West Bengal

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Bengali-Speaking Indian Migrants Face Hurdles To Avoid Deportation To B’desh

Earlier this year, when the United States of America started deporting undocumented immigrants, India stated quite emphatically that it is…

3 months ago
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“Don’t Play With Self-Respect & Dignity Of The Women Of Bengal”

On Monday, May 13, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to play with the…

1 year ago
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Trash Doesn’t Go Waste At This “Broken Fair”

Every January, coinciding with the winter solstice and the harvest festival of Sankranti, the village of Mathurapur in South 24…

2 years ago
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“BJP Talks About Lord Ram, Not About Sita As It Is Anti-Women”

Attacking the BJP for attempting to politicise religion ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and Bengal…

2 years ago
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Central Agencies Scripting Dramas To Raid TMC Leaders’ Houses: Mamata

On Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that central probe agencies were scripting dramas…

2 years ago
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Why Locals Are Resisting Small Hydro Projects In Darjeeling

“This river flows northward and has a significant religious value according to Hindu shastra,” said Manprasad Subba while pointing at…

2 years ago
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Promised Rehab Eludes Residents Of One Of India’s Earliest Coal Mines

As you walk down this particular wide but cracked road in a West Bengal village, it is evident that something…

2 years ago
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I.N.D.I.A Will Defeat BJP, Not Seeking Any Post: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed unwavering confidence that the I.N.D.I.A. (Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance) will defeat…

2 years ago
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Solar Pumps Offer Relief To WB Farmers, But Growth Is Slow

Compared to a year ago, Sanjit Biswas now worries less about his profits from farming. A small farmer owning a…

2 years ago
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“Hate Speech In Multiple Scenes, Will Lead To A Breach Of Peace”

Source: IANS The West Bengal government has told the Supreme Court that the film "The Kerala Story" is based on…

2 years ago
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Hydro Project Resurrected Despite Threats To Livelihoods

Indigenous residents of the Ayodhya Hills in India’s West Bengal state fear the loss of their livelihoods after a 1,000-megawatt…

4 years ago
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Prominent Personalities Write To Mamata Over Bogtui Massacre

Voicing concern over the recent spate of clashes and attacks in West Bengal, a group of prominent personalities has written…

4 years ago
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TMC Demands PM’s Apology For Saying M. Hazra Hailed From Assam

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has scant knowledge of history and demanded an apology…

4 years ago
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Reduce Tax Charged On Petrol, Diesel: Mamata Urges PM

Expressing concern over the rising fuel prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra…

4 years ago
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Centre Depriving Bengal Of Ample Covid Vaccine Supply: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of depriving her state of…

4 years ago
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Mamata Writes To PM For Expediting WHO Nod To Covaxin

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention for early approval of…

4 years ago
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Mamata Alleges Vendetta Politics By BJP-Led Centre

Alleging that the BJP-led Centre was pursuing "vendetta politics", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to the…

4 years ago
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WB ‘Political Violence’: Concerned Citizens Write To President

Blaming "state terror" for political violence in West Bengal, a group of citizens has written to President Ram Nath Kovind…

4 years ago
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Centre Dilly-Dallied Over PM-KISAN Scheme Amount Transfer: Mamata

As farmers in West Bengal received the first instalment of funds under the PM-KISAN scheme on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata…

4 years ago
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Cyclone Amphan Damage At $13 Billion In India

A powerful cyclone that tore through West Bengal this week has caused a damage of Rs 1 trillion ($13 billion)…

5 years ago
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Cyclone Amphan: Rescue Teams Look For Survivors

Rescue teams searched for survivors in eastern India, a day after the most powerful cyclone in over a decade devastated…

5 years ago
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Strongest Cyclone In Over A Decade Slams Into India

A powerful cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Wednesday with heavy rain, wind and waves as millions of people were…

5 years ago
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WB Becomes 4th State To Pass Anti-CAA Resolution

West Bengal (WB) on Monday became the fourth state to pass a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, with…

6 years ago
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  • Politics & Society

Bharat Bandh: Tens Of Thousands Strike As Slowdown Hits Jobs

Tens of thousands of workers affiliated to trade unions led a strike in parts of India on Wednesday, disrupting transport…

6 years ago
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Police & Protesters Clash In Delhi Over Citizenship Law

Police fired shots in the air and volleys of tear gas to push back thousands of demonstrators in the Indian…

6 years ago

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