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Bengal has money to make Vidyasagar's statue: Mamata hits back at Modi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Hours after Narendra Modi promised a grand statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the same spot where the old one stood before being vandalised, Mamata Banerjee shot back and asserted that West Bengal has the money required for the polymath'
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Modi promises grand Vidyasagar statue, as battle with TMC intensifies
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mau (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a blistering attack against Mamata Banerjee by stating that she has no belief in the elected Prime Minister of India and said he had to leave the stage at a rally in West Bengal due to "TMC hooliganism". Modi al
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BJP workers hold countrywide protest against Kolkata violence, Mamata's 'a
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Wednesday staged protests across various parts of the country against the violence that took place during party chief Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Vandalism of Vidyasagar's bust shows BJP's pseudo-nationalism: Chandrababu
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): A day after the bust of polymath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was vandalised in Kolkata during BJP chief Amit Shah's roadshow, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday claimed that the incident is an indication of the pa
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Congress' allies jail commoners in WB for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram': Irani l
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): In a veiled attack at TMC, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that if a common citizen is heard chanting 'Jai Shri Ram', "allies of Congress" will put that individual behind bars.
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CPM says vandalisation of Vidyasagar's bust 'despicable', demands EC probe
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday strongly condemned the vandalisation of the bust of 19th-century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and demanded the Election Commission to launch an investigation into the violent clashes
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Central forces colluding with BJP: TMC hits back over Kolkata violence
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): After BJP accused TMC of perpetrating violence in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee's party has hit back by accusing the central forces of acting in collaboration with the BJP.
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Tajinder Bagga hits back at Derek O'Brien, says nobody takes TMC leader se
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Wednesday hit back at the allegations made by TMC spokesperson Derek O'Brien, claiming that nobody takes the latter seriously.
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Kolkata: TMC's student wing protests against vandalisation of Ishwar Chand
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): TMC's student wing on Wednesday staged a protest against the vandalisation of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue during clashes in BJP Chief Amit Shah's roadshow in the city.
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BJP holds silent protest at Jantar Mantar over violence at Amit Shah's Kol
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday held a silent protest at Jantar Mantar here against the violence that took place during Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Destruction of Vidyasagar statue insult to people of Bengal by BJP: Ahmed
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday condemned the smashing of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue terming it an insult to the people of West Bengal.
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Thrilled to bring alive story of 'human computer' Shakuntala Devi: Vidya B
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 8 (ANI): Vidya Balan will be seen in the role of mathematical wizard Shakuntala Devi who earned the moniker 'human computer' for her exceptional skills with numbers.
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