East India
West Bengal’s Birbhum violence: Calcutta HC takes suo moto cognizance
Two days after at least eight people were burnt to death in the wave of violence that erupted in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, the Calcutta High Court took suo moto cognizance of the incident.
East India
Eight burnt to death after killing of TMC leader in West Bengal’s Birbhum
At least eight charred bodies were found at Rampurhat in West Bengal’s Birbhum district Tuesday following several incidents of fire and bombing, after the killing of Trinamool Congress leader Bahadur Shaikh.
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East India
Sharad Yadav, Lalu Yadav back together after 25 years
Veteran socialist leader and former Union minister Sharad Yadav Sunday merged his Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) party with the country's another tall socialist politician Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in New Delhi.
East India
Jharkhand: Tribal man beaten by cops, CM orders inquiry
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered an inquiry after pictures of a 42-year-old tribal man, who was allegedly beaten up severely by the Latehar district police for "dropping off Maoists" in the forest area, was shared on social media.
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East India
Anis Khan murder: Family, senior ex-cops flag ‘lapses’ in probe
Retired police officers have raised police “lapses” in investigating the death of Anis Khan, student leader in West Bengal, saying standards operating procedures (SOPs) may not have been initially followed.
East India
Hate speech: Bihar BJP MLA says take away Muslims’ voting rights
BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur from Bisfi, in Bihar on Friday reiterated the need to take away voting rights of Muslims.
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Bihar government will conduct caste Census: CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced that the state government will conduct the caste Census, saying that it will enable the government to work for the development of various sections of the society.
East India
Anis Khan’s murder: Bengal student leader earlier told police his “life is in danger”
Anis Khan (28), a student leader who was an active of student protests in Aliah University, an autonomous state government university in New Town, West Bengal was thrown off the roof of his house and killed at 1am in Amta, on February 19, Saturday.
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Bihar’s Sakibul Gani creates world record with triple ton on debut
Sakibul Gani, Bihar’s 22-year-old batter, marked his name in the history of cricket becoming the first player to score a triple hundred milestone in the first-class debut.
East India
Civic bodies polls in West Bengal: 24% drop in BJP vote share
The results of four municipal corporations in West Bengal showed a decline of around 24 per cent BJP votes in comparison to what the saffron party had got in these uran areas in the Assembly polls barely eight months ago.
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“My son has lost 13 precious years”: Mother of Muslim man acquitted in Ahmedabad blast case
"My son has lost 13 precious years (of his life). He got justice but it is delayed," says Jahida Khatun, a 75-year-old woman of Jharkhand whose son was acquitted in the case related to the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts.
East India
Mamata Banerjee blocks governor on Twitter after “gas chamber” remark
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blocked the governor Jagdeep Dhankhar from her Twitter account on Monday, a day after he said the state had become "a gas chamber...
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