One person died and at least 25 were severely injured when a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday. The rescue operations had been ongoing since last ...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s inherent dislike for accountability is not hidden from anyone. In the past, she refused to hold her party cadre (read goons) accountable for the violence ...
In yet another absolutist measure by Mamata Banerjee, she has excluded herself from the purview of Lokayukta vide an amendment bill that was passed in the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday. ...
Mamata Banerjee is known to have zero tolerance for things which she finds irritating. Her self-obsession and her heavy-handed dealings meted out to those who fail to obey her commands has ...
West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee is infamous for her dictatorial tendencies. She has made veiled attempts to scuttle free speech and habitually targets individuals for criticising the government. This time ...
Most of us have read or watched the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Imagine Uncle Shakuni having a tiff with Duryodhana just before the Kurukshetra war and joining the Pandava camp. Would ...
When we were kids, we learned an idiom that became one of the major lessons of life. The idiom was- "Where there is a will, there is a way". This is ...
According to the Indian Constitution, India is a secular country where every person has the religious freedom to follow his/her faith. However, some incidents in Indian politics make people rethink secularism. ...
In the recent weeks, massive protests have erupted in the beautiful Darjeeling and its surrounding areas. But this protest has been going on for more than 30 years now. This is ...
Mamata Banerjee is the perennial angry woman of Indian politics. It is difficult to call her young anymore, but age hasn't dampened her firebrand style of politics. There are a million ...
1990 Bantala rape case : Anita Dewan Haven't heard of 1990 Bantala rape case or Anita Dewan? Never heard this name, no? Forget her name; most of us don’t even know ...
On the morning of 11th May 2011 when the results were to be announced, Kolkata was anticipating a change in the leadership for they had unanimously voted for one. That change ...
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