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July 21, 2026, 12:08 PM - 3 min read
One faction, led by Ritabrata Banerjee, is holding its programme at Mayo Road near the Gandhi statue, while the other, led by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is organising a separate rally on Cathedral Road in front of the Birla Planetarium.
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July 19, 2026, 03:40 PM - 3 min read
Even as the hearing was underway, activity resumed at the Amtala site, where bulldozers were brought in and a heavy police presence was deployed. Fire brigade units were also kept on standby, and the area remained under tight security.
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July 18, 2026, 02:37 PM - 3 min read
According to investigators, the source and destination of the funds remain unclear, with no proper reconciliation available for a series of high-value transactions.
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July 15, 2026, 05:05 PM - 3 min read
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted permission to the Mamata Banerjee-led Kalighat faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to organise its Martyrs' Day (Shahid Diwas) programme in front of the Birla Planetarium on July 21. However, the court imposed several restrictions to ensure public convenience and maintain law and order.
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June 23, 2026, 11:55 AM - 3 min read
The overnight search led to the recovery of nearly three kilograms of gold jewellery, estimated to be worth Rs 4.39 crore at current market prices.
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June 19, 2026, 07:07 PM - 4 min read
Ritabrata Banerjee, Leader of the Opposition representing the ‘Real Trinamool’ faction in the Assembly, alleged that crores of rupees of illicit “cut money” could be funneled into the party’s account amid the ongoing turmoil.
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June 18, 2026, 04:53 PM - 6 min read
It looks like a pandemic of “mass defections”, where the smaller and vulnerable parties are finding it difficult to retain their flock in the face of irresistible temptations of power.
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June 18, 2026, 12:36 PM - 3 min read
With this verdict, the High Court has effectively validated the claim of the breakaway bloc within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Legislature Party.
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June 15, 2026, 04:08 PM - 3 min read
Founded in 2023 by Jahangir Ali, the NCPI had remained virtually invisible in Indian politics until now. Registered with the Election Commission as a ‘Registered Unrecognised Political Party’ (RUPP), it had negligible electoral presence. In the 2023 Tripura Assembly elections, the party’s two candidates secured a combined total of just 822 votes—amounting to a mere 0.03 per cent vote share.
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June 15, 2026, 02:33 PM - 3 min read
In a notable departure from previous occasions, the scene at the CGO Complex lacked the heightened security arrangements typically seen during the appearance of a high-profile leader.
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June 14, 2026, 04:50 PM - 7 min read
Because family-run political parties do not have any checks and balances in place. These parties are exclusively controlled by a single person and/ or his/ her probable successor. When people have no vent available for airing their grievances, they turn rebels.
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June 13, 2026, 12:25 PM - 3 min read
According to investigators, Mitra is suspected of accepting bribes in the form of cash and gold through intermediaries in exchange for facilitating the appointment of unqualified candidates to various municipal posts, including positions within the Kamarhati Municipality.
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