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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicWest Bengal government

Topic: West Bengal government

Why an angry Mamata Banerjee was forced to do a U-turn on Bengal’s Covid strategy

Minister Partha Chatterjee says West Bengal govt made mistakes in handling the crisis, but assures public that things are being sorted out.

Is Centre interfering in Covid fight or do states like West Bengal, Kerala need hand-holding?

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has called the Narendra Modi gov’s decision to send teams to assess Covid-19 situation in four states as a "unilateral" and "undesirable" action.

West Bengal govt alleges Covid-19 kits supplied by ICMR-NICED are defective

The ICMR-NICED authorities said it could be possibly because the kits have not been standardized and is considering the matter very seriously.

West Bengal govt asks schools to sensitise students on reducing risk of coronavirus

The state's education department issued a circular that followed a directive from Centre to build awareness among students about the virus and preventive measures.

West Bengal governor hits out at Mamata for ‘humiliating’ him, not briefing regularly

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said the chief minister is obliged to brief him according to the Constitution, but Mamata Banerjee hasn’t done so ‘even once’.

Post of constitutional head is seriously compromised in Bengal: Governor hits out at TMC govt

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the TMC government in the state, added that the situation is "unprecedented and challenging".

New CBI chief Rishi Shukla likely to take charge today

The arrival of Rishi Kumar Shukla is expected to bring some order in the CBI as it moves to challenge the action of the West Bengal govt in ponzi scam cases.

On Camera

No other city is like Gurugram—’so mismanaged, yet so highly spoken of’

Gurugram has a problem of structural abandonment, whether you’re a domestic worker speaking an alien language, or the much-celebrated CEO of the new hot startup.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.