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Biman Bandopadhyay is new WB Speaker

Biman Bandopadhyay is new WB Speaker

Rediff.com30 May 2011

Trinamool Congress first timer Biman Bandopadhyay was today elected unopposed Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly. Leader of the House Partha Chatterjee proposed his name which was supported by the Chief Whip of Trinamool Congress Legislature Party Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.

Cong sinking ship, Left will face further rejection: Mamata

Cong sinking ship, Left will face further rejection: Mamata

Rediff.com17 Feb 2014

The Congress-led UPA government was a sinking ship and would not return to power while the Left would face further rejection by the people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.

D-Day is HERE! Counting of votes begins

D-Day is HERE! Counting of votes begins

Rediff.com19 May 2016

Counting of votes for the high stakes assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry began on Thursday morning with trends expected to be available by 11am.

How Sachin Tendulkar helped a tribal village school in Bengal

How Sachin Tendulkar helped a tribal village school in Bengal

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

To his die-hard cricket fans, Sachin Tendulkar is 'God', something a tribal village in West Bengal swears by after the Rajya Sabha MP intervened to fund the reconstruction of a 51-year-old neglected school.