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Santanu Chowdhury
Santanu is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, Kolkata and covers politics, administration, education and civic issues in West Bengal. An alumnus of the University of Calcutta, Santanu has been a journalist for a decade and has previously worked with The Asian Age in Kolkata. He can be reached at santanu.chowdhury@expressindia.com
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Crude bombs, clashes as violence mars final phase of polls in West BengalSubscriber Only
June 01, 2024 21:42 IST
According to the Election Commission, until 3 pm, 2,667 complaints had been lodged by political parties, with allegations ranging from EVM malfunctioning, agents being stopped from entering polling booths, and voters being threatened or stopped from going to cast their votes.
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
Lok Sabha elections: Violence breaks out in West Bengal; about 13% polling recorded till 9 amSubscriber Only
June 01, 2024 09:38 IST
Nine constituencies in West Bengal are going to polls in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
Sat, Jun 01, 2024
Parties wrap up long poll campaign with starry roadshows and closing speechesSubscriber Only
May 31, 2024 03:44 IST
In the seventh phase, nine Lok Sabha constituencies — Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Kolkata Uttar, Kolkata Dakshin, Jadavpur, Diamond Harbour, Joynagar and Mathurapur — in Bengal will be going to polls on Saturday. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.
Fri, May 31, 2024
PM Modi slams Mamata govt for not implementing Central schemes in West BengalSubscriber Only
May 29, 2024 13:09 IST
PM Modi was addressing a public meeting at Kakdwip in support of BJP candidates from Mathurapur, Joynagar and Diamond Harbour constituencies. Last leg of Lok Sabha polling will be held on June 1.
Wed, May 29, 2024
PM Modi targets Mamata, says TMC throttling judiciary in West Bengal, favours vote jihadiSubscriber Only
May 28, 2024 17:03 IST
PM Modi says he was surprised by Mamata Banerjee’s response to a Calcutta High Court order that cancelled Other Backward Class certificates issued to 77 Muslim communities.
Wed, May 29, 2024
Lok Sabha elections: West Bengal sees 78% polling, BJP’s Jhargram candidate injured after being pelted with stonesSubscriber Only
May 25, 2024 11:01 IST
As 8 constituencies in West Bengal went to polls, TMC and BJP workers clashed at Keshpur in Ghatal and Dantan in West Midnapore. BJP candidates Hiran Chattopadhyay, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Subhas Sarkar and Agnimitra Paul also faced protests.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Hours before sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, TMC leader killed in West Bengal’s MahishadalSubscriber Only
May 25, 2024 09:33 IST
The incident took place in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district when local TMC leader Sheikh Moibul was attacked while on his way home. Polling is underway in two Lok Sabha seats in the district on Saturday.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Calcutta HC cancels OBC certificates issued in Bengal since 2010, CM protestsSubscriber Only
May 22, 2024 17:38 IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee calls the order a ‘kalankit chapter’ and recalls how she opposed the high court order that had cancelled around 26,000 school jobs.
Thu, May 23, 2024
‘Even char anna paisa wasn’t recovered’: Amit Shah slams police raid at Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s homeSubscriber Only
May 22, 2024 14:04 IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah warns West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee that her Trinamool Congress will lose Lok Sabha seats if she ‘continues to misuse state police’.
Wed, May 22, 2024
Decode Politics: In Bengal, why Mamata, BJP are trading fireworks over Lakshmir Bhandar schemeSubscriber Only
May 21, 2024 21:30 IST
In LS poll campaign, TMC chief alleges that BJP would stop the women financial aid if voted to power, while BJP says it would hike the dole.
Wed, May 22, 2024
EC bars Gangopadhyay from campaign for 24 hrs over his remarks on MamataSubscriber Only
May 21, 2024 14:20 IST
The Election Commission acted on a complaint by the Trinamool Congress against Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his remarks against Mamata Banerjee.
Wed, May 22, 2024
Not against Ramakrishna Mission but one or two monks who incite riots in Bengal, says CM Mamata BanerjeeSubscriber Only
May 20, 2024 15:16 IST
Kartik Maharaj of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha sent a legal notice to Mamata Banerjee on Monday, demanding an apology for her alleged defamatory remarks about the organisation
Mon, May 20, 2024
Around 73% turnout in 7 seats amid incidents of sporadic violenceSubscriber Only
May 20, 2024 10:48 IST
Bangaon, Barrackpore, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, and Arambagh constituencies in West Bengal are holding polling in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Tue, May 21, 2024
‘Crossed limits’: Modi after Mamata claims ‘a few monks’ helping BJPSubscriber Only
May 20, 2024 01:58 IST
At a rally in Bishnupur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Mamata Banerjee was targeting the monks because she is “under pressure from Muslim fundamentalists”.
Mon, May 20, 2024
As BJP campaigns on ‘CAA success’, confusion over law persists in Bangaon’s refugee communitiesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2024 22:42 IST
While the BJP claims the CAA has given refugees an identity, the TMC claims those applying for citizenship under the CAA would “land up in detention camps”
Mon, May 20, 2024
‘Crossed all limits’: PM Modi slams Mamata Banerjee for remarks against Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Ramakrishna MissionSubscriber Only
May 19, 2024 15:48 IST
PM Modi said Mamata Banerjee's comments about a few monks of these organisations were aimed at pleasing her "vote bank."
Mon, May 20, 2024
‘Outside support to INDIA’: Signal to whom by Mamata Banerjee?Subscriber Only
May 16, 2024 19:27 IST
TMC leaders see message for 2026 Assembly polls, that distance with INDIA will stay; CPM, Congress tell Mamata to stop playing both sides; BJP calls her talk delusional
Fri, May 17, 2024
In 24 hours, Mamata Banerjee goes from ‘outside support’ to INDIA bloc to ‘very much part’ of Opposition allianceSubscriber Only
May 16, 2024 18:00 IST
While addressing an election rally at Tamluk, Banerjee said that the TMC is not in alliance with the CPI(M) and the Congress in West Bengal.
Fri, May 17, 2024
Trinamool again complains to Election Commission about PM Modi’s poll code ‘violations’, alleges inactionSubscriber Only
May 14, 2024 18:20 IST
In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, the TMC claims the MCC has been turned into the ‘Modi Code of Conduct’.
Tue, May 14, 2024
West Bengal records 75% polling till 5 pm; stones pelted at Dilip Ghosh’s convoy in Purba BardhamanSubscriber Only
May 13, 2024 11:08 IST
Eight constituencies in West Bengal go to the polls in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Mon, May 13, 2024
Ahead of fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls, TMC worker killed in Bengal’s East Burdwan; 2 arrestedSubscriber Only
May 13, 2024 10:32 IST
Soon after the murder of the TMC worker in West Bengal’s East Burdwan, the ruling party and the CPIM blamed each other for the crime.
Mon, May 13, 2024
TMC threatening women in Sandeshkhali, protecting culprit to appease vote bank: PM ModiSubscriber Only
May 12, 2024 13:32 IST
PM Modi's remarks came in the backdrop of a woman in Sandeshkhali claiming that the BJP forced her to lodge a false rape complaint against TMC leaders.
Sun, May 12, 2024
‘Govt change in Bengal possible only if BJP remains in power in Delhi… Poll a semi-final for 2026’: Dilip GhoshSubscriber Only
May 12, 2024 06:57 IST
The Sandeshkhali issue has taken a new turn. Now, some women have come up saying they were forced by local BJP leaders to lodge false rape cases against TMC leaders.
Sun, May 12, 2024
Why Bengal’s Asansol is a prestige fight between veterans Ahluwalia from BJP and Shatrughan Singha of TMCSubscriber Only
May 10, 2024 07:15 IST
“I don't know the secret (of winning a new seat in every five year). I know only one thing — inspire people and help understand their problems,” he quips while waving to supporters during his roadshow in Asansol's Kulti area in Paschim Bardhman district Wednesday.
Sat, May 11, 2024
‘Modi is the only PM in any democracy in the world who hasn’t done a press conference in 10 years’: Shatrughan SinhaSubscriber Only
May 09, 2024 20:10 IST
'Ram is a matter of personal belief and devotion. But the PM is blowing his own trumpet over the issue, to encash people's sentiments and turn it into votes,' film star-turned-politician and TMC's Asansol face tells The Indian Express
Fri, May 10, 2024Journalism of Courage
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