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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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Tue, Apr 16, 2024
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Thu, Apr 11, 2024
CBI should probe Sandeshkhali claims, state must provide support: Calcutta HCSubscriber Only
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The high court was hearing petitions by several women in Sandeshkhali who had levied sexual assault allegations against local Trinamool Congress leaders, apart from complaints of land grabbing and violence.
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
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On Sunday, the late Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi’s grandson and BJP Union minister Shantanu attempted to break the locks of her house, where her daughter-in-law and TMC Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Bala currently resides
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Addressing a rally on Sunday ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, PM Narendra Modi said central agencies’ proceedings against corrupt leaders will be speeded up after the counting day on June 4.
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
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PM Modi also invoked Syama Prasad Mookerjee to reply to Congress criticism about his raising the Kashmir issue elsewhere in the country.
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
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From Left Front rule to TMC govt, almost every Bengal election has been marred by violence, which reaches its peak during panchayat polls when security is provided by state police
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Both PM and CM held their rallies in North Bengal's Cooch Behar on the same day, stepping up BJP vs TMC battle for the crucial constituency
Fri, Apr 05, 2024
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Thu, Apr 04, 2024
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Mon, Apr 01, 2024
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Tue, Apr 02, 2024
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Mamata Banerjee asks why BJP sends CBI and ED teams to TMC leaders’ houses if the NDA is confident of winning 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Thu, Mar 21, 2024
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