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Restraining order on defamatory statement against Guv: Mamata files appeal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed an appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging a single bench order restraining her and three others from…
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Fissures in Bengal BJP over Suvendu Adhikari’s remark
Kolkata: Fissures have allegedly emerged within the West Bengal BJP over Suvendu Adhikari’s remarks dismissing ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ in favour of ‘Hum Unke Saath Jo Humare Saath,’ with some leaders supporting…
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We will support those who support us, West Bengal BJP president
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari attributed the party’s poor performance in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal to lack of support from the minority community, asserting that ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’…
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HC orders interim stay on any derogatory comment against WB Guv
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court, hearing the defamation suit filed by West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has ordered an interim stay on any kind of derogatory…
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SC extends stay on notices issued by LS privileges panel to WB officials till Jul 19
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended till July 19 the stay on notices issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat summoning the West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and others in a…
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Guv defamation case: Mamata Banerjee argues nothing defamatory in her comment
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee firmly stood by her statement that women had expressed fear about visiting the Raj Bhavan here, opposing a plea before the Calcutta High Court by…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
