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"Mamataji Offered Self In Exchange For Kandahar Hostages": Yashwant Sinha
Amid the prevailing tension in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the flight, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said today. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, the former senior BJP...
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Raised For Fifth Day Amid Tensions In Middle East
In the last five days petrol prices have been increased by 49 paise per litre in Kolkata and Mumbai, by 55 paise in Delhi and by 52 paise in Chennai.
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise For Fourth Day Amid Tensions In Middle-East
Petrol, diesel rate: In the last four days petrol prices have been increased in the range of 34-40 paise and diesel prices have been raised in the range of 49-55 paise across the metro cities by Indian Oil.
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At Trinamool MLA's Ganesh Puja, BJP Top Guns Are Chief Guest
Tensions between the Trinamool and BJP are at record high in West Bengal. BJP MP, Arjun Singh, is in hospital with a head injury, the governor cut short his visit to New Delhi, returned to Kolkata, visited the MP and condemned the violence at Barrackpore.
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Bengal Top Cop Visits Barrackpore After Trinamool-BJP Clashes
In an unusual move underlining the gravity of the situation, West Bengal Director General of Police Virendra on Friday visited the Jaggatdal police station area - 40 km from Kolkata - for a first-hand assessment of post-poll tensions bordering on the communal in the area.
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IPL 2019: Simon Katich Says "Tension, Change Of Dynamic" Responsible For KKR's Poor Campaign
Kolkata Knight Riders' campaign came to a poor end as they were crushed by nine wickets by Mumbai Indians in their last IPL 2019 league match.
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"Anywhere In Country, From Kolkata To Karachi": PM's Mix-Up At Poll Rally
During an election rally in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking about the healthcare scheme 'Ayushman Bharat', mentioned Pakistan's Karachi, before clarifying that he actually wanted to say Kochi. He followed that up with a quick explanation why he said so.
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Bengal's Number One Doubles Badminton Player Dies Of Electrocution
Bengal's number one doubles badminton player Trinankur Nag died of electrocution today after suffering severe burn injuries while working in a railway car shed in Kolkata, an Eastern Railway spokesman said.
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5 Arrested In Killing Of Youth Near Durga Puja Pandal In Bengal: Police
Tension prevailed in Chinsurah after a youth was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Hooghly district, police said on Wednesday.
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West Bengal Government Will Foil Attempts To Divide People, Says Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government would foil any attempt to divide people during the coming religious occasions.
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Blog: I Covered The Bashirhat Riots. 'They Are Coming,' They Kept Saying
Trouble had erupted in Baduria, just three days before July 4, after a blasphemous social media post about the Prophet by a 17-year-old. The road from Kolkata leading up to Deganga was deserted, shops shuttered, unease in the air.
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Central Troops Patrol West Bengal's Basirhat, Hit By Communal Riots
A burnt motorcycle lies bang in the middle of the road as you enter Basirhat, a town 100 km from Kolkata, that has borne the brunt of communal clashes that erupted on Monday, peaked on Tuesday and simmered to a very uneasy calm today after the BSF began patrolling the area.
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Centre Asks Mamata Banerjee For Report On Communal Tension: 10 Points
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked West Bengal for a report on communal clashes in towns near Kolkata over a Facebook post. Mr Singh spoke to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this morning. Violence engulfed large parts of the North 24 Parganas district after a derogatory post on Prophet Mohammed by a 17-year-student of Baduria, who has been arrest...
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After Facebook Post, Communal Tension In Bengal, Centre Sends In Troops
The Centre on Tuesday sent in about 400 troops of the paramilitary Border Security Force or BSF to West Bengal after a request from the state government trying to control communal trouble near Kolkata.
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'Trinamool Goons' Trying To Break Into Home, Minister Babul Supriyo Tweets Video
Union Minister Babul Supriyo tweeted a video today, saying that supporters of the Trinamool Congress are trying to break into the home of his parents in Kolkata, in the latest escalation of tensions over the arrest of two Trinamool leaders in corruption cases.
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"Mamataji Offered Self In Exchange For Kandahar Hostages": Yashwant Sinha
Amid the prevailing tension in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in 1999, Mamata Banerjee, a Union Cabinet Minister then, had offered herself as a hostage in exchange for the passengers of the flight, former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said today. Recalling his days with her as a colleague, the former senior BJP...
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Raised For Fifth Day Amid Tensions In Middle East
In the last five days petrol prices have been increased by 49 paise per litre in Kolkata and Mumbai, by 55 paise in Delhi and by 52 paise in Chennai.
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Petrol, Diesel Prices Rise For Fourth Day Amid Tensions In Middle-East
Petrol, diesel rate: In the last four days petrol prices have been increased in the range of 34-40 paise and diesel prices have been raised in the range of 49-55 paise across the metro cities by Indian Oil.
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At Trinamool MLA's Ganesh Puja, BJP Top Guns Are Chief Guest
Tensions between the Trinamool and BJP are at record high in West Bengal. BJP MP, Arjun Singh, is in hospital with a head injury, the governor cut short his visit to New Delhi, returned to Kolkata, visited the MP and condemned the violence at Barrackpore.
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Bengal Top Cop Visits Barrackpore After Trinamool-BJP Clashes
In an unusual move underlining the gravity of the situation, West Bengal Director General of Police Virendra on Friday visited the Jaggatdal police station area - 40 km from Kolkata - for a first-hand assessment of post-poll tensions bordering on the communal in the area.
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IPL 2019: Simon Katich Says "Tension, Change Of Dynamic" Responsible For KKR's Poor Campaign
Kolkata Knight Riders' campaign came to a poor end as they were crushed by nine wickets by Mumbai Indians in their last IPL 2019 league match.
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"Anywhere In Country, From Kolkata To Karachi": PM's Mix-Up At Poll Rally
During an election rally in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking about the healthcare scheme 'Ayushman Bharat', mentioned Pakistan's Karachi, before clarifying that he actually wanted to say Kochi. He followed that up with a quick explanation why he said so.
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Bengal's Number One Doubles Badminton Player Dies Of Electrocution
Bengal's number one doubles badminton player Trinankur Nag died of electrocution today after suffering severe burn injuries while working in a railway car shed in Kolkata, an Eastern Railway spokesman said.
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5 Arrested In Killing Of Youth Near Durga Puja Pandal In Bengal: Police
Tension prevailed in Chinsurah after a youth was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Hooghly district, police said on Wednesday.
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West Bengal Government Will Foil Attempts To Divide People, Says Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government would foil any attempt to divide people during the coming religious occasions.
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Blog: I Covered The Bashirhat Riots. 'They Are Coming,' They Kept Saying
Trouble had erupted in Baduria, just three days before July 4, after a blasphemous social media post about the Prophet by a 17-year-old. The road from Kolkata leading up to Deganga was deserted, shops shuttered, unease in the air.
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Central Troops Patrol West Bengal's Basirhat, Hit By Communal Riots
A burnt motorcycle lies bang in the middle of the road as you enter Basirhat, a town 100 km from Kolkata, that has borne the brunt of communal clashes that erupted on Monday, peaked on Tuesday and simmered to a very uneasy calm today after the BSF began patrolling the area.
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Centre Asks Mamata Banerjee For Report On Communal Tension: 10 Points
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked West Bengal for a report on communal clashes in towns near Kolkata over a Facebook post. Mr Singh spoke to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this morning. Violence engulfed large parts of the North 24 Parganas district after a derogatory post on Prophet Mohammed by a 17-year-student of Baduria, who has been arrest...
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After Facebook Post, Communal Tension In Bengal, Centre Sends In Troops
The Centre on Tuesday sent in about 400 troops of the paramilitary Border Security Force or BSF to West Bengal after a request from the state government trying to control communal trouble near Kolkata.
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'Trinamool Goons' Trying To Break Into Home, Minister Babul Supriyo Tweets Video
Union Minister Babul Supriyo tweeted a video today, saying that supporters of the Trinamool Congress are trying to break into the home of his parents in Kolkata, in the latest escalation of tensions over the arrest of two Trinamool leaders in corruption cases.
