West Bengal Poll
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Trinamool Congress worker shot dead, 10 injured ahead of panchayat polls in West Bengal
Ten persons have been killed so far in poll-related violence in the state since the filing of nominations began on June 9.
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Bypolls: TMC fields Shatrughan Sinha from Asansol LS seat, Babul Supriyo from Ballygunge Assembly
The Asansol constituency fell vacant after Supriyo resigned as an MP and the Ballygunge Assembly seat after West Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee died.
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Bengal battle shows that for Indian democracy, elections matter more than accountability, governance
Indian democracy is often only about elections and victory at all costs.
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Trending
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee will chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ before elections are over, says Amit Shah
The Union home minister said the polls will be a fight between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘development model’ and Banerjee’s "destruction model’.
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‘People in Bengal have decided to say goodbye to Mamata Banerjee,’ says BJP chief JP Nadda
The BJP president accused the West Bengal chief minister of depriving farmers by not implementing the PM-Kisan scheme in the state.
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West Bengal: BJP chief JP Nadda flags off statewide ‘Parivartan Yatra’
The BJP leadership said they will go ahead with the event amid confusion over permission.
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Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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A day after quitting TMC, Rajib Banerjee joins BJP in Delhi along with four rebel leaders
Ex-TMC MLAs Prabir Ghosal and Baishali Dalmiya, former Howrah Mayor Rathin Chakraborty and actor Rudranil Ghosh were among those who switched sides.
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West Bengal polls: Trinamool Congress accuses BSF of threatening voters in border areas
The BSF denied the charges of threatening voters to cast their votes in favour of a particular political party, saying it was ‘apolitical’.
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West Bengal: Three BJP workers held for allegedly chanting ‘goli maro’ during roadshow
The incident came a day after similar slogans were heard at a rally by the ruling Trinamool Congress in Kolkata.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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West Bengal polls: Controversial ‘goli maaro’ slogan heard at TMC rally in Kolkata
TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh admitted that the controversial slogan should not have been shouted, but blamed it on ‘some over-enthusiastic party workers’.
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Mamata Banerjee to contest West Bengal Assembly elections from Nandigram
The seat was represented by Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari, who switched to the BJP last month.
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‘Reaching Kolkata soon’: Shiv Sena to contest West Bengal Assembly elections, says Sanjay Raut
He, however, did not specify the number of seats his party will contest.
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The Field
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title