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BJP condemns ‘anti-national’ slogans amid JU graffiti war
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not enter university campuses, but those writing anti-national slogans should be dealt with firmly, the party’s West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya said on Sunday,…
- Kolkata
ABVP holds Vande Mataram march at JU amid anti-national slogans
Kolkata: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday, September 3, took out a Vande Mataram march on Jadavpur University campus here, carrying the national flag and displaying images of…
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Anandabazar Patrika office painted saffron by Hindutva workers
Kolkata: A group of Hindutva workers painted the walls of Anandabazar Patrika office saffron on Tuesday, September 1, after an FIR was filed against its journalists, and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari demanded…
- India
Sea level rise could affect millions in Kolkata, Mumbai: UN
United Nations: Kolkata and Mumbai could be severely ravaged by rising sea levels affecting millions of people, a report by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns. The report released on Monday is…
- Kolkata
FIR against Mamata over ‘violation’ of HC order
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Saturday, August 29, registered a suo motu FIR against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for alleged violation of Calcutta High Court-imposed…
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No water since a month: Minority Kolkata colony alleges bias
Kolkata: Several hundred families in a minority-majority colony in West Bengal’s Kolkata have been living without water for nearly a month, with residents alleging links to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ritesh…
- India
4-year-old, eight others die in Kolkata hotel fire
Kolkata: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, died and six were injured in an early Wednesday fire, August 19, at a dingy five-storey building on Mirza Galib Street in central…
- Kolkata
Bengal CM denies BJP role in attack on CJP volunteer, father
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari denied any role of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the attack on a Cockroach Janta Party volunteer that led to his father’s death. Adhikari…
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CJP volunteer Abdul’s father dies after assault by BJP workers
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party on Sunday, August 16, demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the alleged assault that led to the death of Janab Mafik, the father of…
- Kolkata
RG Kar case: Neighbour held over ‘hurried cremation’ of victim
Kolkata: Sanjeev Mukherjee, another co-accused in the conspiracy of the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s body in August 2024 at a crematorium at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district…
- Hate Crime
Did you order removal of mosque loudspeakers?: HC to Bengal govt
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, August 13, questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party-led West Bengal government on whether it had directed mosques to remove loudspeakers in the state. The division bench…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad collector gets first coloured Rs 100 Make in India coin
Hyderabad: The Government of India has issued a special Rs 100 commemorative coin to mark 10 years of the Make in India initiative. The inaugural special edition set of the coin was received…
- India
Ex-TMC MLA arrested over ‘hurried cremation’ of RG Kar rape victim
Kolkata: Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested from Odisha on Thursday, August 13, over his alleged involvement in the “hurried cremation” of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered…
- India
Art or affront? Kali’s portrayal in Kolkata sparks online debate
Kolkata: A dance recital in Kolkata has sparked controversy after the costume worn by a performer portraying Goddess Kali drew objections from sections of the audience, triggering a debate over artistic expression, religious…
- Politics
‘Will pure petrol come from your father’s house’: BJP MP on ethanol
Rewa: Amid the ongoing controversy over the blending of ethanol in petrol in the country, BJP MP from Rewa, Janardan Mishra, on Sunday, August 9, defended the Centre’s ethanol policy and asked…