Accusing the BJP-RSS of systematically attacking Bengal and its ethos, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Wednesday said the saffron party was opposed to the very ideas propagated by social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, whose statue was desecrated in the violence during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.
Arun Jaitley's tweet came hours after Mayawati alleged that women in the BJP are scared of their husbands meeting Modi fearing they might also "abandon their wives".
Bengal defeated Mizoram by 159 runs while Karnataka got the better of Assam by 15 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday.
The former India Test wicketkeeper batsman, who went under the knife for a shoulder injury, is set to return to action for the first time since May 25, 2018.
BJP workers attacked allegedly by TMC supporters after Amit Shah's rally in Bengal
Over the last few years, the BJP has emerged as the main opposition in the state with a significant show in rural polls and by-elections.
Reacting to BJP's programme, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that the rallies were being held to ignite communal passions in the state before the Lok Sabha election.
Its directors Anukul Maity and his wife Kanika were arrested by the agency last year.
Starting at overnight 14 with the team's score at 35 for one, Saxena stood tall in a glittering 143 from 190 balls (21x4s, 2x6s) as Kerala surpassed Bengal's first innings score of 147.
The pacer, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, was expected to join the side on Sunday but was conspicuous by his absence on the eve of the match.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: The Congress has already been hit with the exodus of its elected representatives to the Trinamool Congress.
Police party attacked while trying to control the clash between TMC-BJP supporter in Bengal
Kolkata High Court orders fresh dates for West Bengal panchayat polls.
Addressing the Bengal Global Business Summit here, Ambani said the company will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in the state.
"This year Delhi did not allow our tableau. We planned to bring different form of folk artistes like the street artistes, Bauls, Sufi singers and Fakirs on the same platform for this year's R-Day tableau. But they (the centre) could not accept that."
Notifications will be issued on January 3 for the bypolls to the Alwar and Ajmer seats in Rajasthan and the Uluberia seat in West Bengal.
Speedster Navdeep Saini bowled one of the most devastating spells of recent times in Indian domestic cricket as Delhi humiliated Bengal by an innings and 26 runs to enter the Ranji Trophy final.
Gambhir was an epitome of calmness during his 42nd first-class hundred in the company of Chandela (113 off 192 balls), who is playing only his third first-class match.
Bengal 273/7 in 87 overs (Sudeep Chatterjee 83, Writtick Chatterjee 47, Manan Sharma 2/37, Navdeep Saini 2/45) vs Delhi.
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