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Will be happy to organise Opposition leaders’ meet in Patna post-Karnataka elections: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on April 29 hinted that a meeting of Opposition leaders may take place in Patna after the crucial Karnataka Assembly polls were over as many would be busy electioneering there.

The Hindu

Abhijit Gangopadhyay: a judge who follows his own style in justice delivery

Justice Gangopadhyay is not only popular in political circles, recently posters hailing his Bengali pride were put up by citizen’s associations in different parts of Kolkata

The Hindu

School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order

The Supreme Court on April 28 directed the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign proceedings in the West Bengal school job-for-bribe scandal from Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to another High Court judge.

The Hindu

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Trinamool caught in a political flux

The Trinamool leadership has launched ‘Trinamooler Nabo Jowar’ (Trinamool’s new wave), a two-month-long outreach programme led by the party general secretary and its second-most important leader Abhishek Banerjee.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | India, China look to LAC resolution to ‘enable progress’ in ties; U.S. says Sudan rivals agree to ceasefire after hundreds killed, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

The Hindu

Working for nation’s interest, says Nitish after meeting Akhilesh, Mamata to forge Opposition unity

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on April 24 ramped up efforts to unite the Opposition parties against the BJP in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha election

The Hindu

SC seeks report from Calcutta HC on judge giving TV interview about pending case

On April 17, the top court had stayed the Calcutta High Court’s April 13 order directing the CBI and the ED to interrogate TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and Kuntal Ghosh, an accused in the case, and file a report based on that.

The Hindu

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General Election 2024: Mamata says 'no ego clash' over Opposition Unity after meeting Nitish, Tejashwi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after a meeting with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition Unity: Nitish Kumar to meet Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee today

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has taken upon himself the task of uniting Opposition forces against the BJP-led government at the Centre, will meet with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pushkar Singh Dhami, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal among politicians who lost Twitter blue tick

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tursday removed the verified blue tick from many high-profile individuals' account in India including West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's among others. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In fresh unrest in Howrah, policemen pelted with stones; Section 144 CrPC imposed

HOWRAH(WEST BENGAL): Fresh incidents of stone-throwing by unidentified people on police personnel, deployed in Howrah's Kazipara area which witnessed violence over the Ram Navami procession on Thursday, triggered tension in the area on Friday afternoon, an officer said.

The Times of India

BJP behind Ram Navami violence in Howrah: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Appealing to people to maintain peace, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP along with other right-wing organisations was responsible for violence in the industrial town of Howrah on Ram Navami.

The Times of India

After Gandhi's conviction, signs of India's opposition uniting against Modi

For the first time in years, India's splintered opposition is sinking its differences to take on strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which could extend to a substantial challenge in national elections due in 2024. That is if the disparate groups can stay united, which is far from certain.

Reuters

Reactions to India’s Rahul Gandhi losing parliament seat

Opposition leaders condemn Gandhi’s disqualification and accuse PM Narendra Modi’s government of ‘killing democracy’.

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West Bengal: "Will protest against Centre's dictatorship", says CM Mamata Banerjee

CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she would hold a two-day protest in Kolkata from March 29 against the Central Government's alleged discriminative behaviour towards her State. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Arijit Singh breaks his silence over the 'Gerua' controversy for the first time; here's what the singer had to say!

Arijit Singh recently opened up about the 'Gerua' controversy for the first time. The row happened at the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in 2022.

The Times of India

Juggling between sports and politics, minister Manoj Tiwary fuels Bengal's Ranji Trophy dream

KOLKATA: "I am still minister of state for sports," Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary declared with a smile, as he rushed to attend his senior in the ministry Aroop Biswas during a visit to the Eden Gardens on the eve of the Ranji final against Saurashtra on Wednesday.

Newslaundry

Why TMC’s Meghalaya fight may meet Goa fate

It has been two years since the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress pulled off a landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, staving off a no-holds barred challenge from the BJP and the wider Sangh Parivar. Since then, the Trinamool has tried to expand outside West Bengal but with little…

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Meghalaya polls: Mamata Banerjee heads TMC’s star campaigner list

GUWAHATI: The Trinamool Congress has unveiled its star campaigners for the Meghalaya election with party supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee topping the list.

The Times of India

TMC releases manifesto for Tripura polls, promises 'Bengal model of development'

AGARTALA: The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the Tripura assembly elections on Sunday.

The Times of India

After cremating mother, PM Narendra Modi virtually flags off infra projects for West Bengal

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off a host of infra projects, designed to add speed to Bengal and Kolkata, immediately after his mother’s cremation in Gandhinagar on Friday as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and a host of other CMs physically attended the programmes…

The Times of India

Mamata Banerjee refuses to sit on dais at Howrah station

KOLKATA: High drama prevailed at Howrah station on Friday as a visibly annoyed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee refused to get up on the dais from where the Vande Bharat express to New Jalpaiguri was flagged off.

The Times of India

Gujarat police arrest TMC spokesman over ‘fake news’

AHMEDABAD/JAIPUR: Gujarat Police arrested Trinamool Congress spokesman Saket Gokhale early on Tuesday for posting alleged fake news on Twitter that said Rs 30 crore was spent on PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi town after its British-era suspension bridge collapsed and killed 135 people on October 30.

Dynamite News

Mamata Likely To Officially Announce 2 New Districts On Tuesday

Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts may be announce. Read on for details:

The Times of India

Mamata Banerjee likely to officially announce 2 new districts on Tuesday

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on November 29, a senior official said on Monday.

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