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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
On August 16, 1946, a day now remembered as Direct Action Day or the Great Calcutta Killings, Bengal descended into days of brutal bloodshed, shattering hopes of unity and plunging the province into chaos.
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79 Years Of Radcliff Line: Story Of How India And Pakistan Were Divided
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day this year, people wonder what transpired in 1947 and led to the partition of this nation. Central to that year and the division was the Radcliffe Boundary Commission's work.
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What Bengal Eats When It Rains: 7 Seasonal Favourites You Must Try
Monsoon Recipe: The rains in Bengal bring with them an abundance of seasonal produce, including brinjal, pumpkin, teasel gourd, and the queen of all monsoon fish - ilish or hilsa.
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6 Men Pose As 'International Cops', Rent Office To Dupe People In Noida
Six men were arrested in Noida on Sunday for allegedly misleading people through a fake office and by posing as members of international police and various other organisations, officials said.
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Bengal Protests To Mark RG Kar Case Anniversary From August 8
From this weekend, West Bengal is all set to be rocked again over protest movements by various groups on the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August last year.
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Abhishek Banerjee Meets Trinamool MPs For Groundwork Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee elevated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool MP held a virtual meeting of all party leaders from district to the organisational fronts.
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What Does India 'Officially' Eat On A Rainy Day
Each household in India has its own definition of what makes a rainy day indulgent. Which part of India do you relate to?
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Weather Office Predicts Heavy Rain Over Next 6-7 Days Across India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said very heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan over some of the next six to seven days.
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Kolkata Rape Accused's 'Hang The Rapist' Video After RG Kar Case Goes Viral
On August 16 last year, days after a doctor's rape-murder in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Monojit Mishra shared on Facebook a video of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leading a protest march
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Bengal Family Declares Daughter 'Dead' After Her Interfaith Marriage
The family of a young woman, who eloped and married a man of a different religion, performed the 'shradh' ceremony of their living daughter in West Bengal's Nadia district.
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Red Alert issued In Raigad, Heavy Rain Forecast For Maharashtra Today
As the monsoon has become active, the Meteorological Department said the intensity of rains will increase throughout the day on Monday and issued alerts for various regions of Maharashtra.
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'Free Influencer Sharmishta Panoli, Don't Make Bengal Another North Korea': Kangana Ranaut
Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday urged for the release of 22-year-old influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kolkata, a day after West Bengal Police arrested her from her Gurugram in Haryana.
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PM Modi To Launch Development Projects In Sikkim, West Bengal Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the golden jubilee celebrations marking 50 years of Sikkim's statehood at the Paljor Stadium in Gangtok on Thursday.
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Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary: Know History, Significance Of This Day
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, also known as Rabindra Jayanti or Poncheeshe Boishakh in Kolkata, is celebrated annually on May 7.
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2 Senior Murshidabad Police Officials Transferred Days After Violent Protests
The West Bengal government on Friday announced the replacement of the current police superintendents in both the police districts of minority--dominated Murshidabad district, which had been on the boil earlier this month following communal violence.
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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
On August 16, 1946, a day now remembered as Direct Action Day or the Great Calcutta Killings, Bengal descended into days of brutal bloodshed, shattering hopes of unity and plunging the province into chaos.
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79 Years Of Radcliff Line: Story Of How India And Pakistan Were Divided
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day this year, people wonder what transpired in 1947 and led to the partition of this nation. Central to that year and the division was the Radcliffe Boundary Commission's work.
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What Bengal Eats When It Rains: 7 Seasonal Favourites You Must Try
Monsoon Recipe: The rains in Bengal bring with them an abundance of seasonal produce, including brinjal, pumpkin, teasel gourd, and the queen of all monsoon fish - ilish or hilsa.
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6 Men Pose As 'International Cops', Rent Office To Dupe People In Noida
Six men were arrested in Noida on Sunday for allegedly misleading people through a fake office and by posing as members of international police and various other organisations, officials said.
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Bengal Protests To Mark RG Kar Case Anniversary From August 8
From this weekend, West Bengal is all set to be rocked again over protest movements by various groups on the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August last year.
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Abhishek Banerjee Meets Trinamool MPs For Groundwork Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee elevated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool MP held a virtual meeting of all party leaders from district to the organisational fronts.
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What Does India 'Officially' Eat On A Rainy Day
Each household in India has its own definition of what makes a rainy day indulgent. Which part of India do you relate to?
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Weather Office Predicts Heavy Rain Over Next 6-7 Days Across India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said very heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan over some of the next six to seven days.
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Kolkata Rape Accused's 'Hang The Rapist' Video After RG Kar Case Goes Viral
On August 16 last year, days after a doctor's rape-murder in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Monojit Mishra shared on Facebook a video of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leading a protest march
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Bengal Family Declares Daughter 'Dead' After Her Interfaith Marriage
The family of a young woman, who eloped and married a man of a different religion, performed the 'shradh' ceremony of their living daughter in West Bengal's Nadia district.
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Red Alert issued In Raigad, Heavy Rain Forecast For Maharashtra Today
As the monsoon has become active, the Meteorological Department said the intensity of rains will increase throughout the day on Monday and issued alerts for various regions of Maharashtra.
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'Free Influencer Sharmishta Panoli, Don't Make Bengal Another North Korea': Kangana Ranaut
Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday urged for the release of 22-year-old influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kolkata, a day after West Bengal Police arrested her from her Gurugram in Haryana.
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PM Modi To Launch Development Projects In Sikkim, West Bengal Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the golden jubilee celebrations marking 50 years of Sikkim's statehood at the Paljor Stadium in Gangtok on Thursday.
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Rabindranath Tagore Birth Anniversary: Know History, Significance Of This Day
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, also known as Rabindra Jayanti or Poncheeshe Boishakh in Kolkata, is celebrated annually on May 7.
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2 Senior Murshidabad Police Officials Transferred Days After Violent Protests
The West Bengal government on Friday announced the replacement of the current police superintendents in both the police districts of minority--dominated Murshidabad district, which had been on the boil earlier this month following communal violence.
