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Adhir praises economist Parakala Prabhakar for his views on electoral bonds
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury on Thursday heaped praise on Parakala Prabhakar, eminent economist and husband of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for his views on the electoral bonds saying…
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BJP’s latest list of candidates for West Bengal full of surprises
Kolkata: The BJP surprised many with its latest list of Lok Sabha candidates for West Bengal, nominating a protester from Sandeshkhali for the Basirhat constituency and changing the seats of its two…
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Sheikh Shahjahan’s overseas trips between 2014 & 2021 under CBI scanner
Kolkata: Frequent overseas trips made between 2014 and 2021 by suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who is the alleged mastermind of the attack on an ED team in Sandeshkhali, are currently…
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West Bengal: Sheikh Shahjahan’s CBI custody extended by 6 days
Kolkata: A district court in West Bengal on Friday extended the CBI custody of the now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who’s the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF…
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TMC lodges complaint against Bengal guv for interfering in poll process
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, accusing him of unlawfully meddling in the upcoming Lok Sabha…
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WB: TMC-BJP clash amid rallies led by Union MoS, state minister
Dinhata: Clashes broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Tuesday evening moments after a public meeting addressed by Union MoS for Home Nisith Paramanik got…
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EC orders large-scale transfers of bureaucrats ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand,…
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Sandeshkhali violence: Locals demand arrest of 3 TMC leaders
Kolkata: Fresh protests erupted at certain pockets in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Sunday after locals demanded the immediate arrest of three more local Trinamool Congress leaders. The three leaders include a…
- Kolkata
West Bengal MPs Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP
New Delhi: Two MPs from West Bengal — Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari — joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Friday, saying that they were upset with the Sandeshkhali incidents. Singh…
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Sandeshkhali victims narrate their horror to media, seek Prez’s intervention
New Delhi: Days after the alleged abuse and humiliation of scores of women in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, a group of victims from the area met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her intervention…
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District court extends Sheikh Shahjahan’s CBI custody by 8 days
Kolkata: The Basirhat sub-divisional court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday extended the CBI custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF teams…
- Kolkata
ED seizes ‘crucial’ documents from the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan’s aide
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday seized crucial documents linked to the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal, including seven diaries, from the residence of a close confidant of now-suspended…