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BJP slams Mamata, Opposition for criticising NRC draft
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday hit out at the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Opposition for criticising National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft and said that "some political parties are supporti
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BJP MP criticises WB assembly over Lokayukta Amendment Bill
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Roopa Ganguly on Friday criticised the West Bengal Assembly for passing the Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that will keep Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of its purview in issues relating to public or
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WB: Assembly passes Bill to change state's name to 'Bangla'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to change the state's name to 'Bangla'. The resolution will now go to Union Home Ministry for approval.
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Western Railways renames Elphinstone station as Prabhadevi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jul 17: In another case of changing the British era names, the Western Railway on Tuesday renamed Elphinstone Road Station to Prabhadevi on Mumbai's suburban section.
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Centre seeks report from WB govt on tent collapse
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): The Centre has sought a report from the West Bengal Government on the tent collapse incident that took place during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kisan Kalyan rally in West Bengal's Medinipur.
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TMC student wing leader arrested for extortion
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 15 (ANI): The West Bengal police arrested Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) leader Tarun Sen for allegedly demanding money from a student for admission.
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Army Chief meets Operational Army Commanders on Western Board
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 9 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, today reached Mamun Military Station, part of the Western Command in the process of his continuous endeavour to form a bridge between the Army Head Quarters, Delhi and the various command head quarters of the
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Uber granted licence to operate in London
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Georgia [United States], June 27 (ANI): The Westminster Magistrates' Court ruled in Uber's favour by granting it a 15 month license to operate in the British capital.
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Summer vacation extended in West Bengal due to heat wave
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Jun 19(ANI): The West Bengal government has extended the summer vacation in all government aided and government sponsored schools due to heat wave that has hit Kolkata and southern parts of West Bengal.
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Sri Lanka refuse to take field amid ball-tampering row
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
St Lucia [West Indies], June 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka refused to take the field on the third day of the second Test in the West Indies after an apparent ball-tampering row.
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EFSAS organises seminar on terrorism and its challenges
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dresden [Germany], June 12 (ANI): The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) organised a seminar, 'Terrorism in South Asia; Challenges for the West', during the world´s largest German Congress conference in the field of Crime Prevention.
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India has become apple of the eye of West: Big B
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels the present generation of India has "immense confidence, clarity and dare" to do anything and that's what has made the country an apple of the eye of the West.
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