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Mamata, Ritabrata Trinamool factions allotted new party names, symbols by ECI

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Mamata, Ritabrata Trinamool factions allotted new party names, symbols by ECI

Combined image showing Ritabrata Banerjee (L) and former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (R). File. The two factions of the All India Trinamool Congress were allotted fresh symbols and party names by the Election Commission of India on Friday (September 18, 2026). The Mamata Banerjee-led faction has been assigned the name ‘Mamata All India Trinamool…

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Rebel Trinamool MP Basunia claims 17 of 20 NCPI MPs to join BJP; fellow rebels, ruling party deny

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Rebel Trinamool MP Basunia claims 17 of 20 NCPI MPs to join BJP; fellow rebels, ruling party deny

Rebel Trinamool Congress leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia on Monday (September 14, 2026) claimed that 17 of the 20 Lok Sabha members aligned with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) will join the BJP before or after Durga Puja, a claim promptly disputed by fellow dissidents. The BJP sought to…

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West Bengal by-elections to test Trinamool rival groups’ claim over party symbol

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West Bengal by-elections to test Trinamool rival groups’ claim over party symbol

 The question is making rounds in the political circles: who will get the “ grass and twin-flowers’ symbol of Trinamool Congress in the upcoming by-elections. File | Photo Credit: PTI With by-elections for two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal -Nandigram and Rejinagar- scheduled on October 6, both factions of Trinamool Congress -one led by Mamata…

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Calcutta High Court says custodial interrogation of Abhishek Banerjee not required in cases registered against him after May 4

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Calcutta High Court says custodial interrogation of Abhishek Banerjee not required in cases registered against him after May 4

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee speaks to the media during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on August 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) extended the interim protection of Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee till August 31 and said that his custodial interrogation is…

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Industry leaders hail West Bengal Budget’s push on infrastructure, land reform and health

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 Prominent industry leaders of West Bengal on Monday (June 22, 2026) welcomed the first budget of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the State presented by Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta, lauding its emphasis on industry, reconsidering land ceiling, infrastructure and healthcare. Mehul Mohanka, chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry Eastern Region, called it “a forward-looking…

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Rate at which West Bengal tribunals restoring names of deleted electors proves genuine voters not allowed to vote: Prasenjit Bose

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Prasenjit Bose. File photo: Special Arrangement Highlighting the rate at which appellate tribunals were restoring the names of electors deleted during the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, Congress leader and social activist Prasenjit Bose on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) said that the development proves how genuine voters were wrongfully deleted during SIR in West…

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West Bengal Approves 0.9 Acres Of Land For BSF Outpost In Nadia

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West Bengal Approves 0.9 Acres Of Land For BSF Outpost In Nadia

Kolkata: The West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved the allocation of around 0.9 acres of land in Nadia district’s Karimpur to the Border Security Force (BSF), potentially for setting up outposts and installing wired fences, a senior official said. The paramilitary force had informed the state government about their land requirement, and the matter was…

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Man Dies By Suicide After Fight With Lover In West Bengal, Grandmother Dies Of Shock: Cops

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Man Dies By Suicide After Fight With Lover In West Bengal, Grandmother Dies Of Shock: Cops

Jhargram: 65-year-old woman died of shock after seeing the hanging body of her grandson who allegedly died by suicide in their home in West Bengal’s Jhargram district allegedly after a heated argument with his girlfriend, police said on Monday. The incident occurred after Shubhankar Mahato (25), who worked under a contractor, returned to his Parulia…

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