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Tatas won't return Singur land; keen to return to Bengal

Tatas won't return Singur land; keen to return to Bengal

Rediff.com12 Nov 2013

The automobile firm's response came in reply to an earlier specific query of the apex court asking it to make its stand clear over the allotted land in the wake of changed scenario as the company had already moved its car plant to Gujarat.

'Rs 16 cr in bank' row lands Bengal CPI-M veterans in soup

'Rs 16 cr in bank' row lands Bengal CPI-M veterans in soup

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Just as political battles hot up along with rural polls in West Bengal, a certain report in the most circulated regional daily Anandabazar Patrika has caused major discomfort for the Left Front.

'Mahagathbandhan is of greed and lust, has 9 potential PM candidates'

'Mahagathbandhan is of greed and lust, has 9 potential PM candidates'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

BJP president Amit Shah, while kickstarting 'Ganatanatra Bachao Yatra' in Bengal, vowed to overthrow the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state.

Muslims in India are also Hindus, says RSS chief

Muslims in India are also Hindus, says RSS chief

Rediff.com17 Dec 2017

Anybody living in India is a Hindu, Bhagwat said.

NDA will WIN over 300 seats in 2014 polls: BJP

NDA will WIN over 300 seats in 2014 polls: BJP

Rediff.com5 Jun 2013

Calling the United Progressive Alliance a "minority government" and ruling out the possibility of a Third Front government, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday claimed that the National Democratic Alliance would come to power after the 2014 elections.

RTI must not be amended: Left

RTI must not be amended: Left

Rediff.com14 Aug 2006

The Left has said the amendments will make the RTI useless.

Tatas in expansion mode in Bengal

Tatas in expansion mode in Bengal

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The group's major investments in Bengal are from Tata Metaliks, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian Hotels and Tata Hitachi.

Mamata blames Centre for chit funds

Mamata blames Centre for chit funds

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

The chief minister said the situation was not a crisis and dubbed the protesters Communist Party of India-Marxist cadres.

Federal Front is relevant in today's politics: Trinamool

Federal Front is relevant in today's politics: Trinamool

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Defending its proposal for the formation of a Federal Front, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday said such an idea is relevant in the current political scenario as the United Progressive Alliance was slipping fast and the Bharatiya Janata Party was unable to come up sufficiently to be an alternative.

WB: 3-way contest, an advantage for Left

WB: 3-way contest, an advantage for Left

Rediff.com31 Mar 2006

Three-way contest, an advantage for CPI-M in West Bengal

Trinamool got too much power too soon: Mahasweta Devi

Trinamool got too much power too soon: Mahasweta Devi

Rediff.com25 Dec 2012

'The chief minister has to remember that the people of Bengal have suffered a lot. They waited for three decades for a change in rule. Hence, they are impatient and want fast and effective action.' Legendary writer Mahasweta Devi rates the Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal.

Bill on regulating chit funds passed by LF govt returned

Bill on regulating chit funds passed by LF govt returned

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

Govt, however, is readying new Bill that will give it more teeth to deal with such scams.

LS adjourned as TC members stall proceedings

LS adjourned as TC members stall proceedings

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

The Lok Sabha was adjourned abruptly on Thursday, following an uproar by Trinamool Congress members against the Left Front government in West Bengal.

Tripura campaigning on amid tight security

Tripura campaigning on amid tight security

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

A total of 259 companies of paramilitary force personnel are patrolling and keeping vigil all over Tripura where campaigning for the February 14 assembly election is going on in full swing.

Trinamool: Will break hands of CPI-M if Mamata attacked

Trinamool: Will break hands of CPI-M if Mamata attacked

Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

In a virulent attack on the Communist Party of India-Marxist, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Bandopadhyay on Monday threatened to 'break the hands' of the CPI-M cadre if the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was attacked again.

Kolkata: SFI leader's death triggers massive protests

Kolkata: SFI leader's death triggers massive protests

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

A leader of Communist Party of India - Marxist students' wing Student's Federation of India, who was arrested after a clash with the police, died in Kolkata on Tuesday. His death triggered a row with the men in uniform claiming he fell from a vehicle while the party alleged that he succumbed to injuries sustained in lathi-charge by police.

'Mamata has no clue what is happening'

'Mamata has no clue what is happening'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

'There are many able, good, police officers in Bengal who are capable of handling this situation, but without Mamata Banerjee nothing moves.'

61 pc Nagaland MLAs crorepatis; 6 criminal Tripura MLAs

61 pc Nagaland MLAs crorepatis; 6 criminal Tripura MLAs

Rediff.com2 Mar 2013

Statistics from the Association for Democratic Reforms analysis of the newly-elected legislative assemblies in Nagaland and Tripura indicate that there are 36 and 8 crorepatis respectively in both the Houses. Vicky Nanjappa reports:

West Bengal: 'Opposition tampering with rolls'

West Bengal: 'Opposition tampering with rolls'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2006

Accusing the opposition for the presence of bogus voters in electoral rolls, the ruling Left Front in West Bengal Monday urged the visiting Election Commission observers to go for a thorough scrutiny and remove all fake names.

Bihar bandh hits normal life: Lalu, Paswan detained

Bihar bandh hits normal life: Lalu, Paswan detained

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

The Bihar bandh called by opposition parties to protest against the killing of three people in police firing in Madhubani district on Monday affected normal life across the state. Most shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed in Patna and other districts.

Cong MLAs enter WB assembly wearing helmets

Cong MLAs enter WB assembly wearing helmets

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

Congress MLAs including women members wore helmets when they entered the West Bengal assembly on Wednesday, a day after a scuffle inside the House spun out of control, even as the Speaker ordered a probe into the role of security men during the violence.

Coal-gate: Where parties stand on the issue

Coal-gate: Where parties stand on the issue

Rediff.com23 Aug 2012

The stalemate in Parliament over the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on coal block allocation continues.

Kolkata flyover collapse: Mamata faces poll bouncer

Kolkata flyover collapse: Mamata faces poll bouncer

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

The timing of the flyover collapse couldn't have been worse for the CM with the assembly elections just days away.

Congress, BJP join Ayyappa devotees' protest

Congress, BJP join Ayyappa devotees' protest

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

The base camps of Pamba and Nilackal witnessed intensified protests as the Lord Ayyappa temple opens for the five-day monthly pooja on Wednesday evening, for the first time after the landmark top court verdict.

Kolkata: Beyond headlines, change and cynicism

Kolkata: Beyond headlines, change and cynicism

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

News from Kolkata paints a bleak picture - flyover collapse, deadly fires and crackdowns on political humour. But the City of Joy is changing, finds, Sumit Bhattacharya. Only, few are sure if it's for the better

BJP trying to take credit for Chandrayaan-2: Mamata

BJP trying to take credit for Chandrayaan-2: Mamata

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

The implementation of the NRC as nothing but a political vendetta of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government, she told the assembly.

Tripura sets national record of 93 pc voter turnout!

Tripura sets national record of 93 pc voter turnout!

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Tripura on Thursday set a new record for the country's highest-ever voter turnout with 93 per cent polling in the state assembly elections. The Left Front is hoping to return to power for a record fifth time in the elections to the 60-member assembly in the north-eastern state.

Left-backed AISF sweeps Patna Univ's students' union polls

Left-backed AISF sweeps Patna Univ's students' union polls

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

The All India Student Federation, backed by the Left Front, swept the Patna University students' union polls -- which were held after a gap of 28 years -- by winning three of the five major posts. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, managed to win the president's post. The Janata Dal United's student wing won the secretary's post, said an official.

Rahul's Tripura campaign pulls in huge crowds

Rahul's Tripura campaign pulls in huge crowds

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

Members of the Congress party and its supporters were enthused to see the party's vice president Rahul Gandhi and the young titular king of Tripura, Maharaja Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, share the dais at an election rally.

Mamata showed 'political immaturity': CPI-M

Mamata showed 'political immaturity': CPI-M

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee showed "political immaturity" in moving a no-trust motion against the UPA-II government with just 19 MPs in her fold, Left Front chairman Biman Bose said on Friday.

Why returning land in Singur might be tough

Why returning land in Singur might be tough

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Hours after taking charge as CM, Mamata had announced returning 400 acres to 'unwilling' land-losers

I can't fire pro-CPI-M government servants: Mamata

I can't fire pro-CPI-M government servants: Mamata

Rediff.com18 Jan 2013

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that pro-Communist Party of India - Marxist state government employees were trying to sabotage her government to give it a bad name, but cautioned the people against taking the law into their own hands.

Every party has corruption in its DNA

Every party has corruption in its DNA

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

'You cannot win an election without putting together a massive war chest.' 'It is impossible to put a war chest together, without giving and taking favours from India Inc, with a large dose of extortion thrown in,' says Devangshu Datta.

Centre-Left govt unholy nexus behind WB's debt: Mamata

Centre-Left govt unholy nexus behind WB's debt: Mamata

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

In a shrill attack on the Centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused it of an "unholy nexus" with the erstwhile Left Front government of West Bengal, leaving the state in a "disastrous" financial situation with a debt burden of Rs 2 lakh crore, and warned that her patience was running out.

Financial package to Bengal? Nonsense, says Mamata

Financial package to Bengal? Nonsense, says Mamata

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

Banerjee had last week sought an appointment with Modi.

TMC wins big in Bidhanagar, Asansol; Opposition cries foul

TMC wins big in Bidhanagar, Asansol; Opposition cries foul

Rediff.com10 Oct 2015

In a major boost to the party ahead of next year's Assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday scored a landslide victory in the newly formed Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, bagging 37 of the 41 wards and winning all the 16 wards in Bally Municipalty under Howarah district.

2018 was BJP's annus horribilis

2018 was BJP's annus horribilis

Rediff.com29 Dec 2018

In 2018, the BJP's rare successes in north-east India aside, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for the party.

Left unity will not be hit due to Prez poll issue: CPI-M

Left unity will not be hit due to Prez poll issue: CPI-M

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Monday said that the Left unity would not be affected in anyway because of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the Communist Party of India not supporting the candidature of United Progressive Alliance's Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee.

Why CPI-M's support to Pranab is a grave ERROR

Why CPI-M's support to Pranab is a grave ERROR

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Protesting the 'erroneous' stand, Prasenjit Bose, former convenor of the research unit of CPI-M, decided to send his resignation letter to the CPI-M leadership, and was later expelled from the party. We present the letter, where he elaborates his stand, which was first published in Pragati, on July 22.

In West Bengal, culture pips welfare in fund allocation

In West Bengal, culture pips welfare in fund allocation

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

Outlay for cultural activities increased, for social welfare schemes slashed