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Man arrested for beating Abhishek Banerjee turns out to be TMC worker, mother and neighbours confirm his association with the party

OpIndia Staff -
Hours after five people were arrested for beating up Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek on Saturday (30th May), one of the accused has turned out...
News Reports

The Red Horrors: Remembering the 1990 Bantala case in West Bengal, when CPI(M) goons brutally gang-raped 3 female medical officers

Shriti Sagar -
The victims were Anita Dewan, Deputy District Extension Media Officer; Uma Ghosh, a senior official in the West Bengal Health Department; Renu Ghosh, associated with UNICEF and WHO programmes; and their driver Avni Naiya.
Government and Policy

Mann Ki Baat 134: PM Modi highlights growing interest in astronomy among youth, hails success in athletics

OpIndia Staff -
In his latest Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi lauded record-breaking sprinters Gurinder Veer Singh and Animesh Kujur. He also highlighted a successful Gangetic dolphin rescue in UP, citizen-led water initiatives, and a rising interest in astronomy among youth.
News Reports

Mamata Banerjee claims her nephew Abhishek could have died after being hit by eggs: Read how the TMC supremo downplayed the murders of BJP...

Dibakar Dutta -
In April 2023, Mamata Banerjee had claimed, “Koyekta choto choto ghotona ghote chilo election er por, samanno ghote thake sob jaigai (Some small-time incidents took place after elections. These happen all the time at other places).” 
News Reports

‘Remember what we have done for you’: Mamata Banerjee threatens CEO of hospital where Abhishek Banerjee was treated after being beaten by locals, audio...

OpIndia Staff -
In the viral audio clip, Mamata Banerjee was heard saying, "You are running the hospital, and the BJP is in power. Tomorrow, if the central government is not there, we will take care of it.”
News Reports

West Bengal: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee assaulted by locals in Sonarpur, eggs thrown, glasses broken and ‘chor’ slogans raised while visiting slain TMC worker’s...

OpIndia Staff -
Amid continuing post-poll tensions in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee was reportedly up and pelted...
News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal claimed IB was harassing party leaders in the name of ‘verification calls,’ police find a AAP leader was behind the fake calls,...

OpIndia Staff -
The Gujarat Police have arrested Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Vadodara city unit president Ashok Oza and his associate Nitin Dobariya in connection with fake...
Law

Delhi HC declines interim order to unblock X account of Cockroach Janta Party, says there are far-reaching implications, issues notices to centre and X

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Union government and microblogging platform X on a petition challenging the blocking of the...
News Reports

Siddaramaiah forced out as CM to make way for DK Shivakumar: Inside Congress’s bitter Karnataka power tussle

Rukma Rathore -
Addressing a Press Conference, Siddaramaiah revealed that he had tendered his resignation after the Congress high command told him to resign. Siddaramaiah further added that DK Shivakumar will be the new chief minister.
News Reports

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah submits his resignation to Governor’s Special Secretary on orders of Congress High Command, DK Shivakumar to become new CM

OpIndia Staff -
Ending months of political uncertainty, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah formally submitted his resignation from the post of Chief Minister on Thursday afternoon. His decision...
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