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Abhishek Banerjee to form committee to look into people's issues that he has received during yatra

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has decided to form a committee of party leaders who will look into the issues and complaints of the masses that he had received during his ongoing mass outreach campaign.

The Hindu

Calcutta HC to hear Abhishek Banerjee‘s application in teacher recruitment case on May 15

The Calcutta High Court on May 12 said it will hear on Monday next an application by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a teacher recruitment case by one Soumen Nandy, in which a judge had directed the CBI to not keep a public speech by him outside the ambit of…

The Hindu

West Bengal Government bans screening of The Kerala Story to maintain harmony

Mamata Banerjee ordered an immediate ban on the screening of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story and described it as a distorted movie, aimed at defaming the southern State

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TMC accuses Congress of ‘double standards’ over stand on BJP's ‘misuse’ of Central agencies

West Bengal’s ruling party had made it clear last month that it would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP, and try to work towards a grouping of regional forces to take on the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu

TMC activist dead, 25 injured in lightning strikes during rally in Bengal's Bankura

A 40-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) activist was killed and at least 25 others were injured in the lightning strikes on April 30 in West Bengal’s Bankura district, police said.

The Hindu

Activists of TMC, rival faction clash in Kolkata

Activists of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and a rival faction clashed at Beleghata in the northern part of Kolkata on April 30, 2023, officials said.

The Hindu

Cong’s centre alliance pitch in strife with its state politics

As it sets out to pitch itself as the pivot of the Opposition alliance to challenge the BJP-led regime at the centre in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress has to grapple with a dilemma that isn’t new to alliance-making. The puzzle that’s teasing the party is how to deal with…

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BJP calls for 12-hour bandh in north Bengal on Friday to protest against 'atrocities on tribals'

KALIAGANJ(WB): The BJP called for a 12-hour bandh in districts of north Bengal on Friday to protest against the "atrocities on the tribal community" in the backdrop of a girl's death at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district last week. The call for shutdown from 6 am drew a sharp retort…

The Times of India

How the Electric Vehicle Industry Can Benefit From Deep Sea Mining

Deep sea mining is in the spotlight as companies and countries seek to harness minerals on the ocean floor for electric vehicle batteries.

Barchart

Informal talk over tea triggers speculation over TMC’s future in Meghalaya

Animal Welfare and Veterinary Minister, Alexander Laloo Hek, confirmed his meeting with the TMC’s State unit president, Charles Pyngrope and former Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma

The Hindu

Sudan: Thieves fall out and the people suffer

It's a pity that both sides can't lose in the war that broke out between rival generals in Sudan on Saturday, but the best that the 48 million Sudanese can hope for now is that one side loses quickly. Beyond that, it's all bad: the rival generals both want to…

Bangkok Post

SC relief for Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee in school jobs scam; stay on High Court order

The Supreme Court today stopped the central agencies' probe against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader for his alleged involvement in the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam.

Dynamite News

CBI arrests TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in Bengal teachers' recruitment scam

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Who is al-Burhan, Sudan’s military de facto head of state?

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the military commander who has for years been the de facto leader of Sudan.

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TMC leader Neelima Barman, her husband and daughter hacked to death in West Bengal; 3 arrested

KOLKATA: TMC panchayat-level leader Neelima Barman, her husband Bimal Barman (also an active member of TMC) and their daughter Runa Barman were hacked to death after being allegedly attacked by a sharp weapon by some miscreants at Sitalkuchi in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Friday, ANI reported.

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Delhi: Man held for tearing, dumping religious flags in drain, say police

A person was arrested for allegedly tearing and dumping saffron-coloured religious flags, put up on the occasion of Ram Navami, in a drain at Shastri Park in the national capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again on April 3

Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday to meet again on April 3 at 11 am amid sloganeering by the opposition in the Lower House in the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition MPs march towards Vijay Chowk in black attire in a bid to show unity against Centre

In an attempt to show unity, the opposition parties protested against the Centre over the Adani Group issue wearing black attire and marched from the Parliament complex towards Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Both Houses of Parliament adjourned within minutes of commencement of proceedings

Within minutes of the commencement of proceedings of both Houses, Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm and Lok Sabha till 4 pm on Monday, amid Opposition MPs' protest in the second phase of the Budget Session. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Road to 2024: There are two kinds of Opposition alliances, but how will the Congress fit in?

This week, two forms of non-attendance spotlighted the opposition’s challenge in forming alliances in the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll next year.

Daily Record

The Mum Club launched in East Ayrshire as event celebrates motherhood

The Mum Club have recently launched in East Ayrshire to build a supportive community for mums of all stages

The Times of India

Opposition leaders hold protest in Parliament House complex over Adani issue

NEW DELHI: Several opposition party leaders on Tuesday held a protest in the corridors of Parliament House and raised slogans demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Congress gets its first MLA in present assembly as party candidate wins Sagardighi bypoll

SAGARDIGHI (WB): The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, after 16 rounds of counting, defeating the nearest rival of the TMC by 22,980 votes.

Newslaundry

Chorus from Tripura: ‘Never saw these many indigenous women candidates’

Unlike Nagaland, which has never had a woman MLA, Tripura has performed only slightly better in terms of women’s representation. But the election on Thursday holds promise.

Newslaundry

Why TMC’s Meghalaya fight may meet Goa fate

It has been two years since the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress pulled off a landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, staving off a no-holds barred challenge from the BJP and the wider Sangh Parivar. Since then, the Trinamool has tried to expand outside West Bengal but with little…

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