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PM Modi thanks UNITAR for lauding India's remarkable progress to reduce pr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [Delhi] March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the UN Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) for lauding India's remarkable progress to reduce pre-mature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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Arindam Bagchi assumes charge as MEA spokesperson, says looks for forward
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New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Arindam Bagchi, an officer of the 1995 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), has assumed charge as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
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With only 8 days to go for polls Purulia's tribal villagers unaware of ele
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Purulia (West Bengal), March 19 (ANI): With only eight days to go for the first phase of assembly election in West Bengal, residents of tribal villages in Bandwan assembly constituency in Purulia district namely Kunchia, Guludi, Dhurbraj Kara, Burikhun, Salodia, and 10 to 15 others are st
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Arindam Bagchi to be new MEA spokesperson
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New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Arindam Bagchi will be the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), sources said.
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WB Assembly polls: With only 92 seats Congress sees ISF's demand for more
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 6 (ANI): The discussions between the Congress, Left and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) on seat-sharing and alliance ahead of the assembly polls in West Bengal is yet to be concluded, said Congress Leader Pradeep Bhattacharya on Saturday.
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West Bengal election: Sex workers in Sonagachi express discontent, say no
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 25 (ANI): As the entire state is gearing up to brace for 2021 Assembly elections very soon, the sex workers residing in dingy lanes of Sonagachi -- Asia's oldest and largest red-light area -- are not very hopeful for some tectonic shift in their liv
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AIMIM alleges Kolkata administration misusing power by denying permission
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 25 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's (AIMIM) Kolkata wing on Thursday accused the Kolkata administration of "misusing power" for denying permission to party supremo Asaduddin Owaisi's first rally in the poll-bound state.
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They are trying to use their allies ED, CBI to threaten, alleges TMC
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 22 (ANI): After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) served notice to the wife of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee in a coal scam case, TMC on Monday pounced on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying they are trying
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Owaisi to launch AIMIM's Bengal campaign with rally in minority-dominated
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 21 (ANI): AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi will kick off his party's election campaign in poll-bound West Bengal on February 25 with a rally in a minority-dominated Metiabruz area of the city.
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Trinamool Congress' 2021 campaign slogan transforms Mamata from Didi to 'o
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 20 (ANI): With the Assembly election knocking on the door of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), the party launched the slogan 2021 "Bangla nijer meyeke chae" (Bengal wants its own daughter) on Saturday at TMC Bhawan.
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Congress, Left have no relevance in Bengal, says BJP leader Babul Supriyo
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 17 (ANI): As Congress-Left alliance gears up to fight the Assembly polls in West Bengal, Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Wednesday said these political parties have no relevance in the state.
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BJP to hold 'Krishak Soho Bhoj' for Bengal farmers in 1,263 mandals on Feb
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Kolkata (West Bengal) February 15 (ANI): In a bid to reach out to farmers of West Bengal, a mega outreach programme -- 'Krishak Soho Bhoj' will be organised by Bharatiya Janata Party's Kisan Morcha in 1,263 of its mandals on February 18.
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