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Raids Conducted In Jharkhand, Bengal In Case Linked To Alleged Bangladeshi Infiltration
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.
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By-Polls In 6 Seats Of Bengal, Opposition Hopes For RG Kar Effect
The coming by-polls in West Bengal are expected to be bellwether for which way the political winds are blowing in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal after the massive protests over the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor.
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Wife Of Murdered Bengal Congress Leader Died Of Poisoning: Autopsy Report
The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, The Man Who Tried To Undo Bengal Mess, But Too Late
On February 4, 2019, gloom settled over the iconic Brigade Parade grounds in the heart of Kolkata. Kanhaiya Kumar, then a firebrand Left leader known for his rousing speeches, had cancelled his visit to a rally just before the Lok Sabha election
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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not 'Allowed To Vote' In Recent Key Polls
Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.
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Bypoll Results: Himachal Chief Minister's Wife Wins Dehra Seat, AAP Takes Jalandhar West
INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur today won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh while the alliance's AAP secured the Jalandhar West seat and Trinamool Congress took two in West Bengal.
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13 Assembly Seats Voting In Key Polls, First Since Lok Sabha Elections
Of the 13 constituencies, four are in West Bengal and three in Himachal, where the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has survived removal attempts.
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Waiting To Hear From Top Leadership About My Future Role: Ex Bengal BJP Chief
Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who was defeated in the Lok Sabha election, said he is waiting to hear from the top leadership about his future role in the party.
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Congress-Trinamool Deadlock Over Speaker Election Continues
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerje's Trinamool Congress has remained the shaky spot in the united Opposition front over the election of the Speaker.
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Opinion | How Much Impact Did CAA Have On West Bengal Results? A Closer Look
It is too early to dismiss the political implications of the CAA. The verdict, however, indicates that the CAA had a marginal impact on the outcome in West Bengal.
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Election Commission Announces Bypolls In 7 States. Details Here
The Election Commission on Monday announced bypolls to 13 assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal, on July 10.
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"Sometimes Governments Last Only A Day": Mamata Banerjee's Reminder
Riding high on her party's win against the BJP in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has dropped a strong hint that the INDIA bloc could take over the reins at the Centre soon, saying that governments "sometimes last only a day."
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Dilip Ghosh Speaks Out As BJP's Bengal Setback Prompts Attacks From Within
The second successive setback for the BJP in West Bengal has exposed fissures in the state unit, with a former president hitting out at the local leadership and pointing out flaws in the way the campaign was run.
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Calcutta High Court Expresses Concern Over Reports Of Post-Poll Violence
Stating that similar allegations had come up after the 2021 assembly elections, the court asked whether incidents of post-poll violence happened in any other state.
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Raids Conducted In Jharkhand, Bengal In Case Linked To Alleged Bangladeshi Infiltration
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.
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By-Polls In 6 Seats Of Bengal, Opposition Hopes For RG Kar Effect
The coming by-polls in West Bengal are expected to be bellwether for which way the political winds are blowing in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal after the massive protests over the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor.
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Wife Of Murdered Bengal Congress Leader Died Of Poisoning: Autopsy Report
The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, The Man Who Tried To Undo Bengal Mess, But Too Late
On February 4, 2019, gloom settled over the iconic Brigade Parade grounds in the heart of Kolkata. Kanhaiya Kumar, then a firebrand Left leader known for his rousing speeches, had cancelled his visit to a rally just before the Lok Sabha election
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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not 'Allowed To Vote' In Recent Key Polls
Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.
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Bypoll Results: Himachal Chief Minister's Wife Wins Dehra Seat, AAP Takes Jalandhar West
INDIA bloc candidate and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur today won the Dehra assembly bypoll in Himachal Pradesh while the alliance's AAP secured the Jalandhar West seat and Trinamool Congress took two in West Bengal.
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13 Assembly Seats Voting In Key Polls, First Since Lok Sabha Elections
Of the 13 constituencies, four are in West Bengal and three in Himachal, where the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has survived removal attempts.
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Waiting To Hear From Top Leadership About My Future Role: Ex Bengal BJP Chief
Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who was defeated in the Lok Sabha election, said he is waiting to hear from the top leadership about his future role in the party.
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Congress-Trinamool Deadlock Over Speaker Election Continues
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerje's Trinamool Congress has remained the shaky spot in the united Opposition front over the election of the Speaker.
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Opinion | How Much Impact Did CAA Have On West Bengal Results? A Closer Look
It is too early to dismiss the political implications of the CAA. The verdict, however, indicates that the CAA had a marginal impact on the outcome in West Bengal.
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Election Commission Announces Bypolls In 7 States. Details Here
The Election Commission on Monday announced bypolls to 13 assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal, on July 10.
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"Sometimes Governments Last Only A Day": Mamata Banerjee's Reminder
Riding high on her party's win against the BJP in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has dropped a strong hint that the INDIA bloc could take over the reins at the Centre soon, saying that governments "sometimes last only a day."
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Dilip Ghosh Speaks Out As BJP's Bengal Setback Prompts Attacks From Within
The second successive setback for the BJP in West Bengal has exposed fissures in the state unit, with a former president hitting out at the local leadership and pointing out flaws in the way the campaign was run.
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Calcutta High Court Expresses Concern Over Reports Of Post-Poll Violence
Stating that similar allegations had come up after the 2021 assembly elections, the court asked whether incidents of post-poll violence happened in any other state.
