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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      New rape bill, campaigns, CBI-bashing: TMC in desperate damage-control mode
      West Bengal

      New rape bill, campaigns, CBI-bashing: TMC in desperate damage-control mode

      2 Sept 2024 9:46 PM IST
      Kolkata rape-murder | Was BJP planning a 1993-like bloody march? Mamata govt thinks so
      West Bengal

      Kolkata rape-murder | Was BJP planning a 1993-like bloody march? Mamata govt thinks so

      26 Aug 2024 10:16 PM IST
      RG Kar rape-murder: A week into CBI probe, 60 hours of grilling and little else
      West Bengal

      RG Kar rape-murder: A week into CBI probe, 60 hours of grilling and little else

      22 Aug 2024 8:37 AM IST
      Kolkata rape-murder | Why Mamata Banerjee govt is facing pushback from party
      West Bengal

      Kolkata rape-murder | Why Mamata Banerjee govt is facing pushback from party

      20 Aug 2024 8:16 PM IST
      Threat, corruption, fear: How RG Kar hospital degenerated under Sandip Ghosh
      News

      Threat, corruption, fear: How RG Kar hospital degenerated under Sandip Ghosh

      19 Aug 2024 4:03 PM IST
      RG Kar
      West Bengal

      How 138-year-old RG Kar hospital sank into a ‘ditch’ of corruption, politics

      19 Aug 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Kolkata rape-murder: Crisis deepens for TMC govt; demand for Mamatas resignation mounts
      West Bengal

      Kolkata rape-murder: Crisis deepens for TMC govt; demand for Mamata's resignation mounts

      15 Aug 2024 7:14 PM IST
      Midnight march today to protest Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder
      Videos

      Midnight march today to protest Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder

      14 Aug 2024 6:35 PM IST
      Bengal civic workers
      West Bengal

      Bengal | Civic volunteers going rogue is a big headache for Mamata govt

      14 Aug 2024 10:36 AM IST
      Watch | Students need me here, says doctor who stayed back in Ukraine
      Interviews

      Watch | Students need me here, says doctor who stayed back in Ukraine

      11 Aug 2024 5:10 PM IST
      Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee obit: Tragic, flawed reformer who wooed capitalism at his peril
      Obituary

      Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee obit: Tragic, flawed reformer who wooed capitalism at his peril

      8 Aug 2024 12:42 PM IST
      Hindus were not attacked; only Awami League members targeted: VHP leader in Bangladesh
      World

      Hindus were not attacked; only Awami League members targeted: VHP leader in Bangladesh

      6 Aug 2024 5:02 PM IST
      Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus
      World

      Muhammad Yunus to head interim government in Bangladesh?

      5 Aug 2024 6:06 PM IST
      Bengal Congress in turmoil: Will lone warrior Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury join BJP?
      West Bengal

      Bengal Congress in turmoil: Will lone warrior Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury join BJP?

      5 Aug 2024 1:12 PM IST
      Watch | Why are Bangladeshis upset with India?
      Programmes

      Watch | Why are Bangladeshis upset with India?

      1 Aug 2024 10:17 AM IST
      Bengal: Eyeing 2026 Assembly battle, TMC adds prejudice to politics of pride
      West Bengal

      Bengal: Eyeing 2026 Assembly battle, TMC adds 'prejudice' to politics of pride

      30 July 2024 1:11 PM IST
      Can Bhu-Aadhaar weed out land fraud? Largely, but only if Centre, states are sincere
      India

      Can Bhu-Aadhaar weed out land fraud? Largely, but only if Centre, states are sincere

      29 July 2024 10:11 AM IST
      Railways
      Budget 2024-25

      FM skips Railways in Budget speech; no hike in safety spending despite frequent disasters

      23 July 2024 6:48 PM IST
      Budget totally ignores West Bengal, says Mamata; state BJP is uneasy
      Budget 2024-25

      Budget totally ignores West Bengal, says Mamata; state BJP is uneasy

      23 July 2024 5:14 PM IST
      Who won the war of palates between prawn versus hilsa in Bengal?
      The Eighth Column

      Who won the war of palates between prawn versus hilsa in Bengal?

      22 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Watch | Bangladesh protests prompt internet shutdown; Indian students evacuated
      News

      Watch | Bangladesh protests prompt internet shutdown; Indian students evacuated

      21 July 2024 9:16 PM IST
      Mamata’s message for Bangladesh protesters likely to miff both Delhi and Dhaka
      West Bengal

      Mamata’s message for Bangladesh protesters likely to miff both Delhi and Dhaka

      21 July 2024 7:28 PM IST
      Farakka Barrage: What’s pulling Fulahar and Ganga closer, drowning homes and hopes
      The Eighth Column

      Farakka Barrage: What’s pulling Fulahar and Ganga closer, drowning homes and hopes

      16 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      TMC, Mamata Banerjee, EC, NCP, CPI, national party status
      West Bengal

      Mamata’s image makeover bid falls flat as 'TMC goons' unleash reign of terror

      11 July 2024 3:42 PM IST
      TMC lauds SC nod to maintainability of plea against CBI probes; BJP says won’t cut much ice
      West Bengal

      TMC lauds SC nod to maintainability of plea against CBI probes; BJP says 'won’t cut much ice'

      10 July 2024 2:49 PM IST
      West Bengal | Logjam over swearing-in of two newly-elected TMC MLAs ends
      West Bengal

      West Bengal | Logjam over swearing-in of two newly-elected TMC MLAs ends

      5 July 2024 5:02 PM IST
      Distant policymakers worsen Assam’s annual struggle to keep its nose above water
      North East

      Distant policymakers worsen Assam’s annual struggle to keep its nose above water

      4 July 2024 8:30 PM IST
      As new criminal laws go into force, its back to school for state police
      India

      As new criminal laws go into force, it's back to school for state police

      2 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      West Bengal: Governor-government tussle derails swearing-in of two MLAs
      West Bengal

      West Bengal: Governor-government tussle derails swearing-in of two MLAs

      27 Jun 2024 2:24 PM IST
      Nagaland tribe
      Nagaland

      With 198 women in fray, Nagaland scripts history in civic polls

      26 Jun 2024 6:20 AM IST
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