West Bengal elections
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Need to take note of serious setbacks in assembly polls: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the party has to take note of its serious setbacks in assembly polls, and face the reality to draw the right lessons. Addressing…
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PM Modi calls off West Bengal campaign on Friday to attend COVID review meeting
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be visiting West Bengal on Friday to address poll meetings as he will be chairing high-level meetings here to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation.…
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BJP, RSS intensify hatred wherever they go, says Rahul Gandhi
Darjeeling: Ahead of the fifth phase of elections in West Bengal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying they start…
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Mamata demands Amit Shah’s resignation after 4 people were killed in Cooch Behar
Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation over firing by central forces at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar, killing four people. Banerjee, speaking at a public…
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West Bengal polls: AIMIM announces list of seven candidates
Hyderabad: The All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest from seven assembly constituencies in the ongoing West Bengal elections. The party on Tuesday announced that it will be putting up candidates in…
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West Bengal elections: Jaya Bachchan to campaign for ruling TMC
Kolkata: Election campaign is catching up with the summer’s heat in West Bengal ahead of the third phase of state’s assembly elections. As a part of the ruling Trinamool Congress’ star campaigners,…
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Hooliganism in Bengal similar to what Kashmir witnessed: Adityanath
Hooghly: Comparing ‘hooliganism’ in Bengal with Jammu and what happened in Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the “goons” of Trinamool Congress (TMC) will meet the same fate…
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Mamata writes to oppn leaders, underscores ‘assaults’ by BJP, govt on democracy
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written personal letters to non-BJP leaders highlighting the “assaults” by the BJP and its government on democracy and constitutional federalism of India. Ahead of…
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West Bengal: BJP, TMC engage in war of words over leaked audio clips
West Bengal: In another controversy that emerged from the West Bengal elections on Saturday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released suggestive audio tapes targeting each other on…
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Mahua Moitra slams Amit Shah: Bengalis share border and soul with Bangladesh
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra on Friday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remark of infiltrators eating up the rights and rations of West Bengal and…
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New party backed by BJP to eat into minority votes: Mamata
Patharpratima: In an apparent reference to the Indian Secular Front, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of backing a new political party to eat into minority votes during…
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‘Pawri’ gets political: JP Nadda refers to Pakistan’s viral meme in poll-bound Bengal
Kolkata: After the film, television and sports personalities entertained the netizens with their own versions, Pakistan’s viral video ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Hai’ has finally reached the political battleground. And much to the…
