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BJP MLAs from Bengal’s Jangalmahal region get restive

After the dissent of MLAs from the Matua community, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing dissent from MLAs of the State’s Jangalmahal region, with legislators writing to

The Hindu

Why Centre's move on Amar Jawan Jyoti is aimed at Congress, Mamata Banerjee

NEW DELHI: A major controversy has broken out over the Narendra Modi government’s decision on Friday to extinguish the Amar Jawan Jyoti (eternal flame) at India Gate in the national capital and merge it with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial. However, the Centre’s decision seems to be…

The Times of India

COVID-19 deaths remain a point of concern in West Bengal

The State has been recording about 30 deaths over the past few days but on Wednesday it recorded the highest deaths in the third wave of the pandemic.

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Mamata’s campaign for SP will help BJP: Adhikari

On Tuesday, SP leader Kiranmoy Nanda met Mamata at her residence in Kolkata

The Hindu

Kolkata sees dramatic dip in daily COVID-19 cases, restrictions relaxed

West Bengal, particularly its capital Kolkata, has witnessed an overnight dramatic drop in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, making the city breathe easy and encouraging the State government to ease

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West Bengal: Cartoonist Narayan Debnath passes away; PM Modi, CM Mamata condole his demise

KOLKATA: Eminent cartoonist Narayan Debnath — the creator of unforgettable characters like Batul The Great, Nante and Fante — breathed his last on Tuesday morning at a hospital in West Bengal capital Kolkata.

The Times of India

Republic Day tableau

It is unfortunate that the tableau of West Bengal has been excluded from the Republic Day parade (Inside pages, January 17). Each State in the Indian Union has its unique identity across a raft of sp

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Republic Day tableauIt is unfortunate that the tableau of West Bengal has been excluded from the Republic Day parade (Inside pages, January 17). Each State in the Indian Union has its unique identity

The Hindu

West Bengal records 9,385 more Covid cases, 33 new deaths

KOLKATA: West Bengal on Monday registered 9,385 new Covid-19 cases, 5,553 less than Sunday's figure, pushing the tally to 19,07,084, the health department said in a bulletin. Altogether 33 fresh fatalities took the death toll to 20,121.

The Times of India

Tableaux rejections based on due process, say Central government sources

Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala kick up political storm over rejection of their proposals

The Hindu

'Expert panel decides on R-Day tableau': Centre counters Mamata's charge

NEW DELHI: The Centre had no role in rejecting the tableau of West Bengal for the Republic Day celebrations, said sources in the Modi government.

The Times of India

SC adjourns hearing on West Bengal's suit against CBI probe in post-poll violence cases

The Centre had earlier told the apex court that it has nothing to do with the post-poll violence cases registered by the CBI in West Bengal.

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 255: Nirbhaya case, Chhattisgarh against NIA Act, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest updates from New Delhi, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Ukraine.

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Daily Dose Ep 252: JNU violence, Iran’s ‘mistake’, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest updates from New Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Iran.

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Daily Dose Ep 250: Mumbai gangster’s arrest, Iran, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Anusuya Som brings you the latest news from Maharashtra, West Bengal, New Delhi, Karnataka, and Iran.

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Daily Dose Ep 249: Anjana Om Kashyap, Iran plane crash, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest updates from New Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Meghalaya, and Iran.

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Daily Dose Ep 161: #HowdyModi, Balakot, #Fleabag and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Gaurav Sarkar brings you the latest from Narendra Modi’s US visit, West Bengal, Primetime Emmy Awards, and more.

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Blood Island: Tugging at historical memory

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#Phase3: Voting begins in 117 seats across 13 states and 2 UTs

One hundred and seventeen Lok Sabha seats across 13 states and two Union Territories are going to polls in the third phase of the 2019 General Elections. In the first two phases, polling was held to 91 and 95 seats on April 11 and April 18.

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Bengal panchayat poll violence: 10 political workers dead, media attacked

Violence and clashes between party workers on Monday marred the West Bengal Panchayat elections, leading to the assault of workers from major opposition parties — CPI(M), BJP and Congress — and death of 10 of them. Several journalists were attacked. Two media persons, Kamakshya Das from Uttarer Saradin and 24…

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Book Review: A Century Is Not Enough By Sourav Ganguly

A Century Is Not EnoughBy Sourav Ganguly, co-written with Gautam BhattacharyaPublished by JuggernautPages 258It was on a sunny winter day in December 1995 when, as a schoolboy, I watched Sourav Ganguly on a cricket ground for the first time. He was dismissed for a paltry nine runs in Bengal’s first…

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