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CPM to hold meeting with Bengal’s Congress leadership to discuss joint movement for 25 Nov bypolls in state
• 5 years agoAccording to sources in Left Front, it was decided that a meeting would be held with Congress leadership where several aspects of joint movement, a common minimum programme and modalities of joint announcement of candidates for 25 November bypolls will be held
Sonia Gandhi gives nod to Congress alliance with CPM for 2021 Assembly polls in West Bengal
• 6 years agoBoth the parties performed poorly with the Congress winning just two seats, while the Left Front failing to open its account
IIT-Kharagpur to steer EU-funded project for treating, reusing wastewater; 'will evaluate effectiveness of different technology,’ says professor
• 6 years agoProject is being funded by EU, Government of India's Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology
Mamata-Modi bickering in aftermath of Cyclone Fani shows how political parties encash disaster for accolades
Ananyas • 6 years agoWhen a natural disaster hits a geographical region, it shows no regard for separate jurisdictional boundaries or the political sensibilities (and/ or compulsions) of those governing those areas. And by this very nature calamities challenge us to coordinate disaster response on a regional scale, irrespective of the fact that the two political establishments at the centre and the state may be antipodal.
Lok Sabha polls: Chandrababu Naidu, Mamata Banerjee hold closed-door meeting in Kharagpur to discuss future of ‘grand alliance’
• 6 years agoAndhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu has held a closed-door discussion with his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kharagpur on future plans of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance).
Was monitoring Cyclone Fani in Kharagpur when Narendra Modi called my office, Mamata clarifies after PM's 'arrogant Didi' remark
• 6 years agoNarendra Modi claimed that he had called Mamata Banerjee twice but his calls were not returned, after which he called the governor to ask about Cyclone Fani.
Cyclone Fani makes landfall in West Bengal's Kharagpur; storm is likely to continue north-east at speed of 90 kmph
• 6 years agoCyclonic storm Fani, which wreaked havoc in Odisha, has made landfall in West Bengal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
BJP, VHP organise 'armed' Ram Navami across Bengal; Mamata Banerjee accuses saffron party of 'selling religion'
• 6 years ago'Ram Navami rallies are a part of our tradition. We are carrying arms to protect ourselves,' Dilip Ghosh claimed while leading a processing in West Bengal.
BJP cancels Shivraj Chouhan's rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad, claims state govt didn't allow his chopper to land
Sukanyar • 6 years agoMicrosoft to work with IIT Kharagpur towards developing a more meaningful search engine
Ians • 7 years agoThe new search engine could assist users looking for subjective information and trusted opinions, Microsoft said in a statement.