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The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted bail to the prime accused in the case relating to indiscriminate firing at Netai in West Bengal's Jhargram district on January 7, 2011, leaving nine people dead.CPI-M leader Rathin Dandapate, from whose ...

In what could be an advantage for the BJP in the general elections, BSP president Mayawati announced on Monday that her party would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on its own and would consider a post-poll alliance. The announcement by the BSP, though politically expected, will weaken the

Inspired by the success and huge crowd turnout at Insaf Samavesh (Gathering of Justice) organised by CPI(M)'s youth wing, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), in Kolkata on January 7, the party leadership is now stressing on inducting ...

India News: Last November’s high court order made the pavement outside Oberoi Grand walkable again, but in a city starved of employment avenues hawkers are likely.

A Congress spokesperson said the party’s Tripura chief Ashish Kumar Saha recently held a series of meetings to take stock of the situation ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which was passed in Parliament to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), addresses cases when a mob of five or more individuals commits murder based on factors such as race, caste, community or personal belief

Top leaders of opposition INDIA bloc will hold discussions on January 13 on strengthening the alliance, chalking out a strategy on seat-sharing and deciding whether to have a convenor of the grouping, sources said on Friday. Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee will not be part of the virtual meeting on Saturday morning as she is preoccupied with prior engagements, they said.

Trinamool Congress affirms commitment to INDIA bloc but wants to lead the fight in Bengal; discussions on strengthening alliance and seat sharing in opposition parties grouping; Mamata Banerjee unable to attend virtual meeting; TMC declined previous meetings on seat sharing with Congress; TMC willing to share 3-4 seats with Congress; TMC previously allied with Congress thrice; CPI (M) dismissed Banerjees alliance proposal; TMC aims to confront BJP in West Bengal.

Earlier, TMC had declined to send representatives to meetings with the Congress' national alliance committee on seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

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