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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicAbhishek Banerjee

Topic: Abhishek Banerjee

INDIA bloc allies meet online for Monsoon Session strategy, to raise Trump 5 jets claim, Bihar SIR in House

CPI general secretary D Raja stressed on need for INDIA bloc to act in a more coordinated fashion and avoid bickering in public, it is learnt. TMC's Abhishek Banerjee spoke too.

India forgot revolutionary Rash Behari Bose. Abhishek Banerjee brought him back into focus

Rash Behari Bose planned the attack on Viceroy Charles Hardinge in 1912, was among the key organisers of the Ghadar Revolution, and founded the Indian Independence League.

What went on behind the scenes as TMC named Abhishek Banerjee as its pick for anti-terror delegation

TMC pulled out Yusuf Pathan, who defeated senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in 2024 LS polls, from delegation saying Centre should've consulted party before nominating its MP.

After Omar, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee trashes INDIA bloc ally Congress’s charge of EVM hacking

Abhishek Banerjee's remarks mark departure from TMC’s stand on the issue. After 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Mamata had voiced support for return to paper ballots to ‘save democracy’.

Abhishek Banerjee is rising in TMC. Mamata still keeping him on a tight leash

Many veteran leaders are miffed with Abhishek for trying to push through two party reforms.

‘Forgets 26 other states & 8 UTs’: Abhishek Banerjee, Tharoor blast Modi govt’s Budget in Lok Sabha

DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran & Samajwadi Party’s Birendra Singh equally scathing in their criticism of Modi govt. PM working only for those who support him, says MP from Tamil Nadu.

Mamata vs Abhishek—A spar in the making, it would decide the fate of future Bengal politics

TMC's choice of candidate for Maniktala assembly bypoll has brought to fore the subterranean sparring for control of TMC between founder Mamata Banerjee and 'heir' Abhishek Banerjee.

TMC likely to skip INDIA bloc’s proposed meeting on last day of polling

Polling is to be held in nine constituencies in Kolkata, including Diamond Harbour, where TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee is a candidate, on 1 June. These seats are being held by TMC.

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee mocks Congress, compares Bengal seats-sharing aspirations to ‘aiming for stars’

Abhishek's comment comes after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, along with Akhilesh Yadav and Uddhav Thackeray, skipped the virtual meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc Saturday.

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee backs party leader Mahua Moitra, says expulsion ‘without evidence’ not possible

Expressing solidarity with his party leader, Moitra, ahead of the Lok Sabha ethics panel meeting, Banerjee said that she is 'competent enough to fight her battle on her own'.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.