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HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Amit Shah likely to visit Bengal later this month

10:55 pm December 11, 2020

Kolkata: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal for two days later this month to take stock of the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, a senior party functionary of the state said on Friday. Shah’s possible visit will take place in the backdrop of […]

45-year-old man’s body found in Kolkata flat, police suspect murder

11:30 pm December 10, 2020

Kolkata: The body of a 45-year-old man was found in his flat on Thursday in Kolkata’s Kustia Road area, police said. The body of Jayanta Mukherjee was found lying in a pool of blood in his third floor flat at the government housing complex in the Tiljala police station area, they said. ”There is a […]

Mamata compares BJP leadership to Hitler, Mussolini

11:15 pm December 10, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister hit out at the BJP on Thursday comparing its leadership to dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and claimed that the party is indulging in false propaganda. Banerjee, who is among the vocal critics of the saffron party, said it has a ”prepared script” to break the movements against it and is trying to do so with […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

TMC govt in Bengal committed to upholding human rights: Mamata

2:47 pm December 10, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that democracy was being bulldozed and voices muzzled in the country, and asserted that her government was committed to upholding human rights. Taking to Twitter, the CM, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, said her government has set up 19 human rights courts over the last […]

West Bengal Police speaking blatant lies about BJP worker’s killing: Vijayvargiya

3:57 pm December 9, 2020

Kolkata: BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday refuted claims by the West Bengal Police that it does not use pellet guns, accusing the force of speaking ”blatant lies” over the killing of a saffron party worker during a recent rally. Vijayvargiya shared a short video where a police personnel is seen purportedly loading bullets in […]