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TopicSwapan Dasgupta

Topic: Swapan Dasgupta

West Bengal cabinet portfolios: Swapan gets finance, Tapas Roy industry, CM Suvendu keeps home & land

All 41 ministers have been allocated portfolios now. The portfolios of six ministers, including CM Adhikari who took oath of office on 9 May, has also been reassigned.

In contest for ‘heart of Kolkata’, BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta leading against TMC rival by 5,600+ votes

Considered the ‘heart of Kolkata’, Rashbehari is a key urban constituency and a traditional TMC stronghold. In the 2021 elections, the TMC defeated the BJP by more than 21,000 votes.

The battle for South Kolkata—Swapan Dasgupta vows to end mafia Raj

Swapan Dasgupta told ThePrint the mafia under the patronage of TMC in West Bengal controls everything, from the Kalighat Temple to real estate transactions and parking.

Look out for ‘traditional friends’ — Swapan Dasgupta urges Shah to be ‘more understanding’ on Bangladesh

His remark came in backdrop of reports that former Awami League MP Kamarul Arefin and his family were prevented by BSF from entering India without valid visa.

‘Science & tech lead youth to carnal pleasures,’ Indian swami tells G20 World Religion Summit

Islamic fatwas & world leaders being 'politically correct' by addressing climate change forums were among issues raised on 1st day of global religious summit in Indonesia Wednesday.

On Camera

Indian Comedy has a gender. Apoorva Mukhija faced threats, Pranit More got off with a sorry

Apoorva Mukhija got rape threats and FIRs for retorting to a comment about her body on India’s Got Latent. Pranit More got a rap on the knuckles for Rs 370 biryani clip. It’s hypocrisy 101.

Linde India’s minority investors cry foul after firm asks SC to stay SEBI action on key valuation report

Long-drawn dispute involves complaints that Linde India had allegedly unfairly hived off a potentially lucrative business to unlisted subsidiary without approval of all shareholders.

Rajnath’s stern message to HAL—stick to your commitment, don’t overpromise

Defence minister helmed a review meeting of HAL projects which was attended by CDS Gen N S Raja Subramani, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, CMD of HAL Ravi Kota and others.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.