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Old video of TMC strongman's aides assaulting a person in Bengal's Ariadaha club surfaces, 2 arrested

Jul 11, 2024, at 05:37 am

Kolkata/IBNS: An old video has surfaced of a person being brutally assaulted allegedly by the associates of a Trinamool Congress strongman, Jayant Singh, inside a club in the Kamarhati area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. The video triggered a political outrage. 

CBI raids houses of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, TMC legislator Madan Mitra

Oct 09, 2023, at 03:16 am

The CBI on Sunday began searching the houses of West Bengal Minister and city Mayor Firhad Hakim and TMC legislator Madan Mitra in south Kolkata, official sources confirmed.

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.

I-Core Ponzi scam: CBI interrogates Bengal MLA Madan Mitra

Sep 27, 2021, at 11:23 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation probing the multi-crore rupees scam of defunct i-Core Ponzi scam on Monday interrogated West Bengal Legislative Assembly member Madan Mitra for about two hours at its office in the city.

Narada sting case: ED files charge sheet against 3 TMC heavyweights, one former minister, an IPS officer

Sep 01, 2021, at 11:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet before a special court in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into the Narada sting case, officials said.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out at TMC MLA Madan Mitra's Bhawanipur residence, no casualties

Jun 08, 2021, at 05:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A minor fire broke out at the house of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra in south Kolkata's Bhawanipur on Tuesday morning.

Calcutta HC grants interim bail to 3 TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor in Narada case

May 28, 2021, at 08:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted an interim bail to three heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor in the case related to Narada sting operation.

Narada case: Calcutta HC orders house arrest of four Bengal politicians

May 21, 2021, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered house arrest of four heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and a former Kolkata Mayor, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier this week in connection with the Narada case.

Narada case: No hearing in Calcutta HC today

May 20, 2021, at 05:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will on Thursday not resume its hearing on the plea filed by three arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs and a former Kolkata Mayor seeking the reconsideration of the stay put on the bail granted to them by a local court in the Narada case.

Narada arrests: Madan Mitra, Sovan Chatterjee admitted to hospital after complaints of breathlessness

May 18, 2021, at 04:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Madan Mitra and former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who have been arrested in the Narada case a day ago, were admitted to a hospital after complaints of breathlessness.

Narada case: Calcutta HC stays bail for Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra & Sovan Chatterjee

May 18, 2021, at 05:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events, the Calcutta High Court on Monday night stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee in connection with the Narada scam case. All four were taken to Presidency jail after midnight. 

Calcutta HC stays interim bail granted to Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra & Sovan Chatterjee

May 18, 2021, at 04:28 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court has stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra  and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee.

Narada scam: CBI court grants interim bail to Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra & Sovan Chatterjee

May 18, 2021, at 02:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Information (CBI) court in Kolkata granted interim bail to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee after they were arrested by the probe agency on Monday in connection with the Narada scam.

Narada scam: Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee granted interim bail 

May 18, 2021, at 12:37 am

A special court in Kolkata on Monday granted interim bail to Kolkata administrator Firhad Hakim, West Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee, MLA Madan Mitra and former city Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in connection with the Narada case.

CBI arrest of TMC leaders in Narada case sparks outrage, Mamata camps at Nizam Palace

May 17, 2021, at 07:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a morning swoop, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Firhad Hakim, along with a former Mayor, in connection with the 2016 Narada expose, triggering a political firestorm in West Bengal amid a raging pandemic and in the aftermath of a violent staggered state election in which the ruling TMC decimated its new political challenger BJP.

Mamata rushes to CBI office after her ministers, lawmaker arrested in Narada case

May 17, 2021, at 05:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a support to her colleagues, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has rushed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office after two of her top ministers in her new cabinet and a heavyweight lawmaker were arrested by the federal probe agency.

CBI arrests three TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in Narada case

May 17, 2021, at 04:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events in West Bengal, India's premier investigating agency on Monday arrested three Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweights and a former Kolkata Mayor in a case related to the Narada sting operation.

ED summons TMC leader Manas Bhunia, Madan Mitra's son in ICore chit fund scam

Apr 16, 2021, at 07:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate in the ongoing Bengal assembly polls, Manas Bhunia, and another candidate Madan Mitra's son, Swarup Mitra, in connection with its ongoing probe into the multi-crore ICore chit fund scam, officials said.

TMC's Partha Chatterjee, Madan Mitra summoned in different chit fund cases

Mar 13, 2021, at 12:02 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Weeks ahead of the West Bengal assembly election, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday summoned state minister and Trinamool Congress (AITC/TMC)'s secretary-general, Partha Chatterjee, in connection with ICore chit fund scam while former Bengal minister Madan Mitra on the same day received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Saradha ponzi fund case, sources said.

After Ferdous, Bangladeshi actor Noor in row for participating in Trinamool rally

Apr 17, 2019, at 12:39 pm

Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): After Ferdous Ahmed, another Bangladeshi actor Gazi Abdun Noor is in the news for campaigning for West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodging a complaint with the Election Commission.

Narada sting: CBI summons former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra

Sep 12, 2017, at 10:17 pm

Kolkata, Sep 12 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned former West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra in connection with its ongoing probe into the Narada sting operation, sources said.