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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
TopicAbhishek Banerjee

Topic: Abhishek Banerjee

Mamata retains nephew Abhishek as gen secy in TMC restructure, silences rumours of rift

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced new party posts, retained Abhishek Banerjee as national general secretary in 1st meeting of TMC’s newly constituted national working committee.

Tumult in TMC as Abhishek Banerjee differs with aunt Mamata’s line on Covid in Bengal

Abhishek’s ‘personal opinion’ was that religious/political events should be postponed, going against Mamata govt’s stance. This sparked war of words in TMC, leaders now gagged.

TMC tweaks constitution for ‘national makeover’, proposes working president as Mamata’s deputy

For the first time since the foundation of the party in 1998, TMC’s constitution is set to be amended. Likely changes include setting up of a 2000-member 'national council'.

Kolkata civic polls turn violent as crude bombs thrown during polling, 72 arrested

Two incidents of hurling of crude bombs were reported from Kolkata's Sealdah & Khanna areas. TMC said strict action will be taken if any party leader was found to be involved in violence.

Delhi HC refuses interim relief to Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee in PMLA case

Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee and his wife sought to squash ED's summons to appear before it in Delhi Tuesday, in a case linked to alleged coal scam in Bengal.

Behind Bengal’s Rs 1,900-cr ‘coal scam’ story is Class 8 dropout who began as ‘petty coal thief’

Top politicians like Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee have been grilled in connection with the coal mining scam. At the centre of it is a man called Anup Maji.

Mamata shadow on Oppn unity as she says BJP can ‘silence’ Mulayam, Pawar, Congress but not TMC

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slams BJP for summons to her nephew in ED's coal scam probe, comments come on a day Congress decides to not field candidate in Bhabanipur bypoll.

ED summons Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, his wife in money laundering case

Some IPS officers and a lawyer linked to Abhishek Banerjee have also been summoned to appear on different dates next month in the same case.

PM Modi’s welcome announcement corrects what was wrong with the govt’s vaccination policy

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Mamata makes nephew Abhishek second in command in party, gives plum posts to his loyalists

While Abhishek Banerjee was made the party's national general secretary, Kunal Ghosh was made state general secretary & Saayoni Ghosh national president of the youth wing.

On Camera

There’s too much Akshay Kumar on screen. Take a break and come back with a Hera Pheri

Every few months, a new release raises the question: Can this film save Akshay Kumar’s career? So far, the answer has been a resounding no.

Pilots, engineers, maintenance crew — skilled worker shortages add to crisis in aviation sector

India’s aviation space is grappling with more than just a pilot deficit problem as industry experts highlight the need for the government and the aviation regulator to step in.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.