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Pallab Bhattacharya

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Trinamool, BJP clash over West Bengal voter roll purge

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its main rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are set for a collision course as the Election Commission of India (ECI) undertakes a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral roll ahead of assembly polls slated for March-April next year
9 November 2025, 18:34 PM
9 November 2025, 18:34 PM
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India moves to boost textile competitiveness against Bangladesh, Vietnam and China

Faced with a 50 percent tariff imposed by the United States, the Indian government has drawn up a four-point action plan with three separate timeframes to regain cost competitiveness in the global textile market, with a particular focus on competing with Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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India, Pakistan hockey players shake hands at Malaysia meet

The gesture by the junior hockey players of the two teams came after the men's and women's cricket teams of India and Pakistan opted for “no-handshake” policy during their respective matches in the Asia Cup in the UAE and a World Cup game in Colombo.
15 October 2025, 05:38 AM
15 October 2025, 05:38 AM
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India to launch EFTA trade pact on Oct 1

In the midst of a tariff battle with the United States, India will formally operationalise its free trade agreement (FTA) with four countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc on October 1.
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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Anuparna Roy’s breakthrough at Venice Film Festival

For Anuparna Roy, in her thirties, the excitement of winning an award with her very first feature film at the world’s oldest film festival in Venice is yet to sink in. The Indian media took no notice of Roy, an English literature student from Burdwan University in West Bengal, when she released her first short film “Run To The River” a couple of years ago. But today, that moment seems light years away.
10 September 2025, 13:11 PM
10 September 2025, 13:11 PM
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Bhupen Hazarika centenary sets sail on Brahmaputra with musical river voyage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a tribute this morning, called Hazarika’s music timeless, noting how his compositions “transcended borders and linguistic barriers for decades.” That universality is embodied in “Bistirna Parore” (popularly known in Bangla as “Bistirno Dupaare”), the song after which the voyage is named.
8 September 2025, 10:20 AM
8 September 2025, 10:20 AM
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BGB-BSF conference: Push-ins, border killings to figure high

The continuous push-ins by Indian authorities from different border points despite repeated protests by Bangladesh will top the agenda of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the upcoming 56th director general-level conference.
23 August 2025, 18:44 PM
23 August 2025, 18:44 PM
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"Even simple tasks are hard": India's first ISS astronaut on space life

Indian Air Force officer Shubhanshu Shukla, the country’s first astronaut to enter the International Space Station (ISS), has shared his first-hand experience that even simple tasks like sleeping, walking, and drinking water become very challenging in microgravity conditions.
30 June 2025, 08:36 AM
30 June 2025, 08:36 AM
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'Proxy War' Remark: Indian army chief faces criticism

Indian analysts, newspapers and several opposition parties have slammed army chief General Bipin Rawat's controversial remark that
23 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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BJP's coalition pangs and opposition's search for unity

Coalition pangs and stuttering unity efforts are staring at India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition parties as they brace for fresh national elections due early next year.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Debate on simultaneous polls in India

Are simultaneous elections to national parliament (Lok Sabha) and assemblies in states in India, with its huge size and geographical and cultural diversity, feasible?
6 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Celebration time for Deepika Padukone

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone seems to have put the intense controversy over “Padmaavat” behind her and basking in the
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Who will win in India's northeast elections?

An idea of BJP's rise in the northeast can be derived from the fact that just three years ago, it was the Congress party which ruled four northeastern states—Meghalaya, Nagaland, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh, and was the main opposition in Tripura.
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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An 'epic' bond between India and ASEAN

While the use of hard power and tough diplomatic negotiations almost invariably hog the spotlight in international relations, the soft power rarely comes into play.
28 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Asean pushes for liberalised trade pact with India

The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have mounted pressure on India for clinching a
28 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Nandita Das chronicles the life of Manto

The vivisection of the Indian subcontinent has torn asunder the life of millions including some of the finest writers from the region.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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What now for India's judiciary?

The never-before-seen public show of rift in India's highest judiciary recently—the hallowed Supreme Court—following the questioning by four senior judges of the apex court of the country's chief justice
23 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Vidya, Irrfan win best actor at Filmfare

Vidya Balan and Irrfan Khan won the best actress and actor awards respectively for their performance in Hindi feature films “Tumhari
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Indian exporters get further boost

Against the backdrop of a decline in exports this year, India on Tuesday unveiled additional fiscal incentives of
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

India doubles export incentive for apparel

Hit by a sharp decline in textile exports in the current fiscal year, India's commerce and industry ministry has announced doubling an
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Two 'ABT men' held in Kolkata

A special task force of Kolkata police yesterdayarrested an arms dealer and two suspected Bangladeshis allegedly linked to militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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“Ekjon Kobi'r Mrittyu” gets rave reviews at KIFF

The audience and critical response to Bangladeshi director Abu Sayeed's latest work “Ekjon Kobir Mrittyu”, competing in the Innovation in Moving Image category of the ongoing Kolkata International Film Festival, has “overwhelmed” him.
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Indian ship on way with 185 truck chassis

A ship carrying 185 truck chassis left Chennai port on Saturday for Bangladesh's Mongla port.
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Nehra set to retire

Ashish Nehra, the veteran Indian pacer, announced his decision on Thursday to hang up his boots from all forms of cricket, capping an
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingya influx: Delhi pledges full support for Dhaka

India yesterday pledged its full support to Bangladesh to effectively cope with different dimensions of the crisis emanating from the
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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3 Bangladeshi brothers held in India for 'ABT link'

Three Bangladeshi brothers, suspected to have links with militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team, have been arrested by the Anti-
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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US seeks bigger Indian role in Afghanistan

Shortly after American President Donald Trump articulated Washington's new policy for Afghanistan and South Asia envisaging a
24 August 2017, 19:01 PM
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Pahlaj Nihalani removed as censor board chief

Pahlaj Nihalani, whose two-and-half-year tenure as India's censor board chief has been mired in controversy due to his run-ins with a
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM

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