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Ministry ad fuels Didi-Centre strife

An advertisement issued by the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (P&NG) in leading local dailies has further fuelled the Mamata Banerjee-Centre strife.

UPA gets a jolt, TMC withdraws support to govt

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Trinamool Congress, the second biggest constituent of the UPA, on Tuesday dealt a major blow to the Manmohan Singh government when it decided to withdraw its support on the issue of petroleum price hi

Sense of freedom after quitting UPA: TC union minister

Senior Trinamool Congress leader and Union minister of state for tourism Sultan Ahmed on Tuesday night said that quitting the UPA government has brought a sense of freedom.

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Left calls 12-hour strike on September 20

Protesting against the UPA-II government’s decision to hike diesel price, allow FDI in retail and put a restriction on subsidised LPG cylinders, the Left Front has called a 12-hour general strike acro

Mamata may pull out ministers tomorrow

The Trinamul Congress, UPA-2’s second-largest constituent, appears likely to ask its ministers to quit the Manmohan Singh government in protest against “anti-people” decisions like allowing 51 per cen

Abducted Bengal businessmen rescued by cops

A young businessman who was allegedly kidnapped from Park Street on Saturday afternoon was rescued by the police within 12 hours from Shibpur in Howrah.

Left calls 12-hour strike on Sept. 20

CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat (left) and Left Front chairman Biman Bose during a press conference in Kolkata on Sunday.

Protesting against the UPA-II government’s decision to hike diesel price, allow FDI in retail and put a restriction on subsidised LPG cylinders, the Left Front has called a 12-hour general strike acro

Pranab pride of bengal, says mamata

Showering lavish praises on President Pranab Mukherjee, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that he was the pride of Bengal. An elated Ms Banerjee was bewildered as to how to address him.

Mamata threatens to take hard decision

Furious over the Centre allowing 51 per cent FDI in multibrand retail after the diesel price hike and uncapping of subsidy on LPG cylinders, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday threat

Decision on third front only after 2014 polls: Mulayam

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Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday said that the decision on forming a third front would be taken only after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

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