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TopicWest Bengal assembly elections

Topic: West Bengal assembly elections

In West Bengal, an injured Mamata Banerjee is more lethal for BJP. Over to Modi

West Bengal will for the first time see a chief minister and a fiery leader, who never bows down, hit the campaign trail in a wheelchair.

Manohar Lal Khattar’s precarious trust vote, and UK’s ‘anti-national’ parliamentary debate

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Mamata Banerjee urges to maintain peace, says would resume campaign on wheelchair if needed

In a video message from the hospital bed, the West Bengal CM urged her supporters to not do anything that would cause problems to the public.

Mamata visited 19 temples, 1 Muslim shrine in 28-hr Nandigram tour, before returning injured

Mamata Banerjee began her election campaign in Nandigram Tuesday, but returned to Kolkata Wednesday with an injured foot.

Mamata ‘stable’ after alleged attack in Nandigram, doctors to conduct series of tests

West Bengal CM Banerjee sustained injuries as she fell on the ground after she was allegedly pushed by unknown miscreants while campaigning for assembly elections in Nandigram.

Mamata Banerjee injured during campaign in Nandigram, alleges being pushed

Banerjee claimed her leg got swollen because of the injury and she was feeling feverish, and said that no local police personnel was present at the spot when the incident happened.

How West Bengal elections will change the course of national politics

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Mamata Banerjee files nomination from Nandigram assembly seat for West Bengal polls

Nandigram assembly constituency is set for a high-octane battle with the TMC supremo contesting from the seat against Suvendu Adhikari, who recently switched over to the BJP.

India’s pandemic focus is faltering with rising infections. Vaccination numbers must go up

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EC picks special observers for Bengal — why ‘best of best’ IAS, IPS officers watch some polls

EC has appointed 3 special observers for Bengal — Ajay V. Nayak, a retired IAS officer, and former IPS officers Vivek Dubey and Mrinal Kanti Das.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?