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Bengal Minister Says Muslims Can Be 'Bigger Than Majority', BJP Responds
A remark by Kolkata mayor and senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim, in which he said Muslims could become a "bigger majority than the majority", has sparked a massive row. West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar has slammed the remarks
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'Will Chop Them Up...': Mithun Chakraborty At Kolkata Rally With Amit Shah
At a rally in Kolkata, with Amit Shah looking on, actor-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty made counter-threats of violence after Trinamool leader Humayun Kabir's message about violence against rival party workers.
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In Mamata Banerjee Muslim Outreach, A 6-Month Deadline To Modi Government
Mamata Banerjee has warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he has only six months in power as the two prep to joust over Bengal's Muslim voters' favour for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Efforts Made To Divide Indians, Create Rift In Co-Existence, Says Amartya Sen
In a virtual address at the centenary celebration of 'Anandabazar Patrika', Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said efforts are being made to divide Indians and a create rift in the co-existence of Hindus and Muslims for "political opportunism".
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"Indigenous" Muslims: Why Assam Opposition Sees BJP Ploy In Status For 5 Groups
Political watchers in Assam say the BJP -- ruling party at the Centre too -- wants to woo Assamese-speaking Muslims, sensing a vote-bank amid a complex cultural mix.
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"Arrest Disastrous BJP Leaders": Mamata Banerjee on Prophet Remarks Row
In series of tweets, West Bengal CM said such remarks were "resulting in not only spread of violence, but also division of the fabric of the country"
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BJP Links Trinamool's "Khela Hobe Divas" To Direct Action Day Of 1946
The BJP Bengal unit Saturday objected to the TMC government's plan to observe the "Khela Hobe Divas" on August 16, stating that the Muslim League had proclaimed the Direct Action Day on this day in 1946, which led to the killing of many number people
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Ramadan 2021: Roza Sehri And Iftar Time In Delhi, Kolkata & Other Cities
Ramadan time table 2021 in India: The most sacred month for Muslims, Ramadan has started. Muslims across the world do month-long Roza (fast from dawn to dusk) during Ramadan. Here are the Sehri and Iftar timings in few cities
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"Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls
A new political party was born in Kolkata on Thursday and will join the scramble for a slice of the 294-seat pie in the West Bengal assembly in the upcoming elections.
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Kolkata's Shaheen Bagh-Like Protest Enters 23rd Day, Gets Support From Artistes, Politicians
A sit-in agitation by 60 Muslim women at the Park Circus Maidan, christened as ''Kolkata's Shaheen Bagh'', entered its 23rd day on Wednesday with the protestors firm to carry on with their stir against the CAA indefinitely.
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All Refugees Will Be Granted Citizenship Under CAA: Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh asserted on Sunday that all refugees will be given citizenship under the CAA, as party leader Rahul Sinha stoked a controversy by alleging that those protesting at Park Circus and Shaheen Bagh are "Bangladeshi Muslims".
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"We Could Be Next": Christian Priests Protest Citizenship Act In Kolkata
Christians have protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens before, but for the first time on Monday, priests took to the streets of Kolkata in their cassocks to voice their condemnation. They claim that while Muslims have been excluded from the ambit of the amended citizenship law now, it could be the turn...
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'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy
A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.
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BJP Youth Wing Takes To Hanuman Chalisa To Counter Namaz On Bengal Roads
The members of the BJP youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha gathered in Howrah, near Kolkata on Tuesday night and sat down on the road to recite the Hanuman Chalisa. This, they say, is their way of protesting against the "blocking of roads" by Muslims during Friday namaz.
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"Embarrassed": Prominent Kolkata Muslims' Open Letter To Mamata Banerjee
In the wake of the attack on doctors and harassment of model Ushoshi Sengupta by some members of their community, a group of prominent Muslims has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking for stringent action against the culprits to dispel the "perception" that they are being "shielded or appeased".
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Bengal Minister Says Muslims Can Be 'Bigger Than Majority', BJP Responds
A remark by Kolkata mayor and senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim, in which he said Muslims could become a "bigger majority than the majority", has sparked a massive row. West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar has slammed the remarks
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'Will Chop Them Up...': Mithun Chakraborty At Kolkata Rally With Amit Shah
At a rally in Kolkata, with Amit Shah looking on, actor-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty made counter-threats of violence after Trinamool leader Humayun Kabir's message about violence against rival party workers.
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In Mamata Banerjee Muslim Outreach, A 6-Month Deadline To Modi Government
Mamata Banerjee has warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he has only six months in power as the two prep to joust over Bengal's Muslim voters' favour for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Efforts Made To Divide Indians, Create Rift In Co-Existence, Says Amartya Sen
In a virtual address at the centenary celebration of 'Anandabazar Patrika', Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said efforts are being made to divide Indians and a create rift in the co-existence of Hindus and Muslims for "political opportunism".
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"Indigenous" Muslims: Why Assam Opposition Sees BJP Ploy In Status For 5 Groups
Political watchers in Assam say the BJP -- ruling party at the Centre too -- wants to woo Assamese-speaking Muslims, sensing a vote-bank amid a complex cultural mix.
-
"Arrest Disastrous BJP Leaders": Mamata Banerjee on Prophet Remarks Row
In series of tweets, West Bengal CM said such remarks were "resulting in not only spread of violence, but also division of the fabric of the country"
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BJP Links Trinamool's "Khela Hobe Divas" To Direct Action Day Of 1946
The BJP Bengal unit Saturday objected to the TMC government's plan to observe the "Khela Hobe Divas" on August 16, stating that the Muslim League had proclaimed the Direct Action Day on this day in 1946, which led to the killing of many number people
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Ramadan 2021: Roza Sehri And Iftar Time In Delhi, Kolkata & Other Cities
Ramadan time table 2021 in India: The most sacred month for Muslims, Ramadan has started. Muslims across the world do month-long Roza (fast from dawn to dusk) during Ramadan. Here are the Sehri and Iftar timings in few cities
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"Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls
A new political party was born in Kolkata on Thursday and will join the scramble for a slice of the 294-seat pie in the West Bengal assembly in the upcoming elections.
-
Kolkata's Shaheen Bagh-Like Protest Enters 23rd Day, Gets Support From Artistes, Politicians
A sit-in agitation by 60 Muslim women at the Park Circus Maidan, christened as ''Kolkata's Shaheen Bagh'', entered its 23rd day on Wednesday with the protestors firm to carry on with their stir against the CAA indefinitely.
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All Refugees Will Be Granted Citizenship Under CAA: Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh asserted on Sunday that all refugees will be given citizenship under the CAA, as party leader Rahul Sinha stoked a controversy by alleging that those protesting at Park Circus and Shaheen Bagh are "Bangladeshi Muslims".
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"We Could Be Next": Christian Priests Protest Citizenship Act In Kolkata
Christians have protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens before, but for the first time on Monday, priests took to the streets of Kolkata in their cassocks to voice their condemnation. They claim that while Muslims have been excluded from the ambit of the amended citizenship law now, it could be the turn...
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'Azaan' At Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Triggers Controversy
A city Durga Puja committee has triggered a controversy by playing Azaan--a Muslim call for prayer-- along with Sanskrit hymns as the theme music of the festivities.
-
BJP Youth Wing Takes To Hanuman Chalisa To Counter Namaz On Bengal Roads
The members of the BJP youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha gathered in Howrah, near Kolkata on Tuesday night and sat down on the road to recite the Hanuman Chalisa. This, they say, is their way of protesting against the "blocking of roads" by Muslims during Friday namaz.
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"Embarrassed": Prominent Kolkata Muslims' Open Letter To Mamata Banerjee
In the wake of the attack on doctors and harassment of model Ushoshi Sengupta by some members of their community, a group of prominent Muslims has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking for stringent action against the culprits to dispel the "perception" that they are being "shielded or appeased".
