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TopicAbhishek Banerjee

Topic: Abhishek Banerjee

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

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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.

TMC appoints Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee as national general secretary

Banerjee will be replacing Subrata Bakshi as the national general secretary, while actor-turned-TMC leader Sayoni Ghosh will take his place as the youth wing president.

Rise of the Bhaipo — what Mamata’s hattrick could mean for nephew Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee is seen to have played a key role in this election. Trinamool won 29 of 31 seats in South 24 Parganas, known to be Abhishek’s fort.

Bengal fed up with pishi-bhaipo, people don’t want ‘chawal chor’ govt: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan says he doesn’t see any reason for Mamata Banerjee to return to power again because there is strong undercurrent against her among voters.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.