Mamata Banerjee’s trusted aide Sudip Bandyopadhyay turns dissident

Sudip Bandyopadhyay

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s sudden arrival in the national capital and his open rebellion against party leadership is making headlines since he has been known as a close confidante of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and a staunch supporter of his leader in Parliament for decades. However, he is also known to have gone against his supremo on earlier occasions as and when he considered it appropriate for himself...

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CID questions Abhishek Banerjee, Kunal Ghosh in signature forgery probe

Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID Sunday conducted marathon questioning of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MLA Kunal Ghosh in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged forgery of MLAs' signatures on documents related to the appointment of Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, an officer said. Banerjee, who reached the CID office at 'Bhawani Bhawan' in the morning for a second round of...

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Rebel TMC camp has support of 22 MPs, claims Kakoli Ghosh

Kakoli Ghosh

Kolkata: Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Sunday claimed that not just 20 but there are total 22 party MPs, which are part of the party's 'rebel' faction led by her. The Trinamool MP made this claim while she was travelling to Delhi. There are reports that the 'rebel' Trinamool faction is holding a meeting there. Kakoli Ghosh claimed that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will meet them Monday when...

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Indian Embassy monitoring incident involving vessel ‘Virat 1’ in Oman

'Virat 1' off Oman coast

Muscat: The Indian Embassy in Oman said Sunday that it has learnt of an incident involving the Indian Flagged Mechanised Sailing Vessel 'Virat 1' off the coast of Oman. The vessel is reported to have 14 Indian crew on board. The Embassy stated that search and rescue efforts are being coordinated with the Omani authorities and vessels in the vicinity of the incident. In a statement on X, the Indian Embassy...

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Mamata Banerjee’s trusted aide Sudip Bandyopadhyay turns dissident

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s sudden arrival in the national capital and his open rebellion against party leadership is making headlines since he has been known as a close confidante of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee and a staunch supporter of his leader in Parliament for decades. However, he is also known to have gone against...

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