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TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray resigns from party
Kolkata: Veteran TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray on Monday, June 8, resigned from the party and stepped down as a member of the Upper House, dealing a fresh blow to…
- India
TMC’s Jahangir Khan held near Nepal border on extortion charges
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jahangir Khan was arrested by Bengal police near the India-Nepal border on Monday, in connection with an extortion case, officials said. The arrest brings to an end…
- Kolkata
Over 4K illegal immigrants sent to Bangladesh: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said around 4,800 illegal immigrants have been sent to Bangladesh from holding centres set up in the state’s border districts, and around 836…
- India
Migrant worker claims he was ‘trapped inside drain’ by magician
Kozhikode: A migrant worker who claimed to be from West Bengal was rescued from inside a drain here on Saturday, June 6, by fire force personnel, though the circumstances surrounding how he…
- India
TMC to move Calcutta HC against recognition of Ritabrata as LoP
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will move the Calcutta High Court on Monday, June 8, challenging the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of…
- India
Row erupts after BJP MLA asks woman to chant ‘Vande Mataram’
Barrackpur BJP MLA Koustav Bagchi has come under criticism for insulting and harassing a Muslim woman during an event linked to the party’s Annapurna Yojana. The videos of the incident that surfaced…
- India
From 215 to 20 in a month: Collapse of Mamata’s political empire
Kolkata: For a politician who built her career on defiance, resilience and an instinctive understanding of Bengal’s political pulse, the past month — the one that marks the aftermath of the West…
- India
From seeing Lenin in Mamata to rebellion: Ritabrata’s political arc
Kolkata: Not long ago, Ritabrata Banerjee used to invoke Vladimir Lenin to explain Mamata Banerjee; today, the former communist is spearheading a “legislative revolt” against the very leader he once hailed as…
- India
Gurugram: Bengali woman arrested after video cooking beef
Gurugram: Gurugram Police has arrested a woman after she uploaded a video in which she claimed to have cooked beef for West Bengal’s new chief minister, police said on Wednesday, June 3.…
- Kashmir
Srinagar airport to be shut for fortnight from Oct 1 for maintenance
Srinagar: The Srinagar International Airport will suspend all flight operations for 15 days starting October 1 to undergo crucial runway maintenance and repair work, officials said on Tuesday, June 2. The two-week…
- Hyderabad
Cybercrime police bust inter-state fraud racket, over Rs 77 lakh recovered
Hyderabad: Cyberabad Cybercrime police busted an organised inter-state online fraud racket and apprehended six accused involved in vishing, SIM manipulation, One-Time Password (OTP) diversion, and fraudulent online banking transactions. The accused individuals…
- India
‘Fake signature’ row case: CID serves second summons to Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: CID sleuths visited TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s residence on Monday evening for the second time in just over 48 hours in connection with a signature forgery case and served him another…
- India
West Bengal cabinet expansion today; 35 Ministers to take oath
Kolkata: The 35 members of the extended cabinet in West Bengal will take the oath as ministers at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata at 11 AM on Monday, June 1. Governor RN Ravi…
- Kolkata
Attack on Abhishek Banerjee shows public rage against TMC, says minister
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul on Sunday said her party, the BJP, does not support the attack on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, but described the incident as a reflection of…
- India
TMC claims BJP workers part of ‘planned’ mob attack on Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday, May 31, alleged the attack on its leader Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal’s Sonarpur was “planned and Bharatiya Janata Party-sponsored,” and not a spontaneous expression…