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No Bill is pending with Raj Bhavan as claimed by Bengal govt: Guv
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday rejected the allegation that eight Bills passed by the state assembly is pending with the Raj Bhavan. Out of the eight Bills, six…
- India
Trend across India against BJP: Mamata on bypoll results
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the “trend across India is against the BJP” as shown by the bypoll results. The INDIA bloc parties won 10 assembly…
- India
ECI seeks report on violence in Bengal Assembly bypolls
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought an action taken report from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) West Bengal on reports of poll-related violence in the bypolls…
- India
West Bengal’s suit on CBI probe despite withdrawal of general consent maintainable: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held as maintainable a suit filed by the West Bengal government which alleged that the CBI was continue probes into various cases despite the state’s…
- India
BJP WB shares another flogging video, TMC debunks ‘propaganda’
In a controversial move, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including IT cell head Amit Malviya have shared a video on social media that shows a brutal flogging of a woman, claiming that…
- India
Fifth lynching in 30 days in Bengal, ninth Muslim victim in India since June
Amid back-to-back lynchings in West Bengal, a 35-year-old Muslim man identified as Azgar Molla was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of theft in Kolkata’s Bhanar area on Sunday, July…
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Kolkata mayor’s call to invite non-Muslims towards Islam draws outrage
The Mayor of Kolkata, Firhad Hakim’s remark at a recent felicitation event for Quran memorisers has sparked a political row, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders condemning his statement, calling it an…
- India
Bengal SFI activists protest against ‘irregularities’ in NEET, UGC-NET exams
Kolkata: Activists of CPI(M) student wing SFI held demonstrations outside two universities here on Thursday as part of its day-long students’ strike to protest against alleged irregularities in NEET and UGC NET…
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West Bengal: Police makes second arrest in flogging case
Kolkata: Police on Wednesday, July 3, arrested another person for his alleged involvement in the public flogging of a couple in Chopra in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district, an officer said. A…
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NHRC notice to West Bengal govt, DGP over ‘public flogging’ of couple
New Delhi: The NHRC said on Monday that it has issued notices to the West Bengal government and the state’s police chief over reports that a couple was allegedly mercilessly beaten up…
- India
Didi’s Bengal unsafe for women, says BJP chief
New Delhi: BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal over a chilling video of a man beating up a woman…
- Kolkata
Video: Man assaulting couple in ‘illicit relationship’ in public in WB
Raiganj: The West Bengal Police on Sunday registered a case after a video clip of a brutal assault on a couple allegedly engaged in an illicit relationship went viral, sparking widespread outrage.…
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Kolkata: Man lynched to death upon suspicion of theft
A 47-year-old man was beaten to death by students on suspicion of theft in Bowbazaar of Central Kolkata. The victim identified as Irshad Alam worked in a television repair shop. According to…
- Kolkata
West Bengal Guv asks TMC to issue white paper on state’s financial situation
Kolkata: Claiming that West Bengal was facing a financial breakdown, Governor CV Ananda Bose called upon the Mamata Banerjee government to table a white paper on the state’s financial situation. Bose’s statement…
- India
Tussle between Guv, CM tarnishing image of West Bengal: Adhir
Kolkata: The tussle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose was tarnishing the image of West Bengal, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters…
