Tag: West Bengal
India
BJP accuses Mamata of non-disclosure of criminal cases
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Priyanka Tibrewal, a lawyer by profession, CPM has fielded lawyer Srijib Biswas from the seat
India
Durga in hijab: Kolkata artist draws ire of Hindus
After a video of azan played at the Durga Puja pandal of Kolkata’s Beliaghata 33 Pally area in 2019, this is the woke Bengali's latest
Editorial
Feudal Lords Blot On Democracy
Genuflection of the type where a politician is depicted as a god would not be a serious issue if it were a mere eyesore, not affecting governance
India
Mamata depicted as Durga in 3 puja arenas leaves devotees fuming
BJP has described the idolisation as an attack on religious sentiments and demanded Mamata to stop the organisers from going ahead
Entertainment
Nusrat Jahan will not name her baby’s father
Director Anindita Sarbadhikari said being an MP, it should be easy for Nusrat Jahan to ignore the criticisms coming her way
India
CBI begins probing Bengal electoral violence, registers 9 cases
The Calcutta High Court had earlier this month directed a court-monitored CBI probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal
India
Bengal teachers attempt suicide amid protest against transfers
BJP leader Shamik Bhattacharya said this shows that the Bengal government was playing to the gallery and there was no respect for teachers
Editorial
Sonia, Mamata, Shared Opposition Pawar Total Zero
It strikes none out of Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Uddhav Thackeray, Hemant Soren, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi and their cheerleaders that they sound identically humdrum