2022 Presidential elections | Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien speaks to Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Venugopal

2022 Presidential elections | Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien speaks to Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Venugopal

A day after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee invited Opposition leaders to attend a meeting in Delhi on June 15 for the upcoming Presidential election, Trinamool leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien on Sunday reached out to the Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress general secretary K.C. […]

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Left terms Mamata Banerjee’s move to convene Oppositon meeting ‘a unilateral move’

Left terms Mamata Banerjee’s move to convene Oppositon meeting ‘a unilateral move’

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s letter to other Opposition leaders on Saturday, inviting them for a meeting in Delhi on June 15 to formulate a common strategy regarding the July 18 presidential elections could end up dividing the Opposition ranks. CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI general secretary […]

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Three arrested for Gujarati couple’s murder in Kolkata

Three arrested for Gujarati couple’s murder in Kolkata

Businessman Ashok Shah and his wife Rashmita Shah were murdered at their flat in Kolkata on Monday afternoon Businessman Ashok Shah and his wife Rashmita Shah were murdered at their flat in Kolkata on Monday afternoon The Kolkata Police on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of an elderly couple at Bhawanipore here on Monday.  Businessman […]

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West Bengal govt reshuffles top bureaucrats

West Bengal govt reshuffles top bureaucrats

Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rebuked Purulia district magistrate Rahul Mazumdar over complaints of brick kiln revenue not reaching the administration, the State government on Thursday, June 2, 2022, removed him from the post, and made him the commissioner of the Asansol Municipal Corporation. Mr. Mazumdar, known to be in the good […]

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West Bengal Government pays homage to singer KK with a gun salute

West Bengal Government pays homage to singer KK with a gun salute

Tributes pour in for the versatile singer; police registers a case of unnatural death  Tributes pour in for the versatile singer; police registers a case of unnatural death  The autopsy of popular singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, also known as KK, who died in Kolkata following a concert, was performed at the State-run SSKM Hospital on Wednesday. The […]

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Jute Commissioner withdraws order capping price of raw jute

Jute Commissioner withdraws order capping price of raw jute

September 2021 order had capped price of raw jute at ₹6,500 per quintal, resulting in raw material crisis, mill closures and job losses September 2021 order had capped price of raw jute at ₹6,500 per quintal, resulting in raw material crisis, mill closures and job losses The Office of the Jute Commissioner on Thursday announced […]

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Central officials raise red flag as Bengal allots medical seats to Ukraine returnees

Central officials raise red flag as Bengal allots medical seats to Ukraine returnees

In what could become another Centre-State flashpoint, the West Bengal government has allotted seats to second-and third-year medical students from Ukraine even as the country’s apex medical education regulator maintained that it is not allowed. Students who complete their education in such a manner cannot apply for the screening test that every foreign medical graduate […]

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India needs stronger, constructive Opposition: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

India needs stronger, constructive Opposition: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The Art of Living Foundation founder is currently on a two-month tour of the United States. The Art of Living Foundation founder is currently on a two-month tour of the United States. Observing that the national Opposition in the country is weak, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said he believes that for a healthy […]

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