Made Budget on treadmill, says Mamata Banerjee at India Today Conclave
For the first time, Banerjee presented the Budget statement in the state legislature last week. as state Finance Minister Amit Mitra was under medical supervision
Vivek Punj | February 11, 2021 | Updated 21:16 IST
Ahead of polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threw an open challenge to her rivals at the India Today Conclave East. She talked the boost to industrialisation in the state and shared her thoughts on socio-political climate of the nation.
In some light-hearted moments during the intense conversation, the Chief Minister also shared that she prepared the state Budget while exercising on her treadmill.
Bengal needs cleansing: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says Mamata made state her jaagir
Targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said he was worried about the current state of affairs in Bengal. Dhankhar alleged Mamata Banerjee is ruling Bengal in an “emergency-like” manner as if it is her personal jaagir (estate).
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UPDATED: February 11, 2021 16:12 IST
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the India Today Conclave East, Kolkata, February 11. (Photo:Yasir Iqbal/India Today)
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that the Trinamool Congress government in the state was adopting unconstitutional ways to rule to govern.
We could have done a better job in rolling out new WhatsApp Privacy policy, says Facebook India MD
We could have done a better job in rolling out new WhatsApp Privacy policy, says Facebook India MD
In India Today Conclave East 2021 s PUBLIC POLICY: Mess of a medium and the myth of digital privacy session, Facebook India s Ajit Mohan, Vice President and Managing Director, talked about public policy and WhatsApp Privacy policy.
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Ajit Mohan during India Today Conclave East 2021
On the first day of India Today Conclave East 2021, Ajit Mohan, Vice President and Managing Director, India, Facebook in a virtual session talked about public policy, WhatsApp s revised privacy policy that made headlines in January this year.
Papon at India Today Conclave East 2021: I never imagined myself to be a playback singer
Papon at India Today Conclave East 2021: I never imagined myself to be a playback singer
Indian playback singer Papon attended a session at the India Today Conclave East 2021 day one. In a session titled Bihu to Bulleya: From the bank of Brahmaputra, the singer talked about his journey and music.
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Papon at India Today Conclave East 2021 Image Credit: Yasir Iqbal/India Today
Indian playback singer Papon attended the first day of the India Today Conclave East 2021 being held at the ITC Royal Bengal in Kolkata. His session was titled Bihu to Bulleya: From the bank of Brahmaputra. At the Conclave, which was his first indoor event after the lockdown, the singer talked about music, his journey as a singer, his family and so much more. He also added a dose of music with his soulful voice and songs both Bollywood and folk.
Military standoff in Ladakh a ghost of 1962: Expert panel at India Today Conclave East
Military standoff in Ladakh a ghost of 1962: Expert panel at India Today Conclave East
While de-escalation has begun along the LAC, the military standoff in eastern Ladakh was discussed in great detail by a panel of experts at the India Today Conclave East 2021 in Kolkata on Thursday.
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UPDATED: February 11, 2021 21:26 IST
(left to right) Ninong Ering, Rajiv Dogra, General Bikram Singh, Tapir Gao (Photo Credits: Yasir Iqbal/India Today)
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