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In a veiled reference, Mamata accuses BJP of 'lying in the name of Hindus'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday as she accused the party of "lying in the name of Hindu."
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ULFA attack: Bengalis organisations calls for bandh in Assam
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): After five people belonging to Bengali community were killed by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district on Thursday, scores of Bengali organisations are observing a 24-hour bandh on Saturday to mark the
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Bengalis bid adieu to this year's Durga Pooja with Sindoor Khela
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The city of Kolkata on this day of Maha Dashami prepares to bid farewell to Goddess Durga for one long year as she leaves for Kailash - her husband's abode. The sentiment of sadness is evident from the calm prevailing within the city after Dash
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With Mahalaya, countdown begins for Durga Pooja
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the most awaited festival for Bengalis - the Durga Pooja. For Bengalis across the globe, the day normally starts at 4 am with the chanting of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra. This year Mahalaya was observed today.
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Assam NRC draft: Centre's game plan, vote politics, says Mamata
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), July 30 [ANI]: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday fired a fresh salvo against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by calling Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft a ''game-plan'' of the Centre. She urged the Centre to bring amendment in t
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Bangladesh PM, Mamata Banerjee hold meeting
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday evening arrived here at the Taj Bengal Hotel for a meeting.
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Nation ushers in Pohela Boishakh
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Bengalis around the world are drenched in festivities as they celebrate Pohela Boishakh, which marks the first day of the first month (Baishakh) of the lunisolar Bengali calendar.
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Shubho Noboborsho! Trump greets Bengalis on their New Year
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Bengali New Year, United States President Donald Trump extended his wishes to Bengalis living across the globe.
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FIR against Mamata over NRC remark
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 04 (ANI): An FIR has been lodged against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in connection with the statement she made against National Register of Citizens (NRC), during a public meeting held at Birbhum district.
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