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CM and Union Min flag off ‘Daud Se Dhyan’ marathon ahead of Yoga Day
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Union Minister of State for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav on Friday morning jointly flagged off the ‘Daud Se Dhyan 2026’ marathon from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters. The nearly 2-km run...
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CM extends Jana Kalyan Shivir by a day amid huge turnout
KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a one-day extension of the statewide Jana Kalyan Shivir (JKS), which was originally scheduled to conclude on June 17. The camps will now continue on Thursday as well, owing to the...
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Roadmap for North Bengal’s dev ready: Suvendu
DARJEELING: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said his government has prepared a comprehensive roadmap for the development of the state’s northern region and assured people in the hills that the benefits of all Central schemes...
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The peace pen awaits Friday
WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump has announced that the US and Iran have finalised a deal to end their 107-day war, which triggered a global energy crisis. The peace agreement is scheduled to be signed on June 19 in Switzerland, according...
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Obscure NCPI emerges as new home for Trinamool rebels
To avoid legal complications, 19 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Saturday adopted a new strategy by merging with the little-known Tripura-based Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and extending support to the ruling National Democratic...
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Suvendu bats for better governance, investment-led growth in Bengal
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said the state’s economy must be strengthened and investment brought in to generate employment, while asserting that improved law and order under the BJP government was beginning to show...
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Suvendu vows to bring Tata back to Bengal, promises industry push
KOLKATA: Promising a revival of industrial fortunes in the state, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said that his government will bring the Tata Group back to Bengal while outlining an employment-focused industrial policy built on transparent...
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Suvendu to showcase govt’s first-month achievements, ‘double-engine’ push
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday will highlight the initiatives undertaken by his government in the past month and may also give a detailed outline on how the first BJP government will carry out a host of projects in coordination with the...
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At NDA@12, Modi blames Cong for India’s sluggish growth years
NEW DELHI: Marking 12 years of the BJP-led NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India’s slow-growth era was wrongly labelled the “Hindu growth rate” and should instead have been called the “Congress growth rate”. He alleged...
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SIR: EC empowers poll officials to flag suspected foreign nationals
The Election Commission (EC) has instructed its state election machinery to refer cases of “suspected foreign nationals” to the appropriate authorities during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to detailed...
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Railway projs worth about Rs 1L cr to be implemented in Bengal: CM
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced that Railway projects worth around Rs 1 lakh crore would be implemented in the state in the coming years. Sharing the dais with Adhikari at Nabanna Sabhaghar, Union Railways minister Ashwini...
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Govt will plant at least 1.10 cr saplings across Bengal: CM
Launching afforestation campaign, ‘Ekti Gaach Mayer Naame’ (A Tree in Mother’s Name) on World Environment Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced that the state government will plant at least 1.10 crore saplings across the...
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Tajpur Port not feasible, Bengal eyes deep-sea port at Dadanpatrabar
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the proposed deep-sea port at Tajpur was not feasible and announced an alternative plan to develop the project at Dadanpatrabar in East Midnapore, about 10 km from Tajpur. He also...
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CM: Annapurna Yojana funds reached 28.25L beneficiaries
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced that funds under its flagship welfare scheme, Annapurna Yojana, have been transferred to the bank accounts of more than 28.25 lakh beneficiaries across the state. The announcement was made by...
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Tarakeswar revamp on cards, says Suvendu
KOLKATA: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday chaired a closed-door administrative review meeting in Hooghly district, where issues ranging from the development of Tarakeswar temple and preparations for the upcoming Sravani Mela to flood...
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Suvendu expands ministry, 35 MLAs take oath
KOLKATA: As many as thirteen Bengal Cabinet ministers, three ministers of state with independent charge and 19 ministers of state (MoS) were sworn in on Monday as part of the first expansion of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s Cabinet. MLAs Swapan...
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TWO TITLES, ONE KING
AHMEDABAD: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title defence found its perfect finishing touch in Virat Kohli’s bat. On a night when RCB rarely loosened their grip on the contest, Kohli produced another reminder of his enduring value in a chase, steering...
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Bengal allocated Rs 2,103 cr for Nat’l Health Mission: CM
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art central control room at Swasthya Bhavan to enforce its “zero tolerance” policy against hospital touts and the alleged practice of unnecessarily referring...
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Census to begin in Bengal from August 1: Suvendu
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said Census 2027 would be conducted in the state from August 1, 2026, to the end of February 2027, asserting that the population enumeration exercise is completely unrelated to politics. Adhikari made...
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Bengal transfers 142.79 acres to BSF for border infrastructure
The Bengal government has transferred 142.79 acres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the construction of Border Outposts (BOPs) and border fencing to strengthen surveillance along the international boundary and curb infiltration and...
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CM: 30L Lakshmir Bhandar recipients ineligible, fresh verification for Annapurna
KOLKATA: Claiming that nearly 30 lakh beneficiaries of the erstwhile Lakshmir Bhandar scheme were ineligible, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a fresh verification process for all applicants under the proposed Annapurna Yojana and...
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Govt sets up high-level panel to examine ‘unnatural demographic’ changes
NEW DELHI: The Centre has formed a high-level committee, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, to examine demographic changes arising from illegal immigration and other unnatural causes and recommend measures to deal with these challenges, Union...
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State orders ‘holding centres’ for B’deshis, Rohingyas in all districts
The West Bengal government has directed all districts to set up “holding centres” to detain suspected Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya immigrants for up to 30 days pending verification of their citizenship and deportation status. The order, issued...
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Bengal gets Rs 3K cr healthcare boost, Ayushman rollout from July: Suvendu
KOLKATA: The BJP-led Bengal government has secured healthcare assistance worth more than Rs 3000 crore from the Centre for the current financial year and is preparing to roll out the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme across the state from July,...
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After Modi, Shah meet, Bengal CM Suvendu vows crackdown on corruption, infiltration
NEW DELHI: Following the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari outlined an aggressive governance agenda focusing on corruption probes, border security,...
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CM Adhikari fast-tracks Howrah civic polls, dissolves Durgapur municipal board
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced the fast-tracking of the delimitation process for the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), paving the way for civic elections pending for eight years. He said that if formalities are completed on...
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Detect, deport people not covered under CAA: CM
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced the enforcement of a new statelevel mechanism linked to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), declaring that individuals not covered under the CAA framework would be arrested by...
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Falta voters will cast ballots freely in re-poll: Suvendu
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday claimed that people of Falta would be able to cast their votes freely and without intimidation in the May 21 repoll. He was campaigning in favour of BJP candidate Debangshu Panda in the...
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State sets up two inquiry commissions on corruption, crimes against women
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced the formation of two separate inquiry commissions to investigate allegations of institutional corruption and crimes against women, while the state Cabinet approved the ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme and...
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Trump warns Iran: Deal or destruction
A fresh warning from Donald Trump has heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran as negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme and the broader regional conflict remain stalled. In a message posted on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said, “For...
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PM warns of global poverty threat, pitches India as land of opportunity and growth
THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a highprofile address to the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands on Saturday to deliver a dual message: a sobering warning that global crises threaten to reverse decades of poverty reduction worldwide, and an...
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PM’s brief UAE visit yields $5 bn fund, oil reserve, LPG supply deal
ABU DHABI: Though it was a brief visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United Arab Emirates on Friday, it ended up yielding big returns for India. India and the UAE signed key defence, energy and maritime agreements and announced US$ 5 billion...
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Modi, Lavrov discuss Ukraine, West Asia, push for diplomatic solutions
NEW DELHI: India stood at the centre of global diplomacy on Thursday as New Delhi hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raising grave concerns over the West Asia crisis, mounting economic uncertainty,...
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Bulldozers deployed after CM orders crackdown on illegal structures
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday adopted a “zero-tolerance” stance against illegal buildings and factories, directing state agencies to immediately disconnect electricity and water supply to units operating without sanctioned building...
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NEET-UG 2026 cancelled over paper leak, CBI registers FIR
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3, citing allegations of a question paper leak and other irregularities, casting doubts over the future of nearly 22.79 lakh aspirants into...
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Bengal clears land transfer to BSF for sensitive international border fencing
In a major policy decision taken immediately after assuming office, the newly formed BJP government in Bengal on Monday approved the transfer of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing along sensitive international border areas. Chief...
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PM calls for reduced petrol, diesel consumption amid West Asia crisis
HYDERABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to adopt restraint in fuel consumption and make lifestyle adjustments to help India navigate the economic strain caused by the ongoing West Asia conflict, while also unveiling development...
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Bengal’s 9th, BJP’s 1st CM: Suvendu takes oath
In a historical moment drenched with political symbolism and intense emotion, Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal and the BJP’s first-ever CM in the state at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground on Saturday. The ceremony...
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UAE reports drone, missile attack after US says traded fire with Iran
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said it responded to another Iranian missile barrage on Friday, hours after the US said it traded fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest blows to a shaky month-old ceasefire. The UAE’s Defence...
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Historic moment: Shah to chair meet today on BRP’s first Bengal CM pick
As Union Home minister Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata on Friday afternoon to chair a meeting with the BJP’s 207 newly elected MLAs and finalise the name of the BJP chief minister of a BJP government in West Bengal, it marks the culmination of the party’s...
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Samik warns of ‘zero tolerance’, threatens resignation if post-poll violence continues
State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday said he would step down if post-poll violence in West Bengal is not brought under control, as clashes and unrest continue to be reported from across the state in the wake of the BJP’s historic...
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BJP govt to take oath on Tagore’s birth anniv
The BJP is set to form its first-ever government in West Bengal, with the swearing-in ceremony slated for Saturday, May 9—coinciding with the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Union Home minister Amit Shah, appointed as the...
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LOTUS BLOOMS IN BENGAL: BJP scripts history, clinches 206 seats
In a mandate both emphatic and symbolic, the BJP on Monday scripted history, by winning 206 seats—well past the two-thirds mark—to end the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) 15-year rule and decisively redraw Bengal’s political and ideological landscape. The...
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Counting today: SIR shadow looms over Bengal poll outcome
A politically charged Bengal has witnessed an unprecedented Assembly election this time, marked by uncertainty and a contentious overhaul of electoral rolls that saw nearly 12 per cent of the state’s electorate removed ahead of polling under the...
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Mamata tells agents to ignore exit polls, stay till end
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday held a virtual meeting with counting agents from 291 of 294 Assembly constituencies, with the party chairperson urging them to stay put till...
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Mamata says TMC will cross 226 seats; stages sit-in at strongroom past midnight
Terming the exit polls as a “BJP conspiracy”, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that her party would “definitely cross 226” seats, claiming the projections favouring the saffron party were a deliberate attempt to influence...
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Record 92.84% voter turnout marks end of Bengal polls; 77 EVM complaints reported
The West Bengal Assembly polls concluded on Wednesday with what the Election Commission described as the state’s highest-ever voter turnout, touching 92.84 per cent till 7 pm. East Burdwan led the charts with 93.37 per cent, followed by Hooghly at...
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Preventing Iranian nuclear weapon remains core issue: Secretary Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked in a Fox News interview about Iran’s latest proposal, which would postpone discussions on its nuclear programme but end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade and ends the...
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Mamata leads 14-km roadshow as high-stakes campaign ends
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday led a high-voltage 14-km padayatra in Kolkata on the final day of campaigning, sweeping through four key constituencies in South Kolkata, including the fiercely contested Bhowanipore seat where...
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Cash for votes: Mamata accuses BJP of ‘bringing Rs 300 cr through Odisha border’
KOLKATA: Alleging a “cashfor-votes” operation by the BJP, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that “Rs 300 crore” had been brought into Bhowanipore from Odisha in a black Scorpio and was being distributed in slum...
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Mamata warns legal action against Shah over ‘hang upside down’ remark
KOLKATA: Amid a highoctane political campaign, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday threatened to file a legal suit against Union Home minister Amir Shah for his “hang upside down” warning directed at Banerjee’s party workers...
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Mamata: BJP heading for embarrassing defeat, PM’s ‘theatrics won’t work’
At an election rally in Howrah on Friday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, dismissing their “jhalmuri” campaign as stagemanaged optics and political theatrics. She...
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Record 92.35% turnout in Bengal polls Phase 1; TMC, BJP trade victory claims
The first phase of the Assembly elections in Bengal witnessed an unprecedented voter response on Thursday, recording a staggering 92.35 per cent turnout across 152 constituencies, adding a dramatic edge to the opening round of polling. The voting...
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Israel urges Lebanon to join forces against Hezbollah
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called on Lebanon to work with Israel to disarm the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah ahead of negotiations in Washington on Thursday. The meeting follows a similar gathering last week in Washington, and is...
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BJP and election body bringing ‘2 lakh outsiders to rig Bengal polls’: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and Bengal Chief Minister, on the campaign trail, accused the BJP and the apex poll body of facilitating poll rigging by bringing in nearly 2 lakh outsiders into Bengal. She also sparked a fresh...
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‘Plot before polls’: Mamata alleges targeted arrests of TMC workers
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Monday voiced apprehension over arrests targeting party workers, just days ahead of the highstakes two-phase Assembly elections in Bengal. Warning of a “disturbing pattern,” Banerjee alleged that...
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PM misusing govt machinery for political campaigns: Mamata
Responding sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, over the women’s reservation issue, Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused him of misusing government...
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BJP running minority govt at Centre, its downfall has begun, says Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson, on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, declaring that the “downfall of the BJP has begun” after the saffron party-led Centre failed to push through the Constitution Amendment Bill in...
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Mamata dubs IT raids ‘revenge politics’
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, addressing an election rally on Friday, lashed out over the IT raids at the office and residence of her party’s Rashbehari candidate Debasish Kumar, terming it “shameless revenge politics” by the...
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People’s victory, not mine: Mamata hails SC supplementary list order
“This is a people’s victory; Victory of Ma, Mati, Manush; Victory of democracy, of the Constitution. I thank the judiciary. I am the happiest person today,” stated Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, reacting to the Supreme Court ruling...
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‘BJP trying to push Delimitation Bill under Women’s Reservation Bill veil’
SILIGURI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised the BJP-led Union government, alleging that it was attempting to push the Delimitation Bill under the guise of the Women’s Reservation Bill. She asserted that West...
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Ukraine and Germany sign defence & economic pacts
BERLIN: Ukraine and Germany are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defence systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Kyiv looks to scale up its more than four-year fight...
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Fighting alone against all BJP-ruled states & Centre for people: Mamata
With the 2026 Assembly elections just days away, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee intensified her attack on the BJP, claiming on Monday that the Centre and 19 NDA-ruled states have joined forces against her as she continues to fight...
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BJP attempting to ‘divide Bengal’, betrayed Bihar women: Mamata
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of attempting to “divide Bengal again” through delimitation while also alleging that the saffron party had betrayed women beneficiaries in Bihar by taking back pre-poll welfare...
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BJP’s bid to invalidate my Bhowanipore candidature foiled: Mamata
In the high-voltage battle for Bengal, another political storm erupted on Saturday as Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhowanipore Assembly seat in South Kolkata by...
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Like Assam, BJP will bring outsiders during Bengal elections, says Mamata
KOLKATA: As the poll battle intensifies with just days to go for the first phase of voting, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp political offensive on Friday, using multiple election rallies...
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Despite mass deletions, we’ll emerge victorious for the fourth term: Mamata
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday held five programmes in support of party candidates across multiple constituencies, intensifying her campaign while launching sharp attacks on the BJP and the Election Commission (EC). She...
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Will move Supreme Court again to oppose removal of electors: Mamata
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, slammed the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the deletion of voters’ names and also asserted that her party will move the Supreme Court again to oppose the...
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‘Matuas, Rajbanshis & minorities being targeted under SIR drive’
Do you think that people do not understand this?” Banerjee said in reference to the SIR carried out by the poll body. She also claimed that in districts with significant minority populations, such as Murshidabad, Malda and North Dinajpur, names were...
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Mamata demands PM’s resignation over silence on Pak’s ‘threat’ to Kolkata
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for remaining silent over Pakistan’s threat to attack Kolkata, questioning why the issue was not raised during his recent poll rallies in the...
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Vote for us or BJP will ‘divide’ Bengal: Mamata
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused authorities of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to “intimidate” voters by deleting names, and urged minority communities to back the Trinamool Congress,...
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‘EC-BJP collusion’: ‘Names deleted, mockery of democracy’, Mamata’s multi-pronged attack
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission, in collusion with the BJP, is attempting to silence public voices. Reacting to the large number of names deleted from the electoral rolls, she...
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Kaliachak violence: Mamata alleges BJP–AIMIM nexus; lauds CID after arrest of key accused
SILIGURI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Supremo Mamta Banerjee stated that the arrest of the main accused in the Kaliachak judicial officers hostage incident has proved the involvement of AIMIM along with the BJP. She claimed that the BJP had ‘hired’ him...
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Mamata condemns attack on judicial officers, alleges BJP plot to impose ‘President’s Rule’
Appealing to all to maintain peace and not succumb to provocation, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the attack on judicial officers and alleged that Union Home minister Amit Shah was behind a “larger...
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