CBI summons Abhishek Banerjee in Bengal jobs scam, TMP MP says 'grave state of affairs'
Apr 17, 2023, at 10:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite a stay from the Supreme Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, media reports said.
BREAKING: CBI summons Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in jobs scam
Apr 17, 2023, at 09:24 pm
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) tomorrow for questioning in the teachers recruitment scam, said media reports on Monday.
Bengal Ram Navami clash: TMC, BJP engage in war of words, share video blaming each other
Apr 01, 2023, at 03:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The unleashing of violence in Bengal's Howrah during a Ram Navami procession on Thursday has now sparked a war of words and exchange of videos as a part of the blame game routine between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amit Shah calls Bengal Governor over Howrah's Ram Navami clash; prohibitory orders imposed in area
Apr 01, 2023, at 01:12 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday evening called Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar to assess the law and order situation in the state after clashes broke out in Howrah over Ram Navami processions.
'Why can't PM be disqualified for Didi O Didi taunts in Bengal?' Abhishek Banerjee tears into Centre
Mar 30, 2023, at 03:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday ripped into Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "Didi O Didi" jibe while campaigning during 2021 Bengal polls and said the PM should be disqualified as well like Congress' Rahul Gandhi for insulting the women.
Mamata Banerjee in dharna against Centre, Opposition too on streets in Kolkata
Mar 29, 2023, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday began her 30-hour sit-in protest or dharna against the central government near BR Ambedkar's Statue at Red Road in Kolkata.
'Will garage Mamata-Abhishek': Suvendu Adhikari thunders in Nandigram
Mar 14, 2023, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee from his assembly constituency Nandigram on Tuesday.
Tripura: Security beefed up for visits of Amit Shah, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mamata-Abhishek
Feb 06, 2023, at 06:36 pm
Agartala/UNI: Security beefed up in view of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to poll-boundTripura on Monday and Tuesday.
Feb 05, 2023, at 05:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Within two years after refurbishing the party's inner functioning, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday hinted at a course correction in bringing up a "new Trinamool" to battle out the corruption allegations in the run up to the West Bengal panchayat polls.
Bengal: Mamata calls Abhishek Banerjee on stage of govt programme, stirs row
Jan 20, 2023, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stirred a row by calling upon her nephew, Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on the stage of a state government programme in Alipurduar.
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:58 pm
Contai/IBNS/UNI: At least three people, including a booth level Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, were killed in a powerful explosion that destroyed the house of the politician in West Bengal's East Medinipur district last night, reports said on Saturday.
Bengal teachers' recruitment scam: 2014 TET aspirants hit streets, scuffle with Kolkata Police
Nov 10, 2022, at 02:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hundreds of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) aspirants, who had cleared the exam in 2014 but has not got the job yet, staged protest in Kolkata's busy Exide Crossing and Camac Street areas on Wednesday late afternoon.
Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir quizzed by ED in coal scam case
Sep 13, 2022, at 03:46 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the coal scam case Monday.
Sep 03, 2022, at 04:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As Abhishek Banerjee faced questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the coal scam case Friday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah claiming it to be a "home minister" created one.
Coal scam case: ED quizzing of Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee today
Sep 02, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate will quiz West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the coal scam case here Friday.
ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in coal scam case
Aug 30, 2022, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday issued fresh summons to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, a day after the two accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of political vendetta.
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A poster featuring West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's parliamentarian nephew Abhishek Banerjee with a promise to bring a "new Trinamool" in Kolkata has triggered a fresh political speculation in the backdrop of the arrests of heavyweights Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal.
Jul 28, 2022, at 06:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has called a meeting at 5 pm after clamour to oust arrested teacher recruitment scam accused West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee grew after a huge cash worth Rs. 50 crore was recovered from the heavyweight's aide Arpita Mukherjee's flats.
TMC to abstain from voting in Vice Presidential election: Abhishek Banerjee
Jul 21, 2022, at 11:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Thursday announced his party will "abstain from the voting process" in the upcoming Vice Presidential election.
Calcutta HC allows Abhishek Banerjee to travel to Dubai for eye treatment
Jun 02, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to travel to Dubai for his eye treatment after he was barred by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.
Arjun Singh rejoins TMC after 3-year stint with BJP
May 22, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party's Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh joined the Trinamool Congress on Sunday,ending his three-year stint with the saffron outfit.
TMC MP wants Mamata as PM, Abhishek Banerjee West Bengal CM in 2024
May 04, 2022, at 03:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh expressed his wish to see party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee as the West Bengal Chief Minister in 2036, MP Aparuba Poddar Tuesday came out with a different wish.
Former Assam Congress president Ripun Bora joins TMC
Apr 17, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata: Former Assam Congress president Ripun Bora joined the Trinamool Congress on Sunday.
Abhishek Banerjee targets Modi over Madhya Pradesh journalist 'stripping' incident
Apr 08, 2022, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata/Bhopal/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over an alleged incident where a journalist was stripped to underwear after he had covered a protest against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in Madhya Pradesh.
Coal scam case: No urgent hearing on Abhishek Banerjee's plea, says SC
Mar 28, 2022, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to give an urgent hearing on a plea filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee against an Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to them to appear in Delhi.
Coal scam case: Won't bow down my head, says Abhishek Banerjee after ED's 8-hour grilling
Mar 22, 2022, at 03:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday maintained his apparent stoicism after his eight-hour long quizzing by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal scam ended.
Coal scam case: Abhishek Banerjee, wife Rujira move Supreme Court challenging ED's jurisdiction
Mar 21, 2022, at 05:06 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal scam case, media reports said.
Ties between Mamata Banerjee's TMC and I-PAC intact: Source
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The ties between political strategist Prashant Kishor's firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) have not ended, a source told IBNS rubbishing rumours of a possible parting of their ways.
Pegasus used to tap telephones of Abhishek, PK: Mamata Banerjee
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata: Alleging that the telephones of her nephew and party leader Abhishek Banerjee and election strategist Prashant Kishor have been tapped, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people would fight it out if Pegasus spyware is used to silence political opponents by instilling fear.
Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee differ over COVID-19 restrictions in West Bengal
Jan 13, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The difference of opinion between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew parliamentarian Abhishek Banerjee has been caught over the restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread in the eastern state.