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Topic: Kolkata

Media on Mamata’s dharna politics against CBI and Centre: ‘unprecedented’

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

In images, Left leaders hold rally in Kolkata with effigy of PM Modi as Ravana

ThePrint Team -
We have to defeat 'chowkidar' Modi in the next elections, said Sitaram Yechury at the rally.

Four-member committee of oppn leaders formed to look into EVM manipulation

PTI -
Announcing the committee, Mamata Banerjee said the panel will suggest electoral reforms to the Election Commission before the Lok Sabha polls.

Rahul Gandhi writes letter of support to ‘Mamata Di’ for Kolkata rally

Neelam Pandey -
Rahul Gandhi won't be able to attend rally himself, but Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Abhishek Manu Singhvi will represent the party.

Murder of 16 pups in Kolkata shows why we should stop calling ourselves civilised

Sandip Roy -
We are humans. We are supposedly civilised. We share our cities with them. But we bludgeon puppies to death.   The 16 puppies laid out in...

1,000 pound World War II aerial bomb found in Kolkata

PTI -
The bomb found during dredging operations poses no threat, said an expert.

Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after plane engulfed in mid-air smoke

PTI -
The incident is the latest in a series of serious glitches in Airbus A320 Neo planes with Pratt & Whitney engines

7 teams of state pollution board to monitor violations of firecracker norms in Kolkata

PTI -
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board will check adherence to the 90-decibel limit & the recent top court’s order on bursting firecrackers.

There will be tragedy if women enter pandal, says local Kali puja organiser in Kolkata

PTI -
Shadow of the Sabarimala temple row has cast its spell on West Bengal.

As DD journalist is killed by Naxals, here’s how Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa showed sense of loss

Sharanya Munsi -
Govind Nihalani’s 1998 film is a riveting take on the Naxalbari movement that shook Kolkata’s rich and poor alike.
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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Rohit Chawla -
Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

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‘If we don’t cross tonight’—How Lt Col Hanut Singh led the charge at 1971 Battle of Basantar

Economy

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

Keshav Padmanabhan -
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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