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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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Kolkata: Mamata holds 7-km march to protest roadshow violence
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): A day after BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow took a violent turn, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a march here on Wednesday to protest against the clashes that took place, including vandalisation of social reformer Ishwar Chan
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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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Support Ram Mandir movement if you are a Hindu: BJP's Babulal Gaur tells D
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 28 (ANI): Former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Babulal Gaur has urged his predecessor Digvijaya Singh to support the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya if Singh is a "staunch Hindu."
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Mumbai foot overbridge collapse: CM announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 Lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the Mumbai foot over bridge collapse incident and compensation of Rs 50,000 each for the injured.
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Mumbai's Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue reopens after restoration
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra], Feb 7 (ANI): Mumbai's iconic Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue was reopened to the public here on Thursday, in a ceremony which was attended by the Governor of Maharashtra, Vidyasagar Rao.
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