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New Delhi: Amid a massive backlash over the BJP fielding him from Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh has said he would not be contesting the election. “I thank the BJP leadership for trusting me and announcing my name as the candidate from Asansol, but I won’t be able to…
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A day after Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested in connection with the mob attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team, Trinamool Congress suspended him from the party for six years. In a press meet to announce the move, the party’s leaders slammed the BJP and dared it to act against tainted leaders in its…
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West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, has raised eyebrows over the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, stating, “This is not an arrest; this is a mutual adjustment.” “Bhaskar Mukherjee (DIG, Malda Range), took him (Sheikh Shahjahan) in the car to Palta and then to Bhushi Ratil. This is not arrest,…
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File photo: A private security guard walks outside the closed Tata Motors Nano car factory in Singur in this April 27, 2011. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: In what could serve as an epilogue to a long-drawn tussle between Tata Motors and the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), an arbitration panel on…
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Kolkata: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team late Thursday night arrested sitting West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader, Jyotripriya Mallik, in connection with an alleged case of corruption in the public distribution system. The arrest came a day after the ED conducted searches at Mr Mallick’s residence in Salt Lake, on the outskirts of Kolkata….
The Trinamool leadership has been silent on the allegations against its MP so far New Delhi: A Trinamool Congress spokesperson’s remark, saying the party will not comment on the Mahua Moitra case, has drawn a sharp response from the BJP. The BJP has questioned if Trinamool’s silence means that it accepts the serious allegations against…
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Trinamool Congress refused to comment on controversy surrounding Mahua Moitra. (File) New Delhi: BJP leader Amit Malviya late last evening took a jibe at Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, saying that her party has “abandoned” her amid a huge row over allegations that she took bribes for asking questions in parliament. He also alleged that…
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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha ethics committee today said it has received the affidavit by industrialist Darshan Hiranandani alleging that he bribed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to ask questions in the Parliament and will conduct a comprehensive probe into all the charges. In his affidavit, Mr Hiranandani claimed that he gave bribes to Ms…
The questioning was done at the agency’s office in Kolkata. (File) Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday interrogated Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Rujira for over eight hours in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged irregularities in the cash-for-jobs scam, an officer said. The questioning began around 11 am at…
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The Governor said the matter will be brought to the notice of the government of India. Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee of taking up the issue of MGNREGA dues to the state with the central government, an official said….
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