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55th IFFI in Goa honors Phillip Noyce with Satyajit Ray Award

NEW DELHI: The 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) officially kicks off amidst the picturesque landscapes of Goa, marking the start of a vibrant nine-day celebration of global cinema. The festival, which brings together filmmakers, cinephiles, and artists from around the world, commenced with a colorful cultural program that highlighted India’s rich […]

Mahua can handle herself on her own: TMC finally breaks its silence

KOLKATA: Following claims of Lokpal directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct inquiry into the cash for query scandal, Trinamool Congress finally breaks their silence on Mahua Moitra’s future. Upon leaving the CGO complex after submitting 6,000 pages of documents in relation with an Enforcement Directorate registered cash-for-jobs scam, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee […]

Abhishek Banerjee reaches the ED in Bengal school job scam

MP Abhishek Banerjee has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before it on Thursday in connection with the alleged school job scam in West Bengal.

Mahua, Derek & Abhishek detained at MGNREGA protest in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Mahua Moitra, and Derek O’Brien were detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday while protesting against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government’s alleged delay in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) funds. The TMC leaders were protesting at Jantar Mantar […]

TMC flexes muscles in national capital with MGNREGA sit-in

NEW DELHI: TMC leaders flexed their muscle in the national capital on Gandhi Jayanti, staging a peaceful sit-in at Rajghat to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre’s alleged delay in providing funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. Over 3,000 people from West Bengal joined the TMC leaders at […]

Scam rises with the sun everyday in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh

NEW DELHI: On a day when senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the Enforcement Directorate, BJP vice president Dilip Ghosh alleged that there were endless unreported cases of corruption in West Bengal.  “With every sunset, a new scam is uncovered in Bengal. Since none of the evidence emerges, these are swept under the rug,” Ghosh […]

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee to skip INDIA sub-group meet for ED summons

NEW DELHI: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee will skip the first meeting of the INDIA bloc’s coordination committee to attend summons by the Enforcement Directorate in Kolkata on Wednesday. Banerjee, who serves as the TMC general secretary, will answer the questions of ED officials regarding the alleged scam in the recruitment of junior teachers in […]

Bengal panchayat polls on July 8, BJP challenges decision in HC

Counting of votes would take place on July 11

Wife stopped from travelling abroad, Abhishek mulls legal action

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's wife, Rujira Banerjee, was stopped from boarding Dubai-bound flight at Kolkata airport following an active lookout notice

Mamata warns opposition against attempts to incite violence in WB

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee vows to prevent NRC in the state