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Bengal minister Firhad Hakim defends Muslim population remarks

Firhad Hakim, a senior minister in West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, has defended his remarks on the Muslim population in the state and India, saying he is a diehard secular and patriotic......

Cong-TMC clashes: Mamata sacks Firhad Hakim as spokesman

With pressure mounting on West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim for his alleged role in shielding some on those involved in the February 12 violence and the killing of a police officer at Garden Reach......

TMC's Firhad Hakim to be Kolkata's first Muslim mayor since 1947

In the 145-year history of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, nationalist leaders like Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Bidhan Chandra Roy, also a former chief minister,......

TMC distances itself from Hakim's Muslim population remark amid backlash

Amid criticism over a controversial remark of senior Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim on the Muslim percentage in the population, the ruling party in the state on......

Violence erupts near Kolkata over shop; cops hurt, vehicles torched

Tension simmered in the Rabindranagar area near Kolkata on Wednesday as a violent clash between two groups spiralled into widespread unrest, leaving several police personnel injured and multiple......

'No Manmohanomics for aam aadmi-focused state'

West Bengal would continue to attract capital despite the chief minister's anti-foreign direct investment stance in some sectors, said the state's minister for urban development and municipal......

West Bengal Govt introduces bills to boost investment

The West Bengal government on Monday introduced two amendment bills in the state Assembly to boost investments in the state. The West Bengal Municipal (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by......

Ratan Tata hits back, says Bengal FM has a 'very fertile imagination'

A day after  Ratan Tata said he did not see much sign  of industrial development in West Bengal, state industries and finance minister Amit Mitra hit back at Chairman Emeritus of Tata......

Bengal minister backs tax waiver for buildings painted blue and white

Backing the decision by the KMC to waive property tax for residential buildings painted in blue and white in West Bengal, a state minister on Wednesday said an amendment should be passed by......

Kolkatans be ready, soon a ropeway will make your travel easier

'To curb pollution and counter global warming, one has to think of alternative transportation system' 'Once implemented, Curvo can act efficiently as air ambulances' 'It is safe, fast, pollution......

Sourav Ganguly's security cover upgraded to Z category

IMAGE: As per the new security arrangement, Sourav Ganguly will have 8 to 10 police personnel guarding him. Photograph: BCCI The West Bengal government has decided to upgrade the security cover of......

Bangladeshi man arrested for threatening cricketer

Photograph: Kind Courtesy  Shakib Al Hasan/Instagram Bangladesh police, on Tuesday, arrested a man who allegedly issued death threats to cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for inaugurating a......

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