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Political violence in Ganjam claims 8 lives in 6 months

September 16, 2022

Berhampur: Political violence has taken to alarming proportions in Ganjam district with violence claiming the lives of eight persons during ...

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Samiti member murdered in Dhenkanal district, political violence suspected

September 25, 2021

Dhenkanal: Some unidentified miscreants allegedly killed a samiti member late Friday night at Jamujhara village under Baruan panchayat in Tumusingha ...

Home Minister Amit Shah. Pic courtesy: The Hindu

National

Amit Shah attacks Mamata Banerjee over culture of political violence in West Bengal

June 9, 2020

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged culture of political ...

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Admin exhumes Bargarh man’s body after wife alleges murder

July 19, 2019

Bargarh: The body of a man, who died three months ago, has been exhumed and sent for postmortem after his ...

International

Political violence sweeps Ethiopia; top official, army chief killed

June 23, 2019

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s army chief and the president of a key region have been shot dead in a wave of ...

Sources said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also issued an advisory to the West Bengal government, expressing ‘deep concern’ over the unabated violence in the state over the years.

National

Centre seeks report on political violence in West Bengal

June 15, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre Saturday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the measures it took to contain ...

International

Top Hong Kong leader faces pressure to withdraw extradition bill

June 14, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam faced mounting pressure Friday to abandon a deeply unpopular plan to allow ...

Newly-elected MP of the Barrackpore constituency Arjun Singh

National

Political violence continues unabated in West Bengal, 3 more killed

June 11, 2019

Kolkata: Three people were killed in two separate incidents of violence in West Bengal since late Monday night, police said ...

National

Mukul Roy blames Mamata’s speech for Sandeshkhali clash

June 11, 2019

Sandeshkhali (WB): BJP leader Mukul Roy Tuesday blamed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the violence in Sandeshkhali that ...

Home News

BJP invites kin of party workers killed in West Bengal for Modi swearing-in ceremony

May 29, 2019

New Delhi/Kolkata: The family members of 42 BJP workers, who were killed in political violence in West Bengal in the ...

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Duty & Diplomacy

November 2, 2024

A recent video of IAS officer Tina Dabi bowing repeatedly to BJP leader Satish Poonia has gone viral, sparking a...

A military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. Soldiers from an elite unit of the Korean People’s Army have begun arriving in the Kursk region of Russia, according to two U.S. officials. (AP)

October 30, 2024

It’s now over two and half years since Russia invaded Ukraine and the war between the two countries is now...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba holds a press conference on October 9, 2024, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, after dissolving the Lower House of Parliament and proceeding for an early election October 27. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS

October 29, 2024

Voters in Japan have spoken and delivered the loud and clear message to the ruling coalition that they cannot be...

October 28, 2024

One of the key indicators of the health of an economy is the size of its middle class. A burgeoning...

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