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Parthenogenesis: How an anaconda gave birth without a maleSubscriber Only
June 04, 2019 00:12 IST
This is only the second known case of parthenogenesis in green anacondas. It is not unknown in snakes, but undocumented enough to make it to scientific journals.
Tue, Jun 04, 2019
BJP tells Bengal unit: Go slow on taking in TMC leaders, induct after scrutinySubscriber Only
June 02, 2019 02:56 IST
Monirul, who won the 2016 Assembly elections from Labhpur, a seat in West Bengal’s Bolpur district, for the TMC, joined the BJP earlier this week.
Sun, Jun 02, 2019
On Health table for Harsh Vardhan: Pending Bills to Ayushman BharatSubscriber Only
June 01, 2019 02:28 IST
There are the pending legislations, including the National Medical Commission Bill that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India, a Bill to increase the legal limit for abortion, and a Bill to regulate allied healthcare services.
Sat, Jun 01, 2019
BJP leaders to Mamata Banerjee: Who played death politics in 2011?Subscriber Only
May 30, 2019 01:55 IST
Family members of BJP workers who the party claims were killed in political violence in Bengal left for New Delhi to attend the oath ceremony.
Thu, May 30, 2019
Marathon PM Narendra Modi-Amit Shah meeting sets stage for govt formationSubscriber Only
May 29, 2019 04:20 IST
The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a second term at 7.30 pm on May 30 will possibly mark a new record for a single event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which is preparing to host 6,000 guests in the forecourt.
Wed, May 29, 2019
TMC looks at Bangla to reinvent itself, take on BJPSubscriber Only
May 29, 2019 01:13 IST
Instead of playing along religious lines, and handing the BJP an advantage, the party has decided to pitch itself as a “Bengali” party - pitted against the influx of “non-Bengalis” of BJP.
Wed, May 29, 2019
Himanta Biswa Sarma: ‘We’ve plateaued in NE… Other seats have almost 100% minority population’Subscriber Only
May 27, 2019 01:53 IST
Sarma is credited with the BJP’s rise in the Northeast, ensuring that each state government there belongs either to the BJP or to one of its allies.
Mon, May 27, 2019
Among BJP’s West Bengal winners, a tribal leader, businessman, software expertSubscriber Only
May 25, 2019 04:05 IST
The BJP pulled off an unprecedented performance in West Bengal, winning 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats.
Mon, Mar 04, 2024
TMC suspends Mukul Roy’s MLA-son, fears BJP’s poaching bids in countdown to 2021Subscriber Only
May 25, 2019 03:49 IST
Campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had claimed that 40 Trinamool MLAs are in touch with him.
Sat, May 25, 2019
West Bengal results: With 18 seats, 40% vote share, BJP breathes down Trinamool Congress’s neckSubscriber Only
May 24, 2019 04:50 IST
West Bengal election results 2019: In these electoral swings lies the story of the BJP’s rise in Bengal, one of assiduous planning, poaching and standing strong in the face of the TMC might.
Fri, May 24, 2019
Explained: As BJP makes big gains in West Bengal, is it end of the road for Left, Congress?Subscriber Only
May 23, 2019 12:50 IST
The big story of West Bengal this election season is how Banerjee may have failed to come up with an answer to the BJP. A party with little base in the state, the BJP managed to make inroads, riding on the perception that the Trinamool and Banerjee stood for appeasement politics.
Thu, May 23, 2019
Election Results 2019: Day after praising EC, Pranab Mukherjee asks questions — so do many othersSubscriber Only
May 22, 2019 04:40 IST
Election Results 2019: It was BJP patriarch L K Advani who first raised the issue of “dependability and fairness” of the voting machines way back in January 2010, eight months after his party was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections.
Wed, May 22, 2019
Election Results 2019: Opposition parties make efforts to reach out to TRS, YSRCPSubscriber Only
May 22, 2019 02:17 IST
Election Results 2019: Exit polls have shown major gains for YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh in both Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. In Telangana, the exit polls predicted that the TRS will continue to be the dominant party.
Wed, May 22, 2019
Teenage pregnancies increase chance of child malnutrition by 10 per cent: StudySubscriber Only
May 17, 2019 05:02 IST
The study — the first to comprehensively examine links between teenage pregnancy and child undernutrition in India — highlights how child marriage is adding to India’s malnutrition burden.
Fri, May 17, 2019
TMC warns workers of attempt to ‘substitute EVMs’Subscriber Only
May 17, 2019 02:01 IST
In a confidential message to all its candidates, district observers, and district presidents, the party has asked them to be either physically present at or ensure CCTV surveillance in the places where EVMs are stored.
Fri, May 17, 2019
Kolkata violence: TMC shows videos as proof: ‘Shah’s goons’ broke Vidyasagar bustSubscriber Only
May 16, 2019 04:00 IST
The videos, O’Brien claimed, disprove Amit Shah’s contention earlier in the day that it was impossible for BJP workers to have broken the statue since the college gates were locked and they did not have the keys.
Thu, May 16, 2019
Why US has cleared dengue vaccine with conditions, where India standsSubscriber Only
May 08, 2019 01:45 IST
Dengvaxia ran into trouble two years ago when the Philippines had to suspend a school vaccination programme following several casualties.
Wed, May 08, 2019
Rise and rise of Kesto, TMC leader who speaks his mind, and gets awaySubscriber Only
May 03, 2019 01:32 IST
Every now and then, especially when there is an election to be fought and won, Mandal’s audacious statements keep both the opposition and his voters on their toes.
Fri, May 03, 2019
Trinamool Congress moves EC on ‘horse trading’ by PM Modi, Mamata says cancel his candidatureSubscriber Only
May 01, 2019 02:55 IST
This comes on a day the TMC filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India in New Delhi, stating that the tone of Modi’s speech is “very likely to create an indication of impending horse-trading related to election”.
Wed, May 01, 2019
Drug-resistant diseases to kill 10 mn each year by 2050: UNSubscriber Only
April 30, 2019 01:10 IST
The most glaring red flag in India came some years ago when doctors in Mumbai claimed to have encountered some tuberculosis cases that were totally drug-resistant (TDR).
Tue, Apr 30, 2019
Explained: What Madras HC suggested on age of consent & age gap, and the implicationsSubscriber Only
April 30, 2019 00:36 IST
Madras High Court made two significant suggestions — that the age for the definition of a “child” be taken as 16 rather than 18, and that the Act account for the difference in age between the offender and the girl involved in consensual sex.
Tue, Apr 30, 2019
Fueled by Mamata’s alleged appeasement politics, polarisation seeps into Bengal as support for BJP growsSubscriber Only
April 28, 2019 02:51 IST
This was once the Trinamool Congress slogan against the Left. Now it means a different flower. Abantika Ghosh, with Ravik Bhattacharya, travels across West Bengal to find deep polarisation and latent support for BJP, seeded by CM Mamata Banerjee’s alleged appeasement of the ‘other’
Sun, Apr 28, 2019
Babul Supriyo: ‘CPM sheltered goons. Didi has made goondas leaders’Subscriber Only
April 26, 2019 00:12 IST
Babul Supriyo is making sharp political points at his rallies and training his guns on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
Explained: What is the new malaria vaccine, how it will help fight killer diseaseSubscriber Only
April 25, 2019 00:23 IST
The vaccine has taken three decades to come to fruition, and is the first one ever against a disease that kills 4,35,000 people a year, most of them children. India ranks high in the list of countries worst affected by the mosquito-borne disease.
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Bolpur, West Bengal: ‘Fascination’, silent support for BJP in TMC bastionSubscriber Only
April 24, 2019 00:08 IST
People in Bolpur admit that voting for the BJP is fraught with grave, possibly violent, consequences, as the Trinamool has more feet on the ground.
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