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‘A good man exits’: Jairam Ramesh on outgoing VP Naidu
New Delhi: With West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar nominated as NDA’s vice presidential candidate, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday had words of praise for outgoing vice president M Venkaiah Naidu and…
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Babul Supriyo appointed Trinamool Congress national spokesperson
Kolkata: TMC MLA Babul Supriyo has been appointed as a national spokesperson of the party, sources in the Mamata Banerjee-led camp said. Supriyo, the former union minister, took to Twitter to thank…
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Mithun Chakraborty makes a comeback in Bengal politics
Kolkata: After going through a stormy campaign session in the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections on behalf of the BJP, Bollywood superstar Mithun Chakraborty went into hibernation. On Monday, he announced his…
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Trinamool MLA Nirmal Maji now accused of comparing Mamata Banerjee with Allah
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress legislator Nirmal Maji, who is already in the centre of a controversy after he described Mamata Banerjee as an incarnation of Maa Sarada, is now accused of comparing the…
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In line with Mamata’s Didi Ke Bolo’, Abhishek launches helpline number
Diamond Harbour: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday launched a helpline number to reach out to the people of his Lok Sabha constituency, on the lines of the Didi…
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Agnipath row: Wave of agitations reach Bengal
Kolkata: The wave of agitations against Agnipath, the proposed short-term entry scheme to the armed forces, on Friday reached West Bengal. Till 11 a.m. on Friday, the agitations were restricted to Thakurnagar…
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Call in central forces if stir over Prophet remark gets out of control: Calcutta HC to Bengal govt
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to take all possible steps to ensure that no violence takes place during any protest over the controversial remarks made…
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Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar ahead of presidential election
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Left leaders met NCP chief Sharad Pawar separately on Tuesday trying to convince the veteran leader to be the joint opposition nominee for…
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Prophet row: Mob attacks train in West Bengal railway station
Bethuadahari: A group of people attacked and damaged a local train at Bethuadahari railway station in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Sunday evening, a police officer said. It was not immediately known…
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‘Return to public life soon’: Mamata prays for Sonia’s recovery
Kolkata: Expressing concern over Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s hospitalisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday prayed for her early recovery. Gandhi was admitted to the Ganga Ram Hospital in New…
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Bengal: After Howrah, internet suspended in parts of Murshidabad
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday suspended internet services in parts of Murshidabad district till June 14 to stop the spread of misinformation following violence in Howrah, where such a clampdown…
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Prophet Row: Bengal BJP chief arrested enroute tensed Howrah
Kolkata: West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was arrested on Saturday afternoon while he was on his way to Howrah where tension has been brewing for the past few days over remarks…
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Prophet row: Two top cops of Bengal’s Howrah district removed
Kolkata: Following the tension and violence in pockets of Kolkata’s adjacent Howrah district over the controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad during the last couple of days, the West Bengal government on Saturday…
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Prophet row: Bengal BJP leader asks Amit Shah to deploy central forces
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and party’s West Bengal vice president Saumitra Khan on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to deploy central forces in the…
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BJP would have won Bengal polls, but Covid played spoilsport: Nadda
Kolkata: A year after the party’s defeat in the high-octane West Bengal Assembly polls, BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday claimed that the party would have come to power had the…
