In a historic first, the BJP government of West Bengal unveiled a budget blending welfare with cultural nationalism, allocating funds for women, education, and infrastructure while scrapping religion-based financial schemes. Critics question its feasibility and impact on job creation. -speakn18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube Last Updated: June 22, 2026, 18:50 IST Source link
Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs are likely to initiate legal action against party colleague Mahua Moitra over her allegation that parliamentarians who switched sides were ‘bribed’ to the tune of Rs 40 crore, sources told India Today TV. According to sources, the MPs held a meeting and decided to file a defamation suit against…
KOLKATA: Parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim have now alleged that Abesh Banerjee, a doctor and nephew of former CM Mamata Banerjee, was involved in efforts to conceal evidence after the crime. They have demanded that the CBI summon and question him as part of its ongoing probe.The allegations surfaced a day after the…
Kolkata: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s sustained jibes at rebel MPs have prompted at least two of them — Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Satabdi Roy — to indicate they will pursue legal action against her for libel.The trigger was Moitra’s renewed mockery on Sunday of the National Citizens Party of India’s claims of being “pro-poor,” after…
Kolkata: Veteran Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Saturday handed over a copy of the controversial resolution book to CID investigators as the agency intensified its probe into the Signgate case.The Ballygunge MLA said he himself called the CID to come over to his place and collect the copy of the May 19 resolution, for which…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to former minister Aroop Biswas over his June 12 letter to HDFC Bank that led to a freeze on three of the party’s bank accounts.The party is likely to move the Calcutta High Court, questioning how police can seek a debit freeze without court orders and how…
Om Prakash Rajbhar, Keshav Maurya Lucknow: SBSP chief and Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday claimed that rebel SP MPs could eventually break away and form a separate group to support the BJP-led NDA on key legislative measures, including the women’s reservation bill that recently failed in the Lok Sabha.UP deputy CM Keshav…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Abhishek Banerjee met Speaker regarding 20 rebel TMC MPs. TMC disputes rebels’ merger, citing anti-defection law invalidity. Banerjee argues two-thirds of *entire party* must merge. Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with several party MPs…
Former sports minister Aroop Biswas Kolkata: Former state sports minister Aroop Biswas — now being probed for last December’s “Messigate” at Salt Lake stadium — wrote a letter six days ago to HDFC Bank, asking for the party’s account to be frozen.The letter, to the bank’s Central Plaza branch, sought a “freeze” till “competent authorities”…
TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, speaking to CNN-News18, defends the merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party, saying it complies with the two-thirds rule under anti-defection laws.Sudip asserts that the MPs were elected on the TMC symbol and says the party will stake its claim in Parliament on July 20. His remarks come amid a deepening political…
