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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: BJP-TMC

21 held, ‘illegal arms’ seized as Bengal police probe ‘attack’ on Union minister Pramanik’s convoy

The governor of West Bengal has immediately sought an action-taken report from state government over alleged ‘TMC attack’ on Nisith Pramanik’s convoy in his constituency.

BJP against ‘mudslinging’ in Visva-Bharati-Amartya row, but says lotus will bloom in Sen’s garden

A controversy over 13 decimals of land between Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and Visva Bharati has turned into political slugfest after Sen said 'Mamata Banerjee has ability to be next PM'.

‘Rigged’, says BJP after the wife of TMC MLA hits Rs 1 crore jackpot in lottery 

In August, Jorasanko MLA Vivek Gupta’s wife won lottery run by Dear Lottery, organised by govts of Sikkim and Nagaland. The lottery is currently facing ED’s money-laundering probe.

Nehru called Kolkata ‘nightmare city’. Now, Bengal worships freedom with inter-party violence

From Gandhi to Jyoti Basu to Didi, Bengal's back is broken by political violence, says Sugato Hazra in 'Losing the Plot'.

BJP alleges MLA Dibakar Gharami attacked by TMC in Bankura, police say no info about it

India's bankruptcy laws' biggest failing is institutional infirmity. The recovery rate for creditors has been just 24% and extricating capital from dead firms has become an issue.

Mukul Roy a family member, not traitor, says Mamata after he returns to Trinamool from BJP

Mukul Roy rejoins Trinamool in presence of CM Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek, says 'I could not continue in BJP, I will never do it again'.

Why BJP just can’t digest the election defeat to Mamata in West Bengal

Bengal was going to start the second phase of BJP’s Ashwamedha yagna covering territories where regional parties held sway. Now BJP is left ensuring its workers' safety.

West Bengal is not Kerala. BJP was naive to expect peace after TMC win

The political violence after the election result shows a greater need for Mamata Banerjee to change her attitude towards the Centre and the latter towards West Bengal.

Union Minister Muraleedharan alleges TMC goons attacked his convoy in West Bengal

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha who was accompanying the Union minister claimed that the attack in West Midnapore took place despite the presence of the police personnel.

Bengal has stopped BJP’s Ashvamedha yagna — and given India an opportunity

Even in the victory, Indians must admit that the factors responsible for the BJP’s humiliating defeat in Bengal and Kerala do not add up to a grand story of reclaiming democracy.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.