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Modi vows 'real change' in Bengal, targets Mamata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of "betraying and insulting" the people of the state who trusted she would bring about a change after the Left rule. He also accused her of nepotism by choosing to play the limited role of "bua" (aunt) to her "bhatija" (nephew) instead of becoming "Didi" (elder sister) to the people. Addressing a massive BJP rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds, his first in Benga...

Mamata takes on Modi with LPG

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a 'padayatra' in Siliguri on Sunday to protest against the steep hike in the price of LPG cylinders. Accompanied by tho...

Mithun joins BJP at Brigade rally

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty on Sunday joined the BJP at Brigade Parade Ground here ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega rally. Chakraborty was welcomed ...
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will kick off from April 9 to May 30 across six venues

IPL 2021 from April 9

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will kick off from April 9 to May 30 across six venues - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta, but with a catch. Accordin...
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The 25-year-old Indian, who didn't drop a game in the last four matches this week, failed to summon her 'A' game under pressure as Marin came up trumps to claim her third title of the year.

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Cong: dark chapter of brutality

As farmers completed 100 days sitting outside Delhi’s borders, the Congress on Saturday said this was a dark chapter of India’s democracy ...

Mamata Banerjee walks at a rally to protest LPG price hikes in Siliguri on Saturday.

Taapsee mocks ‘memory of 2013’

Junta asks India to return 8 cops

Authorities in Myanmar have asked India to return several police officers who sought refuge to avoid taking orders from a military junta that seize...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Calcutta on Sunday.

Modi mocks Mamata, sidesteps fuel hike

Earlier four of them had tested positive for the mutant strains of the coronavirus, including one with the South African-strain, and the rest with the UK-strain

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PCC chief and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora.

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City in electric bus big league

The city has made rapid strides in its programme to replace its diesel driven public buses with electric ones. A global study says Calcutta has elect...

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Myanmar trade unions call for strike

Myanmar’s major trade unions called on members to shut down the economy from Monday to back a campaign against last month’s coup, raising ...

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Women's Day: meet four Indian sheroes

I faced a lot of prejudice. I was a regular 17-year-old who had impulses and an open relationship with my parents who knew if I had a boyfriend or not. And I was told, ‘Pooja Bhatt, if you want to make it in this industry learn to keep your opinions to yourself’. At 19, I had a kind of rebellious streak. And now at 49, you are okay with people not liking you '. Pooja Bhatt as Rani

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Twitter dialogues of Indian women

Twitter had commissioned independent research to uncover insights around what women in India are talking about on the service. A quantitative survey a...

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Chai pe Charcha (Lest we forget)

The power of immense powerlessness The Thirty Third - Thirty Fourth Cup January 7, 2011 The tea simmered and slowly turned red while John watched on, carefully. He stood in the kitch...
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The binary of men as combatants and women as passive grievers is perhaps the most common projection of gendered realities in a conflict zone. Men are often seen as principal negotiators who make the d...
A Kashmiri muslim woman regains her composure as others retreat during a protest of the death of teenager Zahid Farooq on February 05, 2010 on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Fresh protests erupted today fuelled by the death of of the second teenager in a week, 16 year old student Zahid Farooq. Police are still investigating the death, whilst relatives and friends blamed government forces.
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For the world’s largest democracy, which has had one woman as prime minister, one woman president, several women chief ministers and influential women politicians like Jayalalithaa, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee, Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dixit, the under-representation of women is a serious cause of concern.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Calcutta on Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee holds up a placard condemning the BJP for LPG and fuel price hikes in her Siliguri rally on Sunday.
Mithun Chakraborty meets Narendra Modi at the Brigade Parade Grounds on Sunday.
The meeting, which was held in support of Trinamul, was attended by north Bengal development minister Rabindranath Ghosh.
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The accused was present during Rakesh Singh’s recce of the spot from where Pamela Goswami was arrested two days later. This means he was completely aware of Rakesh Singh’s conspiracy...,” said a senior police officer in Lalbazar.
Thirty-three students of Class XII have been split into small groups so that maximum physical distancing could be maintained during the practical exams, said an official of the department
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NCP President Sharad Pawar and General Secretary Praful Patel wave at supporters during a party rally, in Ranchi, Sunday
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Biman Mullick shows the Gandhi centenary stamp (1969) and the first set of Bangladesh stamps he designed.
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Relatives and supporters make three-fingered salutes while standing near the bodies of Ko Phoe Chit, 22, Arkar Moe, and Zwal Htet Soe, 26, during a funeral for protesters who were shot dead in clashes with military and police on March 05, 2021 at the Yay Way cemetery in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Voters stand in queue during the third phase of the DDC polls at Wurpush area of Ganderbal, Srinagar in December last year.

Poll bar stirs PoK questions

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The BSF has begun an investigation into the incident which seems to be a case of suicide.
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There are around 1,000 Delhi government schools and about 1,700 private schools, most of them affiliated to the CBSE, in the city.
Sunday's rally will be the first major event of the saffron party in Bengal after declaration of eight-phase elections in the state.
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GST shortfall creates conflict lines

The states are expected to rake up the issue of  a huge shortfall in GST payments till the first quarter of 2022-23 at the  GST Council meet scheduled this  month. The council may not ...
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British oil firm Cairn Energy plc on Sunday said i...
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Starting with an initial capital of Rs 5 crore in 1956, LIC has an asset base of Rs 32 lakh crore.
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BCCI plays safe with IPL fixtures amid Covid crisis

The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played in India across six venues from April 9 to May 30 behind closed doors in the initial stages. Chennai will host the opener with defen...
Besides Chennai and Ahmedabad, the other venues will be Bangalore Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta. That the Eden Gardens would host some of the IPL matches was first reported by The Telegraph on February 27.
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I faced a lot of prejudice. I was a regular 17-year-old who had impulses and an open relationship with my parents who knew if I had a boyfriend or not. And I was told, ‘Pooja Bhatt, if you want to make it in this industry learn to keep your opinions to yourself’. At 19, I had a kind of rebellious streak. And now at 49, you are okay with people not liking you '. Pooja Bhatt as Rani

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