Mamata Banerjee: A study in contrast (One year of Mamata)
May 20th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee's car still stops at all traffic signals, she still lives in a single-storey house in a dingy lane, and wears her trademark cotton ... Read more...
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Suited, booted SRK feels awkward in Goa
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Margao (Goa), Nov 23 (IANS) Shorts, T-shirts, ganjis and rubber slippers make for ideal wardrobe when in Goa. No wonder when superstar Shah Rukh Khan arrived wearing formals - ... Read more...
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Mamata’s tryst with the Eden
November 17th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Taking a break from tackling tricky issues of governance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday spent some time on the cricket field feting Sachin ... Read more...
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Didi comes to Eden, says victory is hers!
November 17th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday descended on the famed Eden Gardens here and feted the Indian cricket team for its emphatic win over the West ... Read more...
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Mamata worships goddess Kali, gives ‘prasad’
October 27th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) There were long queues of people at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's house here Thursday as she gave away Kali puja 'prasad', greeting VIPs ... Read more...
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Mamata gets rousing welcome in Darjeeling Hills
October 10th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Oct 10 (IANS) Visiting the Darjeeling hills three months after signing an accord to give more autonomy to the troubled area, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday ... Read more...
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Mamata woos voters through Rabindra sangeet
September 18th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Sloganeering -- the pet campaign tool of Indian politicians -- is minimal and soothing Rabindra sangeet plays in the background. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Mamata takes over Bengal reins, walks history road (Intro Roundup)
May 21st, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Tens of thousands filled the streets of this grand old city and millions more watched on TV, as Mamata Banerjee made history Friday by becoming ... Read more...
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Mamata takes over Bengal reins, walks history road (Roundup)
May 20th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) As tens of thousands crowded the streets of this grand old city and millions more watched on TV, Mamata Banerjee made history Friday by becoming ... Read more...
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Mamata meets Bengal governor after taking oath
May 20th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held an hour-long meeting with Governor M.K. Narayanan Friday after taking the oath of office and said she will ... Read more...
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West Bengal gets its first woman chief minister (Lead)
May 20th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee was Friday sworn in as West Bengal's first woman chief minister, ending 34 years of uninterrupted Left rule in the state.More than 3,000 ... Read more...
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Writer recreates horror of Indira’s assassination
October 31st, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi 26 years ago is one of the subjects of writer Sudeep Chakravarti's new book, "The Avenue of Kings", a ... Read more...
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‘Chappals’ frowned upon at Rahul Gandhi event!
September 7th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sep 7 (IANS) Several students of the Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University sported shoes - many probably for the first time - for "security reasons" during an interaction Tuesday with ... Read more...
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Goa’s ‘jumping chicken’ frogmarched from marsh to table (Feature)
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) It's a cloudy night. The only sounds are that of rubber slippers sloshing in the ankle-deep marsh in one of the many nondescript paddy fields ... Read more...
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No derailing feisty Mamata during rail budget (Lead)
February 24th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Combative, hectoring and ploughing on regardless of the commotion around her, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was at her feisty best Wednesday when she presented the rail ... Read more...
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No fare hikes, 52 new trains announced in India’s rail budget (Roundup)
February 24th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Passengers were spared a fare hike, freight rates were lowered for some essential items and 52 new trains announced in India's rail budget for 2010-11 that ... Read more...
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Mamata at feisty best as she delivers rail budget
February 24th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Combative, hectoring and ploughing on regardless of the commotion around her, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was at feisty best Wednesday when she presented the railway budget ... Read more...
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Sketches of three Ahmedabad bombing suspects released
August 6th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Sketches of three people suspected to have been involved in the serial bombings in Ahmedabad last month were released by the police Wednesday. The sketches were prepared on ... Read more...
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