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Kolkata: Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history. Dam, who appeared for the interview under the watch of the police, is in jail in connection with an attack on the Eastern…
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Kolkata: Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has been up in arms against a controversial comment by High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay that targets Mamata Banerjee. The former judge’s purported comment — videos of which are circulating online — has provided massive ammunition to Trinamool, which has tagged the BJP as “anti-women” since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
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Kolkata: Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, in the backdrop of sexual harassment allegations against him, has declared that he would allow the public to see the video footage of the concerned day “but not Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee or her police”. The Raj Bhavan handle today posted a statement titled “Sach ke Saamne Programme” that…
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New Delhi: A Calcutta High Court order cancelling the appointment of over 25,000 assistant teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal has been put on hold by the Supreme Court. The court said the Central Bureau of Investigation will continue to look into the matter but there will be no coercive action against candidates or…
Kolkata: Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has denied allegations of sexual harassment by an employee of the Raj Bhavan, calling it an “engineered narrative”. “If anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal,” he said. The Raj Bhavan, in a…
Shreevats Goswami, who was part of India’s U-19 World Cup-winning team in 2008, has alleged that a match in Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) first division league looked like it was fixed. Taking to Facebook, the former crickter shared a couple of clips from the fixture between Mohammedan Sporting and Town Club. The video seemingly…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a Ram Mandir-themed Durga Puja Pandal at Santosh Mitra Square in north Kolkata on October 16. This unique pandal, organized by the Santosh Mitra Square Puja Committee, is modelled after the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Amit Shah is scheduled to visit…
Howrah: A 25-year-old man who was in judicial custody died in a hospital on Saturday, prompting a group of people in Panchla area of West Bengal’s Howrah district to block a road alleging that he died because of torture. The police reached the spot and lifted the blockade which caused a traffic snarl in the…
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