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Sandeshkhali women were ‘tortured on the basis of religion’: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticizes Trinamool Congress for appeasement, mafia, and corruption, accusing Mamata Banerjee of silence on Sandeshkhali issue.

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Baharampur: Can the Congress retain its last bastion in West Bengal?

A winding cavalcade of more than 300 motorcycles accompanies three cars on a road in the deep interiors of Naoda Assembly segment in Baharampur.

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As Sandeshkhali women retract complaints, NCW writes to EC seeking inquiry

NCW urges EC to investigate TMC's coercion of women in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal during General Elections, 2024.

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NDA needs 400 seats to complete many ‘unfinished’ tasks, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma said the National Democratic Alliance needs to win at least 400 seats in the Lok Sabha election to complete a number of “unfinished tasks”.

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Woman employee of West Bengal Raj Bhavan to write to President Murmu to seek justice on molestation accusation

Contractual woman employee seeks President Murmu's intervention after West Bengal Governor screens CCTV footage to clear molestation allegations, violating her privacy.

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Sandeshkhali violence | TMC threatens to move EC against NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma

TMC to file complaint against NCW chairperson for alleged misuse of power in Sandeshkhali sexual assault case

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West Bengal Governor shows CCTV footage of Raj Bhavan to common people

West Bengal Governor shows CCTV footage to public amid molestation allegations, woman not seen in footage.

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Political bigwigs battle it out in fourth phase of polls in Bengal

West Bengal's fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections features political heavyweights, world cup-winning cricketers, and varied issues.

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West Bengal Governor willing to show CCTV footage, but not to Mamata Banerjee and ‘her police’

West Bengal Governor refuses to share CCTV footage with Kolkata Police amid sexual harassment allegations, sparking political controversy.

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In Supreme Court, Centre says it sends CBI to States for probes

Supreme Court questions Centre's control over CBI in West Bengal case, raising concerns over jurisdiction and authority.

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TMC welcomes Supreme Court’s interim stay on the High Court’s order terminating 26,000 jobs in West Bengal

Trinamool Congress leadership in Kolkata celebrates Supreme Court's stay on teacher job terminations amid political controversy in West Bengal.

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Largely peaceful Phase 3 records over 64% polling

2024 Lok Sabha elections phase 3: election over in 282 out of 543 Lok Sabha seats; Left Front’s Murshidabad candidate clashes with Trinamool supporters; PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah cast their votes

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Tensions in Murshidabad mar polling in West Bengal

Kolkata: Third phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal records 73.33% polling, with some instances of tension.

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Supreme Court provides relief to nearly 24,000 Bengal teachers

West Bengal school teachers issue: Supreme Court says scrapping all recruitments would be unwise and valid appointments should be segregated from the illegal ones

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Another Election Show: Students of Kolkata’s Jadavpur and Presidency on Modi vs Mamata

In this episode of Another Election Show, we caught up with students of Jadavpur University and Presidency University at Kolkata in West Bengal. The two leading universities are often in the news for the ideological or political activism of their students.

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What’s the big poll issue in West Bengal? Communalism, corruption or unemployment

Our election caravan has reached West Bengal, where the Sandeshkali row is raising the political temperature, and the BJP and Mamta Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress are set to lock horns in a fierce battle.

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Sporadic incidents of violence mar third phase polls in Bengal

Sporadic incidents of violence marred the third phase of Lok Sabha polls in the four constituencies in West Bengal as TMC, BJP and Congress workers clashed with each other

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West Bengal Governor directs Raj Bhavan staff to ignore communications related to sexual harassment charges against him

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose directed all Raj Bhavan staff to ignore any communication from the Kolkata Police in connection with the complaint filed by a female Raj Bhavan employee, complaining that he had sexually harassed her

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Sandeshkhali ‘mistruth’ spread by BJP using money, PM Modi should stop shedding crocodile tears: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of spreading lies in Sandeshkhali, calls out PM Modi for crocodile tears in recent sting.

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Where men migrate and the river meanders

In the 1960s, the river Ganga changed the course of thousands of people’s lives after it was channelled into the Farakka Barrage Project, setting them up for displacement and uncertainty. Shiv Sahay Singh meets those most affected by the project to understand the link between the erosion of the riverbank…

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In mission to trigger review of State OBC lists, NCBC hits a wall of absent socio-economic data

The National Commission for Backward Classes’s work is now being cited by PM Modi to attack Congress’s social justice platform

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Mamata accuses BJP of scripting Sandeshkhali incident

West Bengal CM accuses BJP of scripting Sandeshkhali incident, questions PM Modi's silence on sexual molestation allegations.

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Police form team to probe molestation allegation against Bengal Governor

West Bengal Police have formed a separate team to probe molestation allegations against Governor CV Ananda Bose, made by a woman employee at Raj Bhavan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP orchestrated Sandeshkhali incident to defame Bengal: TMC

TMC releases video alleging BJP conspiracy to defame West Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

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In West Bengal, candidates battle record-breaking temperatures on the campaign trail

Lok Sabha election 2024 news | West Bengal candidates battle record-breaking heat during Lok Sabha elections, taking measures to stay hydrated and cool.

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