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First Dalit in CPM politburo in 64 years: Who’s ‘backward’, Left or Right?
Abhijit Majumder •Seven-time MP and the CPM Central Committee member from Bengal, Ramchandra Dome has been bestowed the honour of being part of the party’s highest decision-making body
From slumber to coma: Is it Bengal's death that Mamata Banerjee is wishing to achieve?
Radhika Bhattacharyya Shah •Last week, senior bureaucrats came calling on the Prime Minister to warn of a fate like Sri Lanka for certain states bent on distributing freebies they cannot afford. And the list included Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal
Forward Bloc to remove hammer and sickle from party flag
•The Party Flag has been a Red Flag with the leaping tiger and a hammer and sickle since the Chandanagar convention when the party had split to underline its belief in 'scientific socialism'.
Bengal’s never-ending night of political killings and Hindu persecution
Monidipa Bose Dey •As per the National Crime Records Bureau data, 47 political killings have likely taken place in West Bengal after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, of which 38 are said to be reported from South Bengal
Birbhum killings and after: West Bengal’s cycle of violence churns ceaselessly
Arup Ghosh •The TMC under Mamata Banerjee not only co-opted the Left Front model of dealing with dissent under Jyoti Basu, but also co-opted many Left goons whose sole job was to terrorise people to get the job done
Why Matuas, BJP's most important voter base in Bengal, are scared with delay in implementing CAA
Sayantan Ghosh •The Matua community which is considered the Dalits of Bengal mostly reside on the Bangladesh border in the districts including Nadia and North 24 Parganas
Sanjay Raut says Opposition alliance at national level is 'incomplete' without Congress
•Raut's statements come days after leaders of eight parties — TMC, SP, AAP, RLD and the Left — met at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence to discuss various issues
Left parties demand rollback of fuel price hike, warn against 'cascading inflationary spiral'
•The parties also demanded that the Centre give direct cash transfers of Rs 7,500 per month to all families outside the income tax paying bracket
Exit Polls Results 2021: Pollsters give TMC edge in Bengal, favour BJP in Assam; DMK-Congress to win TN
Fp Staff •The BJP is likely to return for a second term in Assam, however, a tight contest between the ruling party and the Congress-AIUDF alliance can't be ruled out
West Bengal election 2021 LIVE Updates: Eight-phased polls come to an end; 76.70% turnout today till 6.30 pm
Fp Staff •West Bengal election LIVE updates: A total of 35 seats went to polls in the eight and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly election on Thursday