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SC orders withdrawal of Look Out Circular against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and wife

Supreme Court on July 28 ordered withdrawal of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira in connection with the money laundering cases against them linked to an alleged coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.

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West Bengal Assembly debates panchayat poll violence, BJP stages walkout

The Chief Minister in her address said that violence in the panchayat polls occurred at only seven places and 29 persons have lost their lives, which includes 14 in pre-poll violence and 15 on the day of polling.

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Bengal BJP MLA Bishnu Pada Roy dies at 61

Bishnu Pada Roy, Kolkata BJP MLA, died at 61 due to lung infection. PM Modi & WB CM Mamata Banerjee expressed condolences. Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition, paid respects & expressed grief. His body was taken to the assembly for last respects.

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Mamata inaugurates JIS School of Medical Sciences at Howrah

Inaugurated virtually by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, JIS School of Medical Science, Research Centre is a PPP project developed by Kolkata-based JIS Group. It is a 1200-bed hospital spread across 30 acres, with an investment of Rs 1500 crore over 3 years. It will offer admission to 150 students…

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With back to back resolutions, monsoon session of the West Bengal Assembly is set to be stormy

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is likely to take up a discussion on the violence in Manipur

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BJP, Trinamool trade charges over assault on women in West Bengal

With Opposition parties targeting the BJP over the incident of two women being paraded naked in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, where it is in power, the party has been highlighting similar cases of atrocities against women in States ruled by its rivals such as the Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool…

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BJP questions crimes against women in Bengal and Rajasthan

The BJP went on the offensive on Friday, lashing out against the West Bengal and Rajasthan governments — ruled by the Trinamool Congress and Congress respectively — regarding their record on crimes against women.

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Mamata proposes delegation of Chief Ministers to Manipur

Mamata Banerjee condemns sexual violence in Manipur, seeks justice for victims. She is in talks with other Chief Ministers to send a delegation to the State.

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Calcutta HC allows West Bengal police to file FIR against Suvendu Adhikari

Calcutta High Court allows West Bengal police to register FIR against Suvendu Adhikari for provocative remarks during Panchayat polls. Court says protection given to Adhikari not acceptable as per Article 361 of Constitution.

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West Bengal BJP takes out rally on election violence, calls for gherao of BDOs

West Bengal BJP holds mega rally in Kolkata to protest alleged irregularities in panchayat polls. Leaders of Opposition, State BJP president and national vice-president participate. INDIA, united platform of Opposition parties, ready to battle BJP, says Mamata Banerjee.

The Hindu

Indian opposition unites in attempt to oust Narendra Modi

Leaders put aside personality clashes and ideological differences to form coalition to take on PM

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'We are political untouchables for them': AIMIM on opposition's Bengaluru meet

MUMBAI: Lashing out at the 26-like minded parties for not inviting All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the two-day opposition meeting concluded in Bengaluru on Tuesday, party leader Waris Pathan said that the "so called" secular parties are treating them as "political untouchables".

The Times of India

‘Battle to save the idea of India’: Front pages today on the Opposition’s new alliance

It’s going to be INDIA versus Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha poll next year.

Newslaundry

Who named opposition group INDIA – Rahul Gandhi or Mamata Banerjee?

NEW DELHI: There is confusion over the leader who proposed the name INDIA, which stands for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, at the meeting of 26 opposition leaders in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

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How BJP seeks to mount pressure on Mamata over West Bengal panchayat poll violence

NEW DELHI: The BJP seeks to keep the pot boiling over the violence witnessed during the panchayat election in West Bengal and by of that it wants to keep mounting pressure on state chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee.

The Times of India

Under criticism over Manipur riots, BJP questions opposition’s silence on Delhi floods, West Bengal violence

NEW DELHI: Hitting at each other’s Achilles’ heel, Congress on Monday reiterated its demand for a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ethnic violence rocking the northeastern state of Manipur since May 3 while the ruling BJP questioned opposition over Delhi floods, violence during recently-concluded West Bengal panchayat election…

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Opposition party leaders gather in Bengaluru for mega meet

After 16 parties attended the opposition meeting in Patna on June 23, 26 parties are expected to take part in the Bengaluru meeting on July 17-18.

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Mamata sends high-level team to review flooding in north Bengal

On July 13, about 72 villagers, including 24 children, were evacuated to safety and were provided basic first aid by the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army.

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West Bengal poll violence | Death toll rises; crude bombs seized in several places

More than 40 people have lost their lives so far in the month-long violence, which started with the notification of the elections on June 8.

The Times of India

Congress set to host 2-day Bengaluru meet, 24 opposition parties expected to attend

BENGALURU: Karnataka Congress, which is upbeat following its thumping victory in the recent assembly polls and successful implementation of three of its five big poll promises, will play host to the opposition parties' second big conference on Monday and Tuesday.

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Trinamool team visits Nandigram to counter BJP’s fact-finding team

The development comes at a time when a BJP fact-finding team led by former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is visiting West Bengal.

The Times of India

BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi, Mamata over West Bengal panchayat election violence; TMC retorts

NEW DELHI: Even about a week after the West Bengal panchayat election, the BJP has continued to demand a statement from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the poll-related violence while also hitting out at the ruling TMC calling chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led government as “misrule”.

The Times of India

BJP seeks Rahul Gandhi’s comments on violence during West Bengal panchayat election

NEW DELHI: While the Congress has been consistently demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the ethnic violence raging in the northeastern state of Manipur since May 3, the BJP has started seeking the opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the bloodbath during the just-concluded panchayat election in Trinamool…

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Four more killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal; Mamata appeals for peace

Violence linked to the West Bengal panchayat elections is showing no signs of abating, with four more deaths reported on July 12, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appeal for peace.

The Times of India

Why BJP is upbeat over West Bengal panchayat election results

NEW DELHI: Though the counting of votes for the violence-marred July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal are still counting and the results are yet to be declared, it is almost evident that the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) has swept it with the BJP as a distant second.

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