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Four drown, 40 missing in boat disaster in West Bengal

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Malda: At least four persons, including a woman drowned, and more than 40 others were missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in West Bengal's Malda district today.
Officials said a country

Three TV cameramen assaulted by people holding Trinamool flags

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Barrackpore (West Bengal): Three lensmen of local TV channels were attacked on Friday with iron rods and lathis by some people, holding Trinamool Congress flags, when they went to cover reported fact

Live: Left has ruined Bengal for years, says Modi

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Kolkata: A day after he 'sold' pizza and Lijjat pappad to women at a FICCI meet in Delhi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Bharat Chamber of Commerce here on Vibrant Grow

Student leader Sudipta Gupta’s death sparks row in Bengal

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Kolkata/New Delhi: In a major embarrassment for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a CPM student was allegedly killed in police custody on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses said Sudipta Gupta (22) was b

One killed, nine injured in violence in Bengal district

One person was killed and nine others, including eight policemen, were injured in violence that rocked Tehatta in Nadia district on Wednesday, forcing police to open fire in ‘self-defence’.

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27 policemen, six villagers injured in Bengal clash

At least 27 policemen, including three officers, and six villagers were injured in pitched battles early Tuesday in West Bengal's Birbhum district over a long-time dispute regarding land acquisition f

Bengali movie branded 'anti-government'

The state-run Star Theatre in Kolkata on Saturday stopped the screening of Bengali film Teen Kanya on the premise that it sends out an anti-state message.

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Bengali movie branded 'anti-government'

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The state-run Star Theatre in Kolkata on Saturday stopped the screening of Bengali film Teen Kanya on the premise that it sends out an anti-state message.

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Bus, taxi fares hiked in West Bengal

Public transport in West Bengal is set to get dearer with a group of ministers on Wednesday recommending hike in fares of state-run and private buses, mini buses, deluxe buses and taxis following incr

Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

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Legendary Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died here early Tuesday following a major cardiac arrest, family sources said.

Equally acclaimed for his poems and novels in

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