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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Murshidabad

Why BJP’s planning Shah rally in Muslim-majority Murshidabad as he makes 2nd Bengal trip in a month

Rally likely to be held on 9 May, during Shah's planned 2-day visit to West Bengal. Congress & Left are still strong in district & wrested an assembly seat from TMC earlier this year

Why Murshidabad lost out to Calcutta—Unlike Mughals, British didn’t depend on banking families

Murshidabad was one of the first districts established by the East Indian Company. Now Mamata Banerjee govt is set to trifurcate it.

‘Erasing history’ — why Mamata’s plan to create new districts is causing protests in Bengal

TMC govt intends to carve out 7 new districts from existing ones for 'better governance', but the proposal has riled many, especially in Nadia and Murshidabad.

On Camera

BJP 2024 manifesto on investment, farm income, panchayati raj—lack of clarity is worrying

Promises tend to become irrelevant if care is not taken to create necessary enabling conditions to make them feasible. This is even truer of electoral promises.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.