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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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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US allegations of foiled murder plot only bolster Narendra Modi’s strongman image at home
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Gaza and the future: How the entrenched legacy of the modern empire continues to shape the world
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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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: Macaulay Culkin recreates iconic ‘Home Alone’ dialogue in his Walk of Fame induction speech
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Watch: New York gets a new attraction where visitors can recreate iconic steel beam photograph
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‘This guy really wants some attention’: Actor Chris Evans’s pet dog interrupts his video call
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Watch: Gazan child turns to stone in shock and fear as air strikes are resumed after ceasefire
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‘Thanks for the sandwich’: Artist roasts Spotify for low earnings in their year-end videos
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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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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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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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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa crowned champions
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Chess: R Vaishali becomes India’s 84th Grandmaster; third woman to achieve the title
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Fitness watch: Why women athletes are more prone to ACL injuries than men
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Australia tour of India: Rinku Singh, Axar Patel help hosts clinch T20I series in Raipur
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Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India in home series against England and Australia