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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: BJP-TMC

BJP gets a reason to cheer CAA in Bengal — thanks to Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s top paramilitary officer Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam has said 445 of his country's nationals returned home in November & December.

This is how Mamata govt’s land regularisation move will benefit Bangladeshi refugees

The Mamata govt is set to regularise all 331 refugee colonies in the state, a move the BJP sees as an attempt by the TMC to shield ‘Bangladeshi Muslims’ from the NRC process.

Posters, boat rides & tea stalls — how BJP plans to use Durga Puja to win over Bengal

BJP has instructed its Bengal MPs to inaugurate as many puja pandals as they can — state party chief says Amit Shah, Gautam Gambhir in high demand.

10 protests a day and counting – Mamata’s cut-money ‘clean-up’ is scorching TMC

Between 18 June and 14 July, Bengal villagers have led 278 protests to reclaim money they’ve paid as ‘cuts’ for welfare schemes.

Fresh clashes erupt in Kolkata’s Bhatpara after BJP delegation visit

Several were injured after clashes broke out on a day a three-member BJP delegation visited the area. Prohibitory orders have been in place following Thursday's violence.

Three-member BJP team to visit Kolkata where 2 were killed in Bhatpara clashes

Clashes between two groups, suspected to be affiliated to TMC and BJP, had broken out in Kolkata's Bhatpara on Thursday. The BJP has demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident.

Modi govt not keen on President’s rule in Bengal as ‘Mamata can use it in her favour’

Belief in the BJP is that if President's rule is imposed in West Bengal now, it will help Mamata Banerjee portray herself as the 'victim'.

BJP wants to induct more Trinamool leaders to win at least 250 seats in West Bengal

The election to the 294-member West Bengal assembly is scheduled to be held in 2021.

Stopping Bengal campaign is gross over-reaction & an utter failure of EC

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Nervous Mamata is desperately trying to revive the Left she beat, just to keep BJP out

BJP’s first Lok Sabha fight as main challenger in Bengal and Amit Shah’s claim on 23 seats has forced Mamata to look for ‘allies’ in adversaries.

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.