In a setback, SC dismisses Mamata govt plea against Calcutta HC oder over CBI probe for Sandeshkhali
Mar 12, 2024, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed its plea against the Calcutta High Court order that transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into an attack on a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Breach of trust: Arjun Singh after TMC denies him Lok Sabha poll ticket
Mar 11, 2024, at 08:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and sitting Barrackpore MP, Arjun Singh, has said his party betrayed him by denying him a ticket in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
'Mamata Banerjee afraid of upsetting PM Modi': Congress reacts after TMC's snub on seat-sharing deal
Mar 11, 2024, at 07:26 am
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee wants to send a message to the PMO that she has no intention to fight the BJP, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after the TMC chief declared candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, ignoring Congress.
Bengal declares Ram Navami as public holiday, BJP slams move calling it 'too late'
Mar 10, 2024, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared Ram Navami on April 18 this year as a public holiday in her state.
TMC only concerned about nephew, Congress about family: PM Modi in Siliguri
Mar 10, 2024, at 12:15 am
Kolkata/Siliguri/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress over dynastic politics addressing a mega rally in Siliguri, West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee on Tapas Roy's BJP joining: Some people are scared of ED raids
Mar 08, 2024, at 05:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken an apparent dig at former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tapas Roy over his joining in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Mask is off: Mamata Banerjee on former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly's BJP switch
Mar 08, 2024, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has lashed out at former Calcutta High Court judge-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Abhijit Ganguly, who took on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) while delivering his judgements in the massive teacher recruitment scam in the state.
Mamata Banerjee claims women are safe in Bengal, BJP 'spreading lies' about Sandeshkhali
Mar 08, 2024, at 02:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday claimed that women were safe in West Bengal. and lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that it was spreading lies about sexual abuse of women in Sandeshkhali.
Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly joins BJP
Mar 07, 2024, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly, whose several orders and observations in the teacher recruitment scam were critical of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a couple of days after quitting from his judiciary duties.
CBI gets custody of suspended Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan after court reprimand
Mar 07, 2024, at 02:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After the tug of war between the West Bengal Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal agency Wednesday evening finally got the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman and suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan following a Calcutta High Court order for the second time.
Former TMC leader Tapas Roy joins BJP, says 'I will work towards establishing a peaceful Bengal'
Mar 07, 2024, at 02:10 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Confirming the speculations, veteran politician Tapas Roy on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just a couple of days after quitting West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Senior politician Tapas Roy joins BJP just days after quitting TMC
Mar 07, 2024, at 12:06 am
Senior politician Tapas Roy, who recently quit Trinamool Congress, on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and said he will continue to be a part of the political outfit till he remains in active politics.
Sandeshkhali storm will rise in entire Bengal: PM Modi lashes out at TMC govt
Mar 06, 2024, at 07:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday refueled his attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over the incident of an alleged land grabbing and sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Mar 06, 2024, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh setback for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear on an urgent basis the state's plea against the Calcutta High Court order directing the handover of erstwhile Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shajahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Sandeshkhali case.
Sandeshkhali: Bengal Police refuse to hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI, ED attaches his properties
Mar 06, 2024, at 03:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Police Tuesday refused to hand over the case of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) even after the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the same, media reports said.
Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly announces his decision to join BJP
Mar 05, 2024, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ending all speculations, former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly on Tuesday cleared he will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy quits party ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Mar 04, 2024, at 07:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, veteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Roy quit the ruling party just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Bengal: Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy set to quit party, says 'hurt' by Mamata's silence on ED raids
Mar 04, 2024, at 06:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what could be a jolt to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Tapas Roy is on Monday set to quit his party as well as the MLA post ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign on Tuesday to join politics
Mar 04, 2024, at 01:50 am
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who had ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal last year, on Sunday said that he will resign from his position on March 5.
BJP must win all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal: PM Modi
Mar 02, 2024, at 06:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a new goal set for his party cadres, workers and leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must win all 42 seats which are up for grabs in West Bengal.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh quits party posts, says 'I am a misfit in the system'
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was at the forefront in defending the West Bengal ruling party over Sandeshkhali case, quit two party posts on Friday.
Entire country is sad and angry: PM Modi slams Mamata govt on Sandeshkhali
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the entire country is "sad" and "angry" over the Sandeshkhali case where arrested and now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is charged with land grabbing and sexual abuse of women.
PM Modi in Bengal on a two-day visit, expected to slam Mamata govt ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal starting from Friday, in the backdrop of the Sandeshkhali case.
TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh changes X bio, sparks resignation buzz
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was at the forefront in defending the West Bengal ruling party over Sandeshkhali case, sparked a buzz over his resignation from the party.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joins BJP
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in the presence of party's state President Sukanta Majumdar and leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:30 am
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Hours after arrest, TMC suspends its Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs
Feb 29, 2024, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata: Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman SheikhShahjahan in the Sandeshkhali land-grab and sexual assault case, the party announced its decision to suspend him from its ranks for six years.
Sandeshkhali incident: Arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody
Feb 29, 2024, at 05:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested in connection with a mob attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat court on Thursday.
TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, main accused in Sandeshkhali case, arrested in North 24 Parganas
Feb 29, 2024, at 01:20 pm
Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of sexual violence and land grab in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village, was arrested on Thursday.