Leaders of the TMC asserted that the incident underscored the BJP's "anti-women mindset", highlighting its commitment to misogyny
The protesters said the blockade would continue till 7 pm, but railway officials said they were hopeful of an earlier resumption of services
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The BJA, a union of activists and civil society outfits, is currently assisting the Congress in organising the Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
Raids are being held at the residences and offices of those who allegedly "acted as middlemen" in the scam
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that on January 22, she will hold a rally from Kali Mandir, following which an interfaith rally will be held
Local police stations dispatched forces to the residences of the three leaders, cordoning off the areas as a precautionary security measure
The 55th Garment Buyers and Sellers Meet of WBGMDA generated an estimated Rs 850 crore in business transactions in wholesale deals
Trinamool Congress government has been pressing for the renaming of West Bengal since 2011. Paschim Banga, Paschim Bango, Bongo, and Bangla were among some of the suggestions
"If there is election at one time, it is beneficial for us because we have to work only once. But if a state does not get a majority government, what will be its outcome?" Mamata said
TMC sources said the Congress contacted party leaders for such a meeting and has been conveyed that they are not keen on sending any representative for talks
The Kerala unit of the Congress on Thursday said BJP's Lord Ram is a "political creation" and backed the party leadership in declining the invite
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said there are basic conceptual difficulties in agreeing with the committee, and the concept is not clear
In a letter to the panel secretary, Banerjee said that in 1952, the first general elections were simultaneously conducted for the central and state levels
The TMC had previously allied with the Congress in the 2001 assembly polls, 2009 Lok Sabha elections, and the 2011 assembly polls
The GoM would also be interacting with stakeholders of the industry to deliberate on the issues facing the industry and where the West Bengal government can help
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has asked senior state government officers including Chief Secretary BP Gopalika to brief him about the ration scam
Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who has been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata-based hospital for prostate cancer, died at a city hospital this afternoon
Mamata Banerjee said that she won't allow religious discrimination and does not support festivities that "exclude others", referring to the Ram Temple inauguration event, scheduled for January 22