: Suvendu
Bhagabanpur: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of peddling falsehood among voters by promising 10 lakh jobs. Addressing an election meeting here in Purba…
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CBI traces shop that sold bullets & cartridges seized from Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday claimed to have traced the shop in Kolkata from where the bullets and cartridges seized from Sandeshkhali during a joint operation by the…
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Mamata hits out at Rajnath Singh for CAA implementation remark
Ausgram: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for saying that nobody in the world can stop the implementation of the CAA, and asserted that she…
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Mamata Banerjee can’t dare to touch CAA: Amit Shah
Malda: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) claiming that neither she…
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Murshidabad Violence: HC expresses displeasure, asks ‘what is use of polls’
Kolkata: Expressing displeasure over violence during the recent Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked “what is the use of conducting elections when people…
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Prof Bhaskar Gupta new Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has appointed senior professor Bhaskar Gupta as the new Vice Chancellor of the prestigious state-run Jadavpur University. Gupta’s appointment as VC was recommended by…
