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Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari skips CID summon in his bodyguard's mysterious death case

Sep 06, 2021, at 06:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Monday skipped state Criminal Investigation Department (CID)'s summon in connection with the mysterious death of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA's security personnel Suvabrata Chakraborty, officials said.

Bengal CID summons BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in his bodyguard's mysterious death case

Sep 05, 2021, at 04:55 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday summoned BJP's Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in connection with the probe into the mysterious death of Adhikari's security personnel Suvabrata Chakraborty, officials said.

Suo moto FIR lodged against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari after he claimed to have details of phone calls made by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to police officials

Jul 20, 2021, at 11:23 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, had claimed that he had all the details of phone calls made by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to senior cops, state police on Tuesday registered a suo moto FIR against Adhikari, officials said.

Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging Nandigram result next on Aug 12

Jul 14, 2021, at 08:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will hear West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging the poll results in Nandigram, where she has lost to rival from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Suvendu Adhikari, next on Aug 12.

Calcutta HC to hear Mamata Banerjee's plea against Nandigram result today

Jul 14, 2021, at 04:28 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will Wednesday hear West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging the poll results in Nandigram, where she has lost to rival from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Suvendu Adhikari.

CID takes over probe into mysterious death of Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari's bodyguard

Jul 12, 2021, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday took over the probe into the mysterious death of state's Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari's security personnel Suvabrata Chakraborty, officials said.

Calcutta HC judge Kaushik Chanda recuses from hearing Mamata's Nandigram plea, fines CM

Jul 07, 2021, at 05:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Calcutta High Court judge Kaushik Chanda on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has challenged the Nandigram election result that had favoured her opponent Suvendu Adhikari.

BJP walks out of Bengal assembly, says 'not allowed to speak'

Jul 06, 2021, at 08:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Trinamool Congress (TMC) verbal fight took the centre-stage of the ongoing West Bengal assembly session on Monday, with the saffron camp accusing Speaker Biman Banerjee of not allowing it to speak.

TMC delegation meets Prez Kovind, demands resignation of SG Tushar Mehta for 'meeting' Suvendu Adhikari

Jul 05, 2021, at 07:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Two Trinamool Congress parliamentarians on Monday met with President Ram Nath Kovind and demanded an "immediate resignation" of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta "on grounds of gross misconduct and impropriety".

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta denies meeting BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

Jul 02, 2021, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has strongly denied meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, saying he "dropped in unannounced" on Thursday.

TMC MPs write to Modi seeking removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for meeting Suvendu Adhikari

Jul 02, 2021, at 07:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General after he reportedly met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposition leader in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari.

Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari writes to Centre seeking CBI probe into fake COVID vaccination drive

Jun 26, 2021, at 08:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: BJP leader and West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan demanding an investigation by a Central agency into the recently busted fake Covid-19 vaccination drive in Kolkata, reports said on Saturday.

Nandigram case: Mamata Banerjee joins Calcutta HC hearing virtually

Jun 24, 2021, at 06:16 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday virtually joined the Calcutta High Court hearing on the case pertaining to the result of Assembly Elections in Nandigram.

Mamata Banerjee writes to Calcutta HC seeking change of judge in Nandigram case

Jun 19, 2021, at 03:13 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court seeking that her petition challenging the election win of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari from the state's Nandigram constituency be re-assigned to a different court.

Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari seeks Mukul Roy's disqualification as MLA, files petition with Assembly Speaker

Jun 18, 2021, at 07:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The opposition leader of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday filed a petition with Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee seeking disqualification of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mukul Roy, who crossed over to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the polls.

Mamata v Suvendu: Calcutta HC to hear Nandigram case on Jun 24

Jun 18, 2021, at 06:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court's hearing on the case between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari over the electoral result in Nandigram has been rescheduled to Jun 24.

Mamata Banerjee moves Calcutta HC against her Nandigram defeat to Suvendu Adhikari in Bengal polls

Jun 18, 2021, at 05:01 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court to challenge her defeat in the state Assembly elections from the Nandigram constituency against her once-close aide Suvendu Adhikari.

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, his brother booked for stealing relief material

Jun 06, 2021, at 04:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A case has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari and his brother for allegedly stealing relief material worth several lakhs from a municipality office in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, media reports said.

Mamata Banerjee politicised meeting with PM Modi, believes in confrontational federalism: Suvendu Adhikari

May 21, 2021, at 04:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday slammed his former mentor and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments "one nation, all humiliation" accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

What happened to Suvendu Adhikari? Narada News CEO Mathew Samuels questions CBI

May 17, 2021, at 08:48 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Narada News CEO Mathew Samuels has questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its alleged selective arrest of the accused in the Narada sting operation where a line of politicians had purportedly accepted bribes.

Suvendu Adhikari named Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly 

May 10, 2021, at 07:40 pm

Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been named as the party's Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Mamata storms back to power for third term in Bengal derailing Modi-Shah juggernaut

May 03, 2021, at 04:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Brushing under the carpet her personal defeat in the Nandigram battle, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee stormed back to power for the third consecutive time, decimating the mighty challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the duo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Suvendhu Adhikari wins Nandigram by 1736 votes, Mamata accepts verdict but might challenge counting process

May 03, 2021, at 01:18 am

Kolkata: BJP leader and former Mamata strongman Suvendu Adhikari has won the Nandigram seat, according to official confirmation after it was reported widely that Mamata Banerjee had won the prestige seat.

Narendra Modi congratulates Mamata Banerjee over Bengal election victory, assures all central support

May 03, 2021, at 01:14 am

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after her Trinamool Congress scripted yet another victory in the state Assembly polls.

Bengal Polls: Mamata Banerjee defeats Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram by 1,200 votes, says Media Report

May 02, 2021, at 10:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a close contest with her former lieutenant and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won from Nandigram as the results of the state assembly elections are declared on Sunday, according a news agency report.

Mamata Banerjee wins Nandigram

May 02, 2021, at 10:01 pm

Nandigram: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee successfully won the politically crucial Nandigram seat by beating Bharatiya Janata Party's opponent Suvendu Adhikari.  

Congratulations Mamata Banerjee for landslide victory: Arvind Kejriwal

May 02, 2021, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday congratulated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after her Trinamool Congress registered a victory in the state Assembly polls by overcoming the challenge thrown by Bharatiya Janata Party following the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

Bengal Poll Results: TMC comfortably ahead of BJP now, Mamata trails in Nandigram

May 02, 2021, at 04:14 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has taken a comfortable lead over its prime opponent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the results of the West Bengal assembly elections are coming out on Sunday.

Nandigram: Suvendu leads by over 8000 votes, Mamata trails after third round

May 02, 2021, at 03:59 pm

Even as the ruling Trinamool Congress takes a lead in West Bengal as the counting progressed, BJP's Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari is leading over TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee by over 8200 votes after the completion of third round of counting, reports said.  

Bengal polls: ECI serves notice to Dilip Ghosh over Sitalkuchi remark, seeks explanation by 10 am tomorrow

Apr 13, 2021, at 07:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday served a notice to West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh over his controversial remark on the CISF firing in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi that left four people dead, officials said.