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2 days ago

Religion steers Bengal politics in Bangladesh, India again

Religious identity politics are intensifying across Bengal, with Islamist and Hindu nationalist parties gaining power and shifting identity narratives away from language and culture.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago
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Tensions high in West Bengal after BJP aide shot dead and hundreds arrested

Post-election violence erupted in West Bengal after BJP's victory over TMC, resulting in a political aide's assassination, hundreds of arrests, and accusations of electoral irregularities.
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1 month ago
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India news: Clashes reported in Kolkata ahead of Modi rally

Violent clashes erupted between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers in Kolkata minutes before Prime Minister Modi's rally in poll-bound West Bengal.
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1 month ago

India news: Clashes reported in Kolkata ahead of Modi rally

Violent clashes erupted between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers in Kolkata minutes before Prime Minister Modi's rally in poll-bound West Bengal.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

The BJP's Bengal victory exposes the erosion of Indian democracy

The election took place after an extraordinarily sweeping and deeply controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), ostensibly to remove duplicate, deceased or ineligible voters. Across West Bengal, more than nine million names—nearly 12 percent of the electorate—were initially flagged, removed or subjected to scrutiny during the exercise.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Defeated by conspiracy': West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss

Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign after losing West Bengal elections to BJP, leading to a constitutional crisis
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1 month ago

India news: Tennis legend Leander Paes joins Modi's BJP

Leander Paes, one of India's most celebrated tennis players, joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, ahead of high-stakes polls in the eastern state of West Bengal.
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