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'Big Brother' always listening to politicians' phone calls in 'new' India: VP candidate Margaret Alva

Margaret Alva will be pitted against former West Bengal governor Jagadeep Dhankhar for the post of Vice President.

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

Bengal's revered 'One Rupee Doctor' Sushovan Banerjee passes away

The famed one rupee doctor of West Bengal, Sushovan Banerjee has passed away today. A doctor and a politician, Dr Banerjee treated patients for close to 60 years. He is an ex-MLA from Bolpur seat and had contested on Congress ticket in 1984.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022

Explained | The discord between NDA’s vice-presidential candidate and the Bengal government

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government wrote to the Prime Minister and asked the President to recall Jagdeep Dhankhar as the State’s Governor during his term

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

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Sack arrested West Bengal Minister immediately: Adhir Chowdhury tells Mamata Banerjee

In a letter written to Ms. Banerjee, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said “irregularities” in the recruitment process by the School Service Commission is "an open secret”.

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

How Mamata Banerjee changed her tune over support to Droupadi Murmu in the midst of presidential election

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress (TMC) breaking ranks with the opposition in the vice-presidential election remains a mystery but the party had, in fact, started parting ways with the Congress-led UPA in the presidential poll itself.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022

ED moves CHC against Bengal minister's SSKM admission

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging a lower court order that led to West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with the School Service Commision (SSC) recruitment scam, being admitted in the state government-run SSKM Hospital. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 24, 2022

Calcutta High Court asks ED to take arrested Bengal Minister to AIIMS in Odisha

Partha Chatterjee was held in teacher recruitment scam

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2022

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Jagdeep Dhankhar | The party loyalist

The controversial West Bengal Governor is set to be elected next Vice-President of India

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2022

Gopalkrishna Gandhi extends felicitations to President-elect

He has served as the West Bengal Governor from 2004 to 2009

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1106: ED arrests TMC minister, CJI criticises media’s ‘kangaroo courts’

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from West Bengal, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Jharkhand, and Ukraine.

Newslaundry · Jul 23, 2022

Minister in India's West Bengal arrested in education scam probe

India's financial-crime investigation agency arrested a West Bengal government minister on Saturday for allegedly making money off recruitment for state-run schools, officials said.

Reuters · Jul 23, 2022

ED arrests Partha Chatterjee over SSC recruitment scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee after being questioned for around 26 hours over teacher recruitment scam. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 23, 2022

2022 Vice-President Election | Opposition in damage-control mode

Margaret Alva appeals to Mamata

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022

BJP will not get majority in 2024 elections, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says BJP government at the Centre has been ‘monumentally incompetent’

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

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The Times of India · Jul 20, 2022

'No GST on crematorium services': Parliament business suffers as BJP, Congress spar over tax hike

NEW DELHI: The business of Parliament’s monsoon session suffered for the third consecutive day over the protest by the Congress-led opposition against inflation and the recent levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on certain items. A war of words has ensued between the BJP and the principal opposition Congress…

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022

Seven die after consuming illicit liquor in Howrah

The liquor shop owner has been arrested.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022

India reports 20,557 new COVID-19 cases

The 40 new fatalities include 11 from Kerala, six each from West Bengal and Maharashtra.

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

CBI files charge sheet against 41 in coal pilferage scam in West Bengal

Along with the CBI, Enforcement Directorate is currently probing the scam and has quizzed TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife

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The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

Calcutta HC questions West Bengal BJP’s July 21 rally plans

Supporters have begun arriving for the TMC’s massive annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata on July 21

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

GST on daily use items: Nirmala Sitharaman says decision taken with all states onboard

NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over GST on daily use items, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the 5 per cent tax is being levied on wheat flour and other items after nod from all states, including non-BJP ruled states.

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

President, V-P polls: Modi govt’s penchant for governors

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA’s vice-presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday after his name was announced for the post by party president J P Nadda on July 16. Dhankhar resigned as governor of West Bengal before filing his papers.

The Times of India · Jul 18, 2022

Upping India presence: Marriott International to open 5 new hotels in Jharkhand & West Bengal

NEW DELHI: American hospitality major Marriott International Inc Monday announced signing an agreement with BeeKay Group to bring five new hotels to Jharkhand and West Bengal that will open between 2024 and 2026. These five hotels will have over 700 rooms.

The Hindu · Jul 18, 2022

West Bengal BJP MLAs arrive in luxury buses from hotel for Presidential poll

Ruling TMC and main Opposition party trade allegations over violation of code of conduct

The Hindu · Jul 18, 2022

La. Ganesan takes oath as West Bengal governor

Mr. was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Prakash Shrivastava in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

‘Words and stories can be dangerous’: director Milli Bhatia and writer Sonali Bhattacharyya

Bhattacharyya’s play Chasing Hares uses folk theatre to depict a trade union dispute in West Bengal. ‘South Asian artists have always been here – but now it’s our time,’ Bhatia says

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