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What prompted Oppn to move no-trust against Dhankhar

What prompted Oppn to move no-trust against Dhankhar

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

Kharge alleged that Dhankhar is working as a government spokesperson and acting like a school headmaster, often sermonising experienced opposition leaders and preventing them from speaking in the House.

Major ruckus in Parliament over 'Cong-Soros' link

Major ruckus in Parliament over 'Cong-Soros' link

Rediff.com9 Dec 2024

Proceedings of both Houses of Parliament were disrupted on Monday as the treasury benches accused top Congress leaders of colluding with billionaire investor George Soros to destabilise the country, triggering protests from opposition members.

Absolute failure of state machinery: HC on Kolkata hospital violence

Absolute failure of state machinery: HC on Kolkata hospital violence

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

The Calcutta high court on Friday observed that mob violence at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital was an absolute failure of state machinery in West Bengal.

HC lifts Sec 144 in Sandeshkhali, takes up abuse case on its own

HC lifts Sec 144 in Sandeshkhali, takes up abuse case on its own

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday set aside the promulgation of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Sandeshkhali, which has been witnessing protests over the last one week.

Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign, may join politics: Reports

Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign, may join politics: Reports

Rediff.com3 Mar 2024

The judge refused to comment on it, stating that he would address all inquiries after submitting his resignation.

Bengal school jobs scam: HC orders removal of ED officer from probe team

Bengal school jobs scam: HC orders removal of ED officer from probe team

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

The court said it was dissatisfied with Mishra's answers to its queries during his appearance before it in the previous hearing.

Stopped from speaking, Mamata storms out of Niti Aayog meet

Stopped from speaking, Mamata storms out of Niti Aayog meet

Rediff.com27 Jul 2024

Banerjee said her microphone was stopped after five minutes, while other chief ministers were allowed to speak for longer durations.

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty.

Indian tailor's bid for the Guinness Book

Indian tailor's bid for the Guinness Book

Rediff.com14 Sep 2006

Tailor Mohammed Nasim Qureshi is all set to sew his way into the Guinness Book by stitching a shirt 264 feet long, 180 feet wide and would require\n11,716 metres of cloth.\n\n

Uniform Civil Code bill introduced in Rajya Sabha amid din

Uniform Civil Code bill introduced in Rajya Sabha amid din

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirodi Lal Meena moved for leave to introduce the bill to provide for the constitution of the national inspection and investigation committee for preparation of a Uniform Civil Code and its implementation throughout India and for matters connected therewith during the private member's business.

Campaigning ends in Bengal before scheduled time

Campaigning ends in Bengal before scheduled time

Rediff.com16 May 2019

In a first such action in India's electoral history, the Election Commission had Wednesday ordered campaigning in the nine West Bengal constituencies to end at 10 pm on Thursday, instead of 6 pm on Friday, in the wake of violence between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata during Amit Shah's roadshow.

CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away

CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

He was suffering from lung cancer for last several months, West Bengal CPI secretary Swapan Banerjee said.

Oppn corners govt in RS on handling farm protests, BJP defends

Oppn corners govt in RS on handling farm protests, BJP defends

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

Opposition parties on Thursday launched a vociferous attack on the Centre over its handling of the farmers' agitation, callings its dialogues with the protestors 'monologues', even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party defended the new laws asserting that its government is committed to the welfare of peasants and increase their incomes.

Advantage Mamata before Bengal polls

Advantage Mamata before Bengal polls

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Banerjee has fulfilled two key electoral promises: Ridding Lalgarh of Naxals and bringing peace to Darjeeling