West Bengal Poll
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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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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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Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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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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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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Video
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Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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Watch: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav sings Hindi film hit with singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya
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Watch: Former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed sings for cricketer Shan Masood at his wedding
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‘Space travel will let us live forever’: Video of writer Ray Bradbury’s 1974 interview resurfaces
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‘Let’s make bubble tea’: Interactive Google Doodle marks third anniversary of boba tea emoji launch
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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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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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The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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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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West Bengal polls: Prashant Kishor vows to quit Twitter if BJP manages to ‘cross double digits’
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has roped in Kishor to strategise for the state elections.
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The Field
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La Liga: Real Madrid slip further after goalless draw against Real Sociedad
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Ligue 1: Neymar on target but Balogun’s late strike helps Reims hold PSG
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FA Cup: Kaoru Mitoma stars as Brighton knock out holders Liverpool
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC move to third with 2-0 win against NorthEast United
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Hockey World Cup: For champions Germany, the title was a hop, skip, and comeback away