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The Story Of A Bengal Butcher Who 'Saved' Calcutta
Rather than being stoic over the aggressive agenda of the Muslim League to bring Calcutta into Pakistan, a fierce man from a city-based meat-selling Brahmin family rose to the occasion.
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Vivek Agnihotri Threatens Legal Action If West Bengal Government Stalls The Bengal Files Release: "Will Pray That..."
The Bengal Files, which is slated for release on September 5, revolves around the Calcutta riots of August 16, 1946
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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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Amid Political Row Over Koregaon-Bhima Case, Worry For Devendra Fadnavis
The inquiry commission set up in Maharashtra to investigate the Koregaon-Bhima riots could call former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, one of the petitioners before the commissioner told reporters. The commission is headed by former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court JN Patel and former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sumit Malik and was set up to ...
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Dhulagarh Violence: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea For CBI Probe
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking CBI probe into the alleged two-day communal riots in West Bengal's Dhulagarh last month.A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and P C Pant said the matter could be raised before the Calcutta High Court.
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The Story Of A Bengal Butcher Who 'Saved' Calcutta
Rather than being stoic over the aggressive agenda of the Muslim League to bring Calcutta into Pakistan, a fierce man from a city-based meat-selling Brahmin family rose to the occasion.
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Vivek Agnihotri Threatens Legal Action If West Bengal Government Stalls The Bengal Files Release: "Will Pray That..."
The Bengal Files, which is slated for release on September 5, revolves around the Calcutta riots of August 16, 1946
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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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Amid Political Row Over Koregaon-Bhima Case, Worry For Devendra Fadnavis
The inquiry commission set up in Maharashtra to investigate the Koregaon-Bhima riots could call former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, one of the petitioners before the commissioner told reporters. The commission is headed by former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court JN Patel and former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sumit Malik and was set up to ...
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Dhulagarh Violence: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea For CBI Probe
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking CBI probe into the alleged two-day communal riots in West Bengal's Dhulagarh last month.A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and P C Pant said the matter could be raised before the Calcutta High Court.
