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Union Minister Subhas Sarkar sparks row over remark on Rabindranath Tagore
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], August 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar sparked a controversy after he remarked on the complexion of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore stating that he was "not so fair" and claimed that his family members discriminated against him.
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'Let her dream': Dilip Ghosh on Sushmita Dev's remarks over Congress, TMC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], August 19 (ANI): West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Thursday dismissed as a pipedream the reported statement of newly-inducted Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev over Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee join
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Over 200 people from West Bengal stranded in Afghanistan, Centre must arra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that over 200 people from West Bengal are stranded in Afghanistan and the Centre must immediately make arrangements for their safe return.
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Pegasus snooping row: SC issues notice to West Bengal on plea against inqu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the West Bengal government on a plea seeking to quash notification for constituting an Inquiry Commission headed by a former SC judge to investigate allegations relating to Pegasus Spyware snooping case. Read More
CBI arrests CMD of pvt company from Maharashtra's Palghar in 'chit fund' s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Chief Managing Director of a private company from the Palghar area in Maharashtra in an ongoing investigation of a case related to the Chit Fund scam.
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BSF foils major infiltration bid, nabs 9 Bangladeshis for illegally crossi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has thwarted a major infiltration attempt by apprehending nine Bangladeshi nationals in the bordering area of the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, stated the BSF in a statement on Tuesday.
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3 held by BSF for illegally selling liquor to youths at India-Bangladesh b
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended three smugglers for illegally selling liquor to youths residing on the India-Bangladesh border, the BSF said in a statement on Tuesday.
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At least 30 BJP workers held by West Bengal Police for 'not seeking permis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested at least 30 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers including Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh in front of their party office ahead of their 'Yuva Sankalp Yatra'.
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Former Cong MP Sushmita Dev joins TMC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 16 (ANI): Soon after submitting her resignation from Congress, former party MP Sushmita Dev on Monday joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal.
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Calcutta HC postpones hearing of Narada sting operation case
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 16 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Monday postponed the hearing of Narada sting operation case for another 10 days.
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TMC workers observe 'Khela Hobe Diwas' in Agartala
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], August 16 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday observed 'Khela Hobe Diwas' in Agartala over a game of football and sloganeering.
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CID bomb squad defuses suspected country-made bomb in WB
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], August 16 (ANI): A suspected country-made bomb was defused at the entry point of West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri Railway (NJP) station by CID Bomb Disposal Squad of Siliguri on Sunday afternoon.
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