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As the ED raids properties belonging to Madan Mitra, read about the municipality recruitment scam of the Trinamaool Congress, which has now come under...

Shriti Sagar - 13 June, 2026

The raid on Madan Mitra comes barely weeks after the ED arrested another senior TMC leader and former minister, Sujit Bose, in May 2026 in connection with the same recruitment scam.

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BJP needs to be careful: While rebel TMC leaders can help pass important bills in Parliament, here is my word of caution as a...

Dibakar Dutta - 12 June, 2026

TMC's rebel faction extending support to the NDA in matters of legislation, and the latter accepting the same, can be thought of as a political compromise. But in no case should TMC MLAs and MPs be incorporated into the BJP. The criminal cases against them should not be dropped. They cannot be granted political immunity. Because that would be a travesty of justice.

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“If we’re not here, it will take a second…”: FIR against Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata over speech threatening Hindus with Muslim attacks if they...

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2026

“It is because of us (TMC) that you (Hindus) are all doing well. If a day comes when we are no longer here, it will take just one second,” Banerjee said. She then warned: “If a certain community (Muslims) unites and surrounds you, it will take just one second; they will completely finish you off,” Mamata had reportedly said.

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Mahua Moitra whines about Saayoni Ghosh “betraying” TMC, says she got a helicopter to travel around and became MP from a prestigious seat

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2026

"Saayoni got an MLA ticket, became the national youth president, got the Jadavpur ticket in 2024," Mahua Moitra stated.

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West Bengal CID grills Abhishek Banerjee over signature forgery case, Calcutta HC grants protection from arrest

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2026

Abhishek Banerjee had earlier skipped three earlier summons issued by the investigating agency.

Crime

West Bengal: Hindu student assaulted in school, forced to apologise for ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chanted by a different student with similar looks, massive protests...

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2026

Tension gripped Baruipur town in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal after a Class 10 student was severely beaten by his classmates inside...

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West Bengal CM Suvedu Adhikari restores general consent for CBI after 8 years: What it means and why Mamata Banerjee withdrew it in 2018

Shraddha Pandey - 9 June, 2026

The restoration of general sanction would enable the CBI investigations into offences by central government employees, central public sector undertakings (CPSUs), as well as private persons across West Bengal, without prior case-by-case approval.

Crime

West Bengal: Police arrest TMC leader Abdul, who was involved in bombing case and the murder of Hindu BJP worker

Shraddha Pandey - 8 June, 2026

Alraji is accused of involvement in the murder of BJP worker Rathibala Adhikari at the Sonachura Gram Panchayat area’s Mansa Bazaar ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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Suvendu Adhikari orders investigation into 2019 anti-CAA riots in Bengal: Read how Mamata Banerjee’s govt allowed Muslim mobs to destroy railway assets at that...

Shraddha Pandey - 8 June, 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has directed the West Bengal Police under DGP Siddh Nath Gupta to review and probe all complaints of arson, vandalism, and damage to public property, particularly railway assets, during the 2019 protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

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